With the advent of social media, new websites have popped up providing ratings of restaurants, parks, stores, and almost anything commercial. Included within those ratings are ratings of professionals. Contractors, accountants, doctors, optometrists, veterinarians, and even attorneys find themselves under Read more…
Under California law patients have a guaranteed right to access to their medical records. This is made clear by the plain language of Health & Safety Code § 1231001, which reads, in relevant part, as follows: The Legislature finds and Read more…
The Judicial Council of California is accountable for the Court Interpreters Program (CIP). The goal of the CIP is to give access of the court to non English speakers as well as hard-of-hearing and deaf people. Beginning in 2010 California Read more…
In the blog’s prior posts, we discussed the importance of compiling evidence of rehabilitation, mitigation, and character in professional license defense law. In addition, we identified types of evidence of rehabilitation, mitigation, and character. In this post, we are going Read more…
In the blog’s previous post, we discussed the importance of evidence of rehabilitation, mitigation, and character. In this post, we are going to discuss different types of evidence of rehabilitation, mitigation, and character that impact license discipline decisions. It is Read more…
All licensees should be aware that as a license-holder, they are held to a higher standard of responsibilities than other members of the public. This means they are entrusted with the ability to provide certain types of services, given their education, Read more…
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is authorized by the California Vehicle Code to adopt and enforce such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the department. These rules and regulations are subject to the procedures Read more…
Parents of children with disabilities often do not understand their rights as well as California’s special education dispute resolution system. The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) is an independent state agency that provides resolution services for individuals and government agencies Read more…
In 1994, Congress enacted the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which provided federal funding for the investigation and prosecution of acts of violence against women. The Act also contained provisions allowing legal-immigrant battered women, and children of such relationships, to Read more…
Hiring an attorney for the first-time is often an eye-opening experience for a client. Many do not realize that contingency and flat fees are a rare type of legal representation and often not relevant to the type of representation that Read more…