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May 06, 2020 Posts

What the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners Thinks of Botched Procedures

Veterinary medicine is a remarkably difficult career to embark upon, due in no small part to the amount of education and training one must undertake to earn a license in Texas. Naturally, it is necessary for veterinary practitioners to be well aware of the principles of the industry and to engage in best practices for the standard of care at all times. Failure to closely adhere to the official requirements is a fast track to...

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May 05, 2020 Professional License Defense

Accidental Mortgage Fraud Can Threaten Your Real Estate License

A great deal of effort goes into procuring a real estate license in the state of Texas—and most practitioners find the effort to be worth it for the rewarding career that having one can provide. But once you have earned that license, you need to take care not to put it at risk. If you find yourself confronted with accusations of wrongdoing, you should attain assistance as swiftly as you can. This includes any instance...

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May 04, 2020 Posts

Practicing Medicine Without a License—Even Accidentally—Can Result in License Revocation

Medical professionals—and doctors in particular—strive for many years and through much toil to earn their licenses to practice. This is not least of all because the state of Texas, along with every other state in the union, has determined that the practice of medicine is a responsibility of the highest order. People depend on medical practitioners to preserve their lives. Therefore, the possible responses by the Texas Medical Board—which regulates the licensure and maintenance of...

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May 03, 2020 Posts

Communicate Effectively—Or Face Potential Complaints Against Your License

Licensed professionals are held to a higher standard than your average worker. This is true on the front end—where often a great deal of education and often testing must be endeavored in order to earn licensure in the first place—and once licensure is attained. After all, licenses are granted to these professionals because the state of Texas has determined that the proper performance of their professional duties is necessary for the state’s citizens. As such,...

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May 02, 2020 Posts

When Your License is Threatened by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists

Psychology is a complex profession that requires years of dedication to education and post-graduate study. To practice in Texas, a psychologist is required by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists to first earn a bachelor’s degree, then a master’s degree in psychology, followed by a PhD in psychology, which usually requires a substantial dissertation—all of which must be supplemented by passage of the Examinations for Professional Practice in Psychology and a minimum of...

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May 01, 2020 Posts

When a Pharmacist Faces Discipline Before the Texas State Pharmacy Board

When a Texas pharmacist is confronted with a complaint or allegation that threatens their livelihood, a full-fledged defense is absolutely called for. There is a multitude of actions or circumstances that may result in various levels of discipline, and an experienced license defense attorney can aid in putting forth the strongest case for the lowest possible level of—or even no—disciplinary action. In Texas, the Texas State Pharmacy Board is charged with licensing pharmacists and with...

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April 30, 2020 Professional License Defense

Facing Allegations Before Texas Child Care Licensing

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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April 29, 2020 Posts

When a Client Claims Your Attorney Bill is Too High

The fact is, no matter how complicated a case, clients will consider an attorney’s fees to be too high. (This helps account for why we lawyers are the butts of so many jokes.) The majority of people in Texas don’t understand all of the costs, skills, or time investments that go into being a practicing attorney—and which you are entitled for them to reimburse you for. Most of the time, this just results in biting...

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April 28, 2020 Posts

Responding to Complaints Against Your License

With very few limited exceptions, every Texas licensing board or commission that chooses to pursue complaints against its licensees is required to notify the license-holder of the complaint—particularly after the board or commission has determined that the complaint alleged is within its competence to investigate and discipline. When you are given such notification, it is paramount that you do nothing that may harm your defense against the complaint. The ways in which you respond at...

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April 27, 2020 Posts

Facing Complaints Before the Texas Real Estate Commission

The Texas Real Estate Commission is the regulatory body that oversees licensure and disciplinary actions for Real Estate Professionals—including Real Estate Sales Agents, Brokers, Real Estate Inspectors, Easement and Right-of-Way Agents, Residential Service Companies, Real Estate Education Providers, and so on. When someone—whether a former client or a third party—feels that a Real Estate Professional has somehow violated the Real Estate License Act or the TREC Rules, they may file a complaint before the Commission....

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