Facts: SB hired firm after her license was temporarily suspended. SB represented herself at her temporary suspension hearing and the judge ordered her license to be suspended. The allegations against SB were that she misappropriated several vials of controlled substances over a time period of several months back in the summer of 2024 from her EMT employer. Although she did not admit to taking several vials, she did admit at trial that she did take 1 expired vial during the time of the allegations.
Outcome: The firm provided evidence of SB’s discharge from a treatment program and other evidence of her sobriety and her current outpatient programming in preparation for her upcoming informal conference. The firm also provided character support evidence during her informal conference and further explanation as to her mental health struggles at the time of the admitted misappropriation. Based on this evidence HHSC decided to stop her suspension and issued her a simple reprimand with no conditions.