A physician was charged by the Office of  Professional Medical Conduct with dispensing dozens of narcotics to friends and family members without establishing  patient relationships with any of  the people receiving drugs and without maintaining medical records. We negotiated a brief suspension of the physician’s license and his ability to resume practicing is undisturbed.

A lawyer was charged by the Disciplinary Committee with erratic behavior in court, abandoning clients and a series of serious arrests. We discerned that the lawyer’s alcoholism had contributed to the problem and instead of the losing her license we enrolled the lawyer in a treatment program, negotiated a peer monitoring arrangement and assisted the lawyer to resume her successful practice of law.

A nurse came to us criminally charged with writing fake prescriptions for narcotics on stolen prescription pads and filling those prescriptions at a hospital pharmacy. The nurse’s addiction to these narcotics had precipitated her illegal conduct. We convinced the prosecutor to dismiss the criminal charges and negotiated with the licensing agency to maintain the nurse’s license and permit her to enroll in a drug counseling program with on site monitoring of her performance on the job.

A union official came under investigation for violating his employer’s rules. We determined that the investigation was actually an effort to eliminate this employee and weaken the union. We developed incontrovertible evidence that the employee had performed his job duties admirably and further, that the employer had a history of eliminating effective union supporters. The investigation ended with an apology to the employee.