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Licensed Veterinarians and Professional Standards of Care

March 29, 2017Posts

Veterinarians, like any other medical professional, are held to a high standard of professionalism. Veterinarians are expected to provide an appropriate level of care to animals who are entrusted to them, and can face serious discipline if they fail to provide appropriate and professional treatment. There are many examples of situations where veterinarians have lost their licenses or have had their licenses suspended, ending a career after years of hard work to acquire the credentials and...

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Professional License Defense and Student Loan Defaults

February 23, 2017Posts

Your professional license could be at risk of a lot of different reasons, from accusations of misconduct made against you by a patient or by a client to accusations of fraud or criminal conduct.  You need to know the laws applicable to license holders and you must make sure that you do everything in your power to protect yourself from losing your license. Unfortunately, one common issue that many professionals have across a variety of fields is the...

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Protecting Your CPA License This Tax Season

January 20, 2017Posts

Tax season is fast approaching, which means accountants are in high demand. Unfortunately, this busy time of year is the time when mistakes could be made that may jeopardize your continued ability to work in your field.   It is vitally important you avoid any intentional or negligent actions that could result in the loss or suspension of your accounting license so you can continue to make a good living in the career where you...

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Can Getting a DUI Affect my Professional License?

December 12, 2016Professional License Defense Posts

If you are convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), this criminal conviction can impact many aspects of your life. It may even affect your career or put an end to your career. The impact of a DUI on your ability to keep working within your chosen career field is going to depend upon different factors, including the severity of the accusations against you and the specifics of the criminal charges.  It is...

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Medical License Defense and Insurance Fraud

November 12, 2016Posts

Medical care providers who accept Medicaid, Medicare, or private insurance must comply with myriad regulations regarding when they bill for patient services, how they bill for patient services, and what documentation they must maintain in order to prove patient services were medically necessary. If a determination is made that a provider was not following regulations, the provider could be faced with accusations of criminal insurance fraud. This, in turn, could put a medical license at...

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10 Ways to Endanger Your Real Estate License

October 16, 2016Professional License Defense Posts

Earning your real estate license is hard work, but can provide you with a valuable career. Once you have obtained your license, you do not want to do anything to put it at risk. If you are accused of wrongdoing, you also need to make certain you get help with real estate license defense as soon as possible. Realtor.com provided a definitive list of 10 possible ways a real estate agent could endanger his or...

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10 Situations Where a Medical License is At Risk

September 17, 2016Medical License Defense Posts

When you have your medical license, you need to do everything you can to protect it since your livelihood depends upon it. You have spent many years getting credentialed so you can practice medicine and help people, and you do not want to take any risks which could result in the loss of your career. If you are accused of wrongdoing, it is very important to get prompt help with medical license defense so you...

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Pain Management Doctors May Need Medical License Defense

August 15, 2016Posts

Doctors who treat patients who experience pain have one of the most difficult jobs of any physicians. These medical professionals need to make sure they are able to meet the needs of their patients, many of whom have serious chronic conditions that can cause them significant discomfort. At the same time, however, doctors who prescribe pain pills often find themselves as scapegoats when concerns arise about the abuse of pain medications. If you are a...

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Problems with the Federal Physician’s Database Can Affect A Doctor’s Ability to Practice

July 13, 2016Posts

Doctors must be licensed to practice and have a valid license within their state. However, not only the state has the ability and the authority to impact whether a doctor can practice or not. KSFY reported on one recent case in which a physician's license revocation was stayed by a judge in state court but she is still effectively unable to practice medicine because of issues with a federal physician's database. The case illustrates why it is...

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Dental License Defense & Accusations of Insurance Fraud

June 30, 2016Posts

Most dentists participate with insurance carriers and have negotiated contracts with insurers so patients can have their care covered. Insurance companies generally have guidelines regarding the types of services they will cover and the circumstances under which a dentist is permitted to bill for patient services.   In some cases, however, there are questions about whether a procedure is truly necessary or whether a dentist is improperly billing for procedures which do not need to be...

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