In today's world, ethics are extremely important. When an attorney does participate in some form of misconduct, he or she cannot expect the State Bar to look the other way.However, there are different penalties for different types of violations -- because not all...
Dangerous clients: The risk to your law license in family court
Could your next family law client cost you your license to practice law?Quite possibly. Family court has an unflattering nickname among attorneys already. Some refer to it simply as "Liar's Court," in a dry reference to the fact that just about everyone involved in...
You can survive a medical license suspension: 5 steps to take now
It is undeniably devastating to have your medical license suspended.However, bleak your outlook at the moment, life doesn't just stop while you're waiting on an appeal to get your professional license back -- and you will get through this. However, you need to have a...
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act violations
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's (HIPAA) rules continue to be challenging for many health care providers to meet.Problems with staff members who are poorly trained, simply unethical or inclined to gossip and technological issues as more...
Protecting your nursing license
You may have gone into nursing school right out of high school, or you may have decided on nursing as a second career after the kids were a little older. Either way, you cannot deny the amount of time, effort and money you put into getting your license. You likely...
The highs and lows of using cocaine on the job
Perhaps you knew all along that your chosen profession included a great deal of pressure, or maybe you discovered this fact in your first year of law school. Either way, you undoubtedly found ways to cope with the stress of long hours, late nights and the very...
What are ethics violations in medicine?
What exactly are medical ethics?It all goes back to the Hippocratic Oath that doctors take -- which holds them to a high standard of ethics and a moral code. Sometimes, that can be tough standard to meet and a physician makes an all-too-human mistake. Other times,...