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When a Realtor is Accused of Crossing Professional Boundaries

September 22, 2020Posts

Every real estate agent in Texas is expected to establish and maintain professional boundaries with the people they contract with in order to protect both their clients and them. The number of possible boundary issues that may confront a real estate agent are numerous. Behavior and communication toward their clients are areas of paramount importance in the real estate industry and can be complicated when a realtor has pre-existing business, personal, or other relationships with...

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When the Investigator of Your Professional License Complaint Wants to Meet With You

September 20, 2020Posts

Any Texas professional who goes under investigation by their licensing board or agency would rightly become nervous that their occupational reputation, career, and livelihood has come under fire. A complaint against a professional’s license is a serious matter, after all. And the formal investigation that follows notification of the complaint is the stage at which the rubber hits the road. Often the investigator will reach out with an attempt to gain information from you personally....

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When a Dentist is Accused of Offering a Gift as Part of Advertising

May 25, 2020Posts

Dentists in Texas face heavy regulation in their day-to-day practice, at the level of practically every element of their behavior and business decisions. And what they may do in the course of advertising their services is no exception. While other businesses may make room for all sorts of inducements to reach out to and bring in new clientele—such as car dealerships holding raffles of a new automobile to bring people in to consider new vehicles—dentists...

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Protect Your License to Teach

May 23, 2020Posts

You worked hard to become a teacher. You earned your bachelor’s degree from an institution accredited by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. You completed an Educator Preparation Program. You passed your certification exams. You applied with the state after ensuring you met all of the requirements to do so. You even got your fingerprints taken as part of a national criminal background check, which, naturally, you passed. And you’ve been active in your chosen...

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When a Teacher is Accused of Misappropriating School Funds

May 21, 2020Posts

Licensed teachers in Texas have dedicated their time and energy to becoming practitioners of among of the most vital of professions to our state’s future well-being. Among the many challenges a teacher in Texas may face in the course of their chosen profession is the occasional allegation of improper behavior before the Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). Any such complaint may be considered to threaten their license. We consider it absolutely imperative that...

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