According to officials, the physician’s knowledge of the liposuction procedure relied entirely upon reading a book provided with the liposuction machine, completing an online course, and performing one procedure under the supervision of another surgeon.

The restriction has been in place since mid April and will be in effect indefinitely until another order by the board is issued. In a disciplinary hearing, the board discovered the doctor performed the surgery on a patient he previously deemed unsuitable for the procedure.

If you are facing an investigation or disciplinary action, contact the medical license defense lawyers of the Leichter Law Firm at 512-495-9995 today.

In 2009, the doctor had his license suspended for nine months after he tested positive for three illegal drugs and possessed demerol. In 2010, he was arrested for his second DWI and had a child in the car with him.

The Texas Medical Board entered an agreed order with him that required that the ophthalmologist abstain from drugs, alcohol, and controlled substances; undergo a psychiatric examination; attend 90 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in 90 days; and participate in the board’s drug screening program. The board did not disclose which term the doctor violated.

If you are in danger of losing your professional license, contact the professional license defense attorneys of the Leichter Law Firm today at 512-495-9995.

Soliciting a client for legal services is illegal in Texas. Last year, the state legislature made barratry a civil and criminal infraction. In the past, the state representative was fined $10,000 by the Texas Ethics Commission after he refused to file disclosure statements. As of last summer, he has not paid the fine.

The 38 year-old lawyer could lose his license to practice law and be forced to pay up to $10,000 in fines if he is found guilty of barratry.

If you are a lawyer and are at risk of losing your license, contact the Texas state bar defense attorneys of the Leichter Law Firm at 512-495-9995.

She is facing a capital murder charge but not a kidnapping charge since it is included under capital murder according to Texas law. The fatal shooting occurred on Tuesday in Spring.

Authorities found the woman that night where she confessed to shooting the 28 year-old woman and taking her child. Investigators found the child unharmed at her sister’s Houston apartment. The woman is a registered vocational nurse in both Texas and California.

If you are a nurse and you are facing the loss of your license due to criminal charges, contact the nursing license defense attorneys of the Leichter Law Firm by calling 512-495-9995 today.

Local and federal investigators are claiming that the men illegally sold large quantities of addictive, prescription drugs through the Texas Pain & Medical Management clinic. Records show the physician is licensed to operate a pain clinic in the Woodlands and in Friendswood.

Investigators raided the clinic on Wednesday. They are saying that they are looking for evidence of ongoing criminal activity.

If you are facing charges that could cost you your medical license, contact the physician license defense attorneys of the Leichter Law Firm at 512-495-9995.

Along with the unlicensed doctors prescribing medication, the patients were also not given appropriate treatment plans or evaluations. The Drug Enforcement Agency and the Texas Medical Board worked together to conduct the investigation.

Last May, the certificates for four Houston-area pain clinics overseen by the doctor were temporarily suspended when the board discovered that they were not owned by a physician. A temporary suspension hearing for the doctor is scheduled for the next couple of weeks.

If you are a doctor at risk of losing your license, contact the physician license defense attorneys of the Leichter Law Firm at 512-495-9995.

A former Cooper High School English teacher was sentenced to seven years probation and stripped of her teaching license after a 15 year-old student told police they had had a sexual relationship. If she adheres to the terms of her probation, the offense will not go on her permanent record.

Although the lawsuit against the other teacher was dismissed, the mother of the student has said she is still seeking a monetary settlement.

If you are a teacher at risk of losing your license, contact the teaching license defense attorneys of the Leichter Law Firm by calling 512-495-9995.

A 62 year-old attorney from Bedford lost her license when, during a divorce case, she gave contrary information than what her client provided to an opposing attorney. She also failed to turn over her client’s papers and property when the woman’s new lawyer requested her file. The attorney had been previously suspended for failing to forward client information and not keeping clients informed on the status of their lawsuits.

Another lawyer, 50, from Fort Worth has been disciplined for not carrying out all the obligations he owed to his client. He is also accused of ignoring a client’s probate matter.

If you are a lawyer and in jeopardy of losing your license, contact the Texas State Bar defense attorneys of the Leichter Law Firm at 512-495-9995 today.

She is accused of injecting toxic bleach into the dialysis lines of patients going through kidney dialysis; five people died and five others were injured as a result. Investigators say they found Internet searches on her computer about bleach detection in dialysis lines and bleach poisoning in blood.

A FDA report also shows that many patients tested positive for bleach and some showed signs of having bleach in their system at some time. Her lawyer refutes any wrongdoing on his client’s part.

If you are a nurse and are facing charges that could cause you to lose your license, contact the nursing license defense lawyers of the Leichter Law Firm at 512-495-9995.

Last September, police were informed that the teacher provided alcohol to a 16 year-old at his apartment the month before. The gender of the teenager and whether or not he or she was a student at the high school he taught at was not disclosed. Along with revoking his teaching license, the man was sentenced to five days in jail.

Since 1993, he taught English at the high school. He also coached boys varsity soccer, boys varsity tennis, and was an adviser for the Student Council and chess club.

If you are facing charges that could result in losing your teaching license, contact the teaching license defense lawyers of the Leichter Law Firm by calling 512-495-9995.