Fees depend on the type of matter and its complexity. Some professional license defense matters are handled on a flat fee — for example, responding to a single administrative complaint — while others are billed hourly based on the attorney’s experience and the demands of the case. We will discuss fees clearly with you before any representation begins.
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Miami Professional License Defense Lawyer
Florida Professional License Defense Attorney
Your professional license is your livelihood. When it is threatened by a complaint, investigation, or disciplinary action before a Florida licensing board, what happens next can affect your career, your reputation, and your ability to keep working in your field. Barry M. Wax defends licensed professionals throughout Florida who are facing exactly that.
For decades, Barry M. Wax, Attorney at Law, has represented professionals before the boards and agencies that hold their careers in their hands — from the first notice of a complaint through investigations, informal and formal hearings, settlement negotiations, and, where necessary, appeals. Every case gets his direct, personal attention. The goal is always the same: protect your license, protect your record, and keep you doing the work you trained for.
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Licensed Professionals We Defend
In Florida, different professions answer to different regulators, and each has its own rules, timelines, and disciplinary process. We defend licensed professionals across all of them, including:
Attorneys & Bar Applicants
- Defense of Florida Bar complaints and disciplinary proceedings for practicing attorneys
- Representation before the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, including bar applicants and law students facing character-and-fitness issues
- Reinstatement petitions for attorneys who have been suspended or disbarred
Health Care Professionals
- Physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, mental health professionals, massage therapists, and acupuncturists regulated by the Florida Department of Health and its boards (Board of Medicine, Board of Nursing, and others)
Business & Occupational Licensees
- Real estate agents and brokers, certified public accountants, contractors, and other professionals licensed by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) and its boards, such as the Board of Accountancy
Insurance Professionals
- Insurance agents and public adjusters overseen by the Florida Department of Financial Services
Behavior Analysts & Technicians
- Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) and Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)
If your profession isn’t listed here, it doesn’t mean we can’t help. Contact our office and we will tell you whether license defense representation is available for your situation.
How a Professional License Defense Lawyer
Can Help You
A professional license defense lawyer protects your license and defends you against allegations of misconduct at every stage of the process. Here is how we help:
- Protect your rights: understand your options under the law and how to respond before you say or sign anything that could be used against you.
- Represent you in board proceedings: handle administrative complaints, investigations, informal and formal hearings before your licensing board.
- Negotiate with regulators: work directly with the board or agency to avoid discipline or minimize the consequences — including consent agreements and alternatives to discipline.
- Guide you on compliance: help you meet the regulations and ethical standards of your profession so problems don’t recur.
- Protect your reputation: limit the professional and personal fallout of an allegation or disciplinary action.
Allegations Against Licensed Professionals
Licensed professionals are held to high standards of conduct and ethics. An allegation of misconduct — even one that is unfounded — can put your license at risk. Complaints can come from clients, patients, colleagues, employers, or the regulatory agency itself, and they range from documentation and recordkeeping issues to serious allegations of fraud, impairment, or ethical violations.
However the complaint arises, it should be taken seriously from the first notice. How you respond at the outset often shapes the entire outcome, which is why it is important to involve an experienced professional license defense lawyer early — before you respond to the board on your own.
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