A plurality of our law firm’s work comes in the form of defending professional licensees from licensing agency discipline. This entails the administrative hearing process, which typically leads to a hearing of varying length before the Office of Administrative Hearings. But only if a settlement cannot be negotiated and agreed to before the Read more…
Many of us do not know exactly what happened to Conrad Murray’s physician license in California and the process and fight Murray has had to go through with the Medical Board. Is he still Dr. Murray? People v. Conrad Murray On June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson died of acute propofol Read more…
Steven L. Simas, owner and founder of Simas & Associates, Ltd., will be presenting today, September 4, 2013, at the Sacramento Valley Paralegal Association (SVPA) and California Alliance of Paralegal Associations (CAPA) MCLE Luncheon/Meeting at 11:30 AM at Casa Garden Restaurant. Here is the flyer for all of the pertinent Read more…
Department of Insurance (DOI) licensees are often surprised to learn that their seemingly-personal-and-unrelated-to-their-profession criminal matter, is in fact one upon which they can get dinged for license discipline. Often, they just do not believe that their conviction was related to their profession. For example, what does a disturbing the peace Read more…
Technological change is extremely rapid, often leaving the law (including legislators and judges) struggling to catch up. This divergence is evident with search and seizure issues, such as with cell phones. Traditionally, the “search incident to arrest” exception to warrantless searches (which are generally unconstitutional) was based on the fear that Read more…
On June 12, 2013, Steven L. Simas, founder and owner of Simas & Associates, Ltd., California’s leading administrative and health care law firm, presented “The Intersection of Criminal and Administrative Law” to the San Luis Obispo County Bar Association, Criminal Law Section. The presentation provided a general overview of administrative Read more…
Simas & Associates, Ltd. founder and owner, Steven L. Simas will be speaking at the Criminal Defense Section of the San Luis Obispo County Bar Association on June 12, 2013. The topic of his presentation will be “The Intersection of Criminal and Administrative Law.” The speaking event is the Monthly Read more…
Many clients and potential clients of the law firm inquire about the impact expunging a criminal conviction will have on potential license discipline. The answer is that the expungement, while not a cure-all, is an excellent piece of evidence of rehabilitation that must be considered by the administrative law judge Read more…
On March 6, 2013, Steven L. Simas and Justin D. Hein presented, “The Intersection of Criminal and Administrative Law” to the San Mateo County Bar Association Private Defender’s Panel. The presentation consisted of a brief overview of administrative law and the administrative adjudicative process and administrative hearings. It then explored Read more…
The Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution is not verbose (text below), but it is contentious, and the basis of much of criminal procedure: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Read more…