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Professional Licenses and Criminal Convictions

By Neil Shous, Esq.

Let?s say you and your girlfriend get into a fight. Emotions are running high and in the heat of passion, you strike her. She calls the police and you are charged with and convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence. Your California judge sentences you to pay a fine, attend batterer?s classes, and to complete some nominal hours of community service. Now let?s say that you?re a doctor, a lawyer, a dentist, a teacher, a real estate broker? anyone who holds a professional license in California. You are not only subject to the court-imposed penalties mentioned above, but also risk losing your professional license which essentially means your livelihood. Professional licenses in California are subject to revocation for criminal convictions that are ?substantially related? to your profession...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on August 13, 2010 (boomark / email).