Social mediand the advent of voluntary public display of everything is starting to affect Pennsylvania's professional licensing board investigations. For the last ten years I have consistently represented client's under investigation for drug diversion and...
Year: 2017
Serious Medical Conditions according to Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Law and How They Relate to Medical Professionals
Pennsylvania began the legalization of medical marijuana with specific limitations on the medical conditions for which a practitioner can issue a prescription for medical marijuana ("MM"). Act 16 of 2016, Section 403 (a) - Conditions for issuance - allows...
Last Shore Ride of the Summer Season
Summer is almost gone. Almost is a relative word. Summer is gone. Ok, I understand it better now. This why I am getting up at the same time, but the sun has yet to rise. As seasons change, so should we.My clients and friends alike...
Pennsylvania’s DUI Statute and Warrantless Blood Draws On An Unconscious Person
Since Birchfield v. N. Dakota, 136 S.Ct. 2160, 2173, 2185, 195 L. Ed. 2d 560 (2016), the Pennsylvania Supreme court has swiftly moved to invigorate and buttress Pennsylvania civil liberties and motor vehicle drivers' privacy rights. On July 19, 2017, in Commonwealth...
Medical Marijuanand the Physician Practitioner
In Pennsylvania medical marijuana is almost here. Business licenses have been issued, dispensaries are being built, and physicians are getting approved as "Practitioners". Who will be their patients and how will dispensaries attract patients are unanswered...
Riding the Bridges of South Jersey And Valley Forge
My administrative law blog followers are eagerly awaiting a new blog. The summer months have been slow with regard to new legal decisions or laws and/or regulations that substantially change my practice.The various health related professional board's summer meetings...
A Major Constitutional Decision from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
In 2011 the General Assembly enacted, consistent with federal mandate, Pennsylvania's latest version of Megan's Law. Entitled SORNA or the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, the law became effective on December 12, 2012.SORNA, 42 Pa.C.S....
Northampton County’s 1861 Court Room!!
Finding the diamond in the rough. That describes my recent drive to the Northampton County Courthouse. As my law practice takes me from the Philadelphia's suburban counties to northeastern Pennsylvania, I routinely travel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and its Northeast...
Call a Lawyer, Not the Licensing Board, When Contacted by Board Counsel or Investigators
My administrative law practice takes me before many of Pennsylvania's licensing boards and in hearings that address a variety of disciplinary actions. It is during Pennsylvania's professional licensing boards' bimonthly meetings that disciplinary matters are...
Try to Recognize when an Attorney is Needed
When is it important to hire an attorney in a licensing and criminal defense case? When case agent first contacts you! Do not talk to them. Just say thank you, I will call you back; can we meet next week; no you can not come into my house!! Every day...