This holiday season parties will be plenty, alcohol will be flowing, and prescription medications will be taken. The day before Thanksgiving has been rated as the highest DUI arrest days in the county. The driving under the influence problems arrests stemming...
Month: November 2013
Holiday Financial Problems and your Professional License
Every year, the holiday time brings joy and financial difficulty. If you are a licensee with access to clients’ private residences, personal effects, and property, taking advantage of that access in an illegal way will cause you to lose your license. Stealing...
Automobile Warrantless Searches and the Exclusionary Rules
Sometimes crazy things happen on the way to surrendering to federal prison. A recent case discusses issues a convicted federal felon confronted when he chose to not surrender but flee to the New Mexico border. When U.S. Marshals found him sitting in his car in the...
Multiple License Holders and Multiple Prosecutions
Today I am confronted with the issue of whether a professional possessing multiple licenses, who successfully defends a prosecution against one license, may be prosecuted by a different Board which regulates a different license for the same infraction. The short...
Fighting and Reporting Out-of-State Discipline to Pennsylvania’s Licensing Boards
A consistent and significant problem in many Pennsylvania disciplinary licensing matters I handle involve professionals who mistakenly stipulate to discipline in another state and then mistakenly fail to report the discipline to Pennsylvania’s licensing board....