When your professional license comes under attack, your well-being hangs in the balance. If you’re professionally disciplined, such as by having your license suspended or revoked, you can lose your income and your career, face reputation harm and suffer the financial and psychological harm associated with job loss and public embarrassment. To prevent these outcomes as much as possible, you have to be prepared to fight back against any action that’s taken against you.
There’s a lot to do in preparation to defend your license. Here are just a few of the steps you’ll want to take:
- Fully understand the allegations so that know what you need to defend against.
- Take corrective action to stop behavior that’s being alleged as wrongdoing.
- Dig for any records that may be relevant to the accusations made.
- Review the rules of professional conduct that are applicable to your occupation to gain a better understanding of how they’re in play in your case.
- Be prepared for an investigation of the accusations levied against you, being mindful that anything that you say can be used against you at a subsequent disciplinary hearing.
- Develop an understanding of your defense options and how they may implicate other issues, such as pending criminal investigations.
- Speak to witnesses who may be able to back up assertions raised in your defense.
You might think that you can navigate your professional disciplinary proceeding on your own, but doing so could be extraordinarily costly. Instead, you should consider finding support to help you competently and confidently get through your case. After all, by raising the right arguments, you might be able to protect your professional license, your career and your future.
