In recent years, government regulation of professionals and industries has become more pervasive and complex. If you or your business hold a professional license, or wish to apply for such a license, you must be familiar with both the agency or department that issues the license and the procedures for obtaining the license and keeping it active. If the licensing agency or department seeks to revoke or suspend your license, you must also be familiar with the procedures of contesting that action before the agency or department or an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). The failure to aggressively respond to a governmental agency’s or department’s threat to suspend or revoke a professional license can have serious repercussions to your business and your career.

At the local level, if you or your business are required to interact with city or county boards or commissions, it is important that you have an attorney experienced with those boards or commissions to effectively represent your interests. The importance of having experienced counsel when dealing with a city or county administrative agency cannot be understated.

At Heurlin Sherlock Panahi, our attorneys are experienced in dealing with administrative law issues involving professional licensing and discipline. HSP attorneys have represented clients involving issues with the Arizona Medical Board, the Registrar of Contractors, the Arizona Department of Real Estate, the Arizona Department of Insurance, the Arizona Liquor Control Board, and the Securities Division of the Arizona Corporation Commission. HSP attorneys also are experienced in representing clients who are being investigated by federal regulatory agencies, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the NASD (formerly National Association of Securities Dealers). HSP attorneys also have experience in representing clients before local boards and commissions involving issues such as land use and zoning.

If you need advice regarding your or your business’s professional license, or any governmental regulatory matter, please contact HSP.

Bruce R. Heurlin, one of the firm’s founding shareholders, began his career at the United States Department of Justice and later became an Assistant United States Attorney. Bruce Heurlin worked as both a federal criminal prosecutor and in the U.S. Attorney’s Office Civil Section. Bruce Heurlin has more than 30 years experience as an attorney, arbitrator, judge pro tem, and mediator. Bruce Heurlin has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America, one of the Best Lawyers in Tucson, and a Southwest Super Lawyer in Arizona.