California Professional License Defense Blog

Our criminal defense law firm, we will track your arrest with the district attorney's office AND negotiate with the district attorneys office for a rejection of your case or a reduction of charges FREE OF CHARGE. This way, you do not spend money on an attorney when there is no need to. Call us today for a FREE consultation.

Our firm receives many calls from people who are licensed in California who have been arrested for domestic violence. Keep in mind, even though you have been arrested, the District Attorney's Office has to review the police reports to determine whether or not they could get a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt. What this means is, many people who are arrested for domestic violence in Orange County, Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County, Riverside County or San Diego County will never charged with a crime.

The next question is if there was an arrest and a notice to appear in court, then why won't charges be filed. Because deputy district attorneys will reject cases when there are no injuries, when there was "mutual combat," when the report contains "he said, she said" or when the contact was so minor that prosecution would not be warranted.

So, if you are not interested in taking advantage of the FREE LEGAL SERVICES of a certified criminal law specialist, former deputy district attorneys, over 20 years of combined experience and experienced medical board attorneys, you have two basic options.

First, you can appear on the date you were ordered to appear and see if charges were filed. If so, you can ask the judge for a public defender if you cannot afford an attorney or you can ask the judge for time to hire a private criminal defense attorney.

Second, you can hire a private criminal lawyer before filing of a criminal complaint. This will allow an attorney to try and meet with the DA prior to filing a case to provide exculpatory evidence on your behalf. Ultimately, deputy district attorney will reject the case, file a misdemeanor instead of a felony or simply file the case as they see fit. All for a fee paid up front to an attorney, who may not even be able to help you at all at this stage.

The above information is crucial for those who who hold a medical license. If you hold a California medical license, you have been live scanned and have a fingerprint on file with the California Department of Justice. Thus, when your fingerprints are put into the computer system, the arrest information is sent to the California Medical Board.

In cases dealing with professional licenses, it is essential to contact our firm because we have the expertise and experience to attempt to mitigate your damages at an early stage, hopefully preventing any administrative action by the medical board. Even if we are successful getting the district attorney to reject a case, the CMB can and do conduct their own independent investigation and may be able to discipline you regardless of what happens in criminal court.

On November1, 2012, the California Medical Board Sunset Review Report shows an increase in physician discipline in the following areas between 2007-2012:

47% more cases were referred to the Attorney General's Office,
74% more probation violations cases referred to the Attorney General's Office,
49% more license restrictions/suspensions were imposed while administrative action was pending,
203% more cases were referred for criminal action,
35% more revocations were issued,
25% more cases resulting in probation were issued, and
26$ more disciplinary actions were issued

It is worth noting the major increase in prosecution occurred at a time when budget cuts and furloughs were deeply felt by many divisions of the California Medical Board and Attorney General's Office.

Because the California Medical Board is aggressive in searching out and disciplining California physicians, it is important for California physicians to be equally aggressive in fighting back. Do not speak to a California Medical Board investigator without consulting with an attorney who defends physicians against medical board accusations. Do not provide documents to the California Medical Board investigator until you consult with a California Medical Board attorney. Doing so could save you from the embarrassment and humiliation of appearing in the "hot sheet" as a disciplined California Physician.

Our office has been successful in defending California physicians before the California Medical Board. We have been successful in defending California physicians in criminal court, state and federal. Call our office for a free consultation if you have been contacted by the California Medical Board or other law enforcement agency.

Esteban Campos, 47 of Buena Park has pleaded guilty to a felony county of possession for distribution of a controlled substance, obtaining a public benefit aid by misrepresentation over $400, one misdemeanor count of practicing dentistry without a valid license. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and 5 years of probation. Campos was also ordered to pay restitution, fines and prevented from working in the dental field.

Campos was a registered dental assistant until his license expired in 2007. He was practicing at Steven's Dental Lab in Buena Park, telling patients he was a dentist. He performed dental exams, gave diagnoses and recommended oral surgery and braces. Department of Consumer affairs received a complaint which opened an investigation into Campos. During an undercover operation, Campos represented himself to investigators as a dentist.

Pilchman & Kay, PLC has successfully defended a pharmacist against any criminal charges being filed for prescription drug abuse. Client was being investigated by multiple state and federal agencies regarding engaging in the dispensing of large quantities of pain meds. After retaining our firm, we reached out to the local law enforcement agencies and was successful in not having any criminal charges filed.

If you are a California physician who is being investigated for prescription drug abuse contact our office so we can help you avoid criminal prosecution and licensing board sanctions.