A series of recent cases have just been decided that address automatic suspensions and revocations of health care professional’s licenses (and thus the time period after which reinstatement is possible). These are very important decisions effecting every professional confronted with criminal charges, to what charges they should not plead guilty, and the collateral consequences of…

Pennsylvania’s prescription drug monitoring program is now active on the State Department of Health website.  As of June 24, 2016, all Schedule II-V dispensed prescriptions must be reported to the PDMP system within 72 hours of being dispensed. Click here for more information.  The laws requirements place additional record keeping and professional conduct and corresponding…

My criminal practice recently focused on a significant case involving IP addresses and privacy rights. The case involves government use of online surreptitious surveillance methods, an NIT, in a criminal investigation to determine a potential defendant’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, and thus home address, to subsequently serve criminal subpoenas and search warrants on that home…

My involvement for twenty five years in federal criminal matters has resulted in me handing many different Motions to Suppress. Recently, in the context of Federal internet criminal investigations, I have gained extensive experience fighting the new federal investigative techniques, (“NIT”) that reveal personal identity and location data.Once such case involves the Government’s use of…

Throughout the course of every licensing case many issues arise. The primary focus of addressing important legal issues in court is through having appropriate and credible evidence before trial. Presenting the best evidence in a hearing, upon which an appellate court may review the discretionary conduct of the licensing board, is paramount to effective representation…