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Can I Give Away Free Alcoholic Beverages Without a Permit?

October 11, 2020Professional License Defense Posts

Under specific circumstances, Texas liquor laws allow you to give away free alcoholic beverages without a permit. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) has rules in place regarding instances in which you can give away free alcoholic beverages without a liquor license. A clear understanding of these rules is paramount to avoid legal penalties.  Bertolino LLP is a Texas law firm with many years of experience in professional and occupational license defense cases. Our Texas...

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Applying for a Texas Real Estate License When You’ve Had a Criminal Conviction

September 27, 2020Professional License Defense Posts

We all make mistakes. Occasionally, in our reckless pasts, some of us engage in some sort of behavior that brings us to the attention of law enforcement. This may lead to arrest and conviction for a crime. Our society, for the most part, understands that people are fallible, and leaves room for us to make changes in our lives for the better. The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) is no different in this respect. It...

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Facing Allegations Before Texas Child Care Licensing

May 05, 2020Professional License Defense Posts

Child Care Licensing, a subdivision of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services under the auspices of Texas Health and Human Services, is the board that manages the granting of and maintenance of licenses to perform child care services in the State of Texas. As such, it is charged both with regulating all operations providing child care services within the state, and with all placing of children within the state. It oversees permitting and...

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Combating Self-Doubt When Your License Comes Under Attack

March 05, 2020Professional License Defense Posts

A major obstacle professionals may face when their licenses come under attack—especially unfairly—is the stumbling block of self-doubt. Of course, you earned your professional license; otherwise, you wouldn’t have it. (That’s what the licensing boards are there for, after all—to make sure that only qualified individuals are granted professional degrees.) But people don’t always react logically to these sorts of blows to our professional identities. We’re only human. When other people engage in negative talk...

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Agreed Consent Order from the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy

February 08, 2020Professional License Defense Posts

When an accountant finds themselves facing a complaint before the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy (BPA), it can mean their very livelihood is at stake. And once the BPA decides that the complaint merits investigation, a file is opened by the Enforcement Division. Then the accountant has 30 days to respond with the material in their own defense. At this point, a committee will review the case and make its recommendations on what course...

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