You probably never doubted that your life as an attorney would be stressful. From the earliest days of law school, you likely realized just how much stress the career involved. After all, your work consists of helping people through some of the most traumatic moments...
Do patient charts have your job on the line?
Few things can place your career and your nursing license in jeopardy as quickly as charting errors. Patient charts are a critical thread in the care and treatment your medical team provides, and your role in recording accurate and thorough information is essential....
Your law license could be in jeopardy due to these mistakes
As an attorney here in California, you more than likely take potential ethics violations seriously. You are careful to follow the rules that you may think could lead to problems.More than likely, you would not knowingly put your legal license in jeopardy since it is...
Is your law license at risk?
After completing your undergraduate work, you may have gone directly into law school, or you may have taken some time to decide if being a lawyer is really what you wanted. In any case, your time in law school was likely intimidating, stressful and exhausting. You may...
Is your lack of tech savvy endangering your legal practice?
There seems to be no end of ways in which you are at risk of complaints or disciplinary investigations. If a case does not go the client's way, he or she may question your competence as an attorney. While it may be difficult for a client to accept losing a case,...
Understanding patient abandonment for nurses
It has likely happened to every nurse at one time or another. A patient files a complaint against you claiming that you abandoned his or her care. This may have happened if you got detained with another patient and the condition of the first patient declined. Perhaps...
Applying for moral character determination after suspension
Because your job as a lawyer requires you to speak and act in the name of your client, your conduct and reputation are important for the wellbeing of the client, your personal practice and for the integrity of the legal profession. If you have recently faced...
Getting through Happy Hour with your law license intact
Attorneys here in California and across the country could find themselves facing disciplinary action or an inquiry from the state bar for a variety of reasons. One reason that tends to come up more often than many attorneys would rather not admit to involve...
Getting back on the bar
Suspension from the California Bar Association is a major employment blow but it doesn't have to be a career killer. Suspension is, by definition, temporary and there is a way back into the good graces of regular membership.You have already practiced law in the past...
Have You Received A Disciplinary Letter?
In the practice of law, you understand that not everyone is going to be happy. A disgruntled client may file a grievance with your local disciplinary board which requires your response or you may receive this notice directly as an action of the disciplinary...