California Professional License Attorneys
Administrative Law Attorneys - California
California Professional Licensing Lawyers
At the law offices of Samuel Spital and Associates in San Diego, California, we have handled professional licensing and administrative law issues in Southern California and Northern California (Statewide) since our founding in 1978. When you suspect there will be or you are under investigation, apply for licensure or have been accused of wrongdoing, trust our experience and skill to protect your rights, your career and your future.
Contact us today to schedule a consultation and to learn how our lawyers can help you keep your professional license.
Understanding the Administrative Law Settlement Process
Are you aware of possible grounds for an investigation, have been contacted and you believe you are under investigation, applying for licensure or facing the loss of your professional license due to criminal action or other professional wrongdoing?
As experienced California Professional License Attorneys, at Samuel Spital and Associates we advance cases in the most aggressive, but economically efficient way possible. As a result, we use all of our resources and, in an appropriate situation as desired by our client, seek to negotiate a resolution without the necessity of a formal Administrative Hearing.
Our primary goal is to determine whether the matter can be dismissed without any formal Disciplinary Action imposed. We painstakingly develop a plan of action and strategy to accomplish the goals and expectation of our clients. We will seek a "Stipulated Settlement," but only if it is a "win-win" situation for our client.
The Stipulated Settlement involves a multitudinous variety of "soft" and "hard" Terms and Conditions, each of which involve serious and potentially protracted negotiation by our California Administrative Law Attorneys and California License Lawyers. We will only entertain this objective after our client understands and fully agrees in order to thereby give up their constitutionally guaranteed rights and protections, including:
- A waiver of the right to an administrative hearing
- The right to testify and produce evidence and witnesses
- The right to cross-examine the state's witnesses and object to evidence they might seek to introduce
- The right to seek reconsideration and/or file an appeal
- A whole panoply of due process protections
In those cases where our client prefers to obtain an early resolution and not a full Administrative Hearing or trial, here is what we will do: Our goal is to craft a comprehensive specialized settlement that is unique to our client, only after countless hours of review and analysis, and strategizing by a team of skilled, experienced and highly credentialed Professiona License Attorneys. Ultimately we want a resolution that provides a less severe punishment and/or more favorable Decision than going to an Administrative Hearing or trial and one that achieves an early and less costly disposition of the case. Avoidng the additional time, inconvenience, expense, uncertainty of result and possible adverse media attention are some of the considerations we will share with our client.
Visit our License Defense Website to learn more about how we defend people facing licensing law issues.
Skilled Negotiators Working for You
Settlements are the result of skilled and relentless negotiation between our experienced Professional Licensing Lawyers and the Attorney General's Office or the lawyer representing the agency (e.g. The Department of Real Estate, Department of Social Services, Department of Consumer Affairs, Secretary of State, etc. have their own legal counsel assigned to these cases).
Having a highly experienced attorney-negotiator on your team can influence and make a substantial difference in the nature and extent of each of the terms and conditions of a settlement. As a former Deputy Attorney General (since 1971 as a prosecutor) representing the various boards and agencies statewide, Sam Spital brings to the table the knowledge, insight and experience you need. Regardless of whether one desires an early resolution or prefers an Administrative Hearing or trial, Sam and his team of skilled and experienced California State Board License Attorneys work relentlessly to achieve a favorable result for each client.
Our role in both the evaluation and analysis of the facts and law, potential negotiation and settlement, and preparation and presentation of your defense case is to positively influence both the nature and extent of the penalty as well as the fines imposed upon the licensee. When you hire us, you will benefit from:
- A proven results-oriented system that is a product of more than 38 years of handling these cases as a former Deputy Attorney General and Professional License Law Defense Attorney;
- Unstoppable team of advocates that do not accept "no" in negotiating a settlement that is best for you, including negotiating down any fines that are being assessed;
- Decades of experience working with prosecutors from the Attorney Genral's Office as well as Legal Counsel from the Department of Real Estate, Secretary of State, Department of Consumer Affairs, Department of Social Services to name a few;
- Successful results that lead to reduced fines — enough that the savings may even offset the attorney's fees our client has paid to us
Probation May Be the Best Possible Option
Rather than having your license revoked (outright termination) or suspended for a lengthy and/or indefinite period of time, Spital and Associates seeks to obtain the most desirable disposition of your case. This may result in a period of probation — possibly three to five years.
During probation, there may be a suspended or stayed penalty, which might in some instances include supervision or monitoring by the agency. However, the Terms and Conditions can vary widely and certainly can make a substantial difference in the outcome. For example, enforcement fines can vary tremendously between agencies and within the same agency. Having over 38 years of experience as a former Deputy Attorney General and Defense Counsel in private practice along with our superb and relentless negotiation skills, we know what Terms and Conditions as well as fines are reasonable and appropriate and not excessive; your team of highly credentialed California Professional License Attorneys are thereby able to obtain a result our clients can be confident is not only fair but "win-win" for them.
When you are the subject of disciplinary action, you are vulnerable to a license violation and, if this occurs, you face the consequences of an actual suspension or revocation of your professional license. Hence, when retained by clients, we will prepare and present the most comprehensive and compelling written arguments to the Board seeking to obtain licensure for applicants, to dismiss claims that are baseless, and to minimize any penalty being sought by the State. For those individuals that have been the subject of a prior disciplinary action, we will reduce or terminate probation as early as possible.
Contact Us
When you face license revocation or suspension, you need a skilled and knowledgeable California professional licensing attorney on your side. Contact the lawyers at Samuel Spital and Associates, in San Diego, California, today.
Samuel Spital & Associates
8880 Rio San Diego Drive
Suite 800
San Diego, CA 92108-1642
Telephone: 619-583-0350
Fax: 619-583-1850
Call 7 days a week at any hour or send an e-mail now.