I cannot give enough stars to my attorney, Elizabeth Brady. I put in extensive research into attorneys who specialize in administrative law and Ms. Brady was highly recommended from several online reviews. I now understand why.
One unfortunate evening I made the dumbest decision of my life, which landed me in jail, having been arrested for a DUI. As bad as the consequences of a DUI are for the average individual, it's worse when you are a licensed healthcare professional. Even worse when your BAC is unbelievably high, and resulted in a collision (no injuries, no passengers).
There are horror stories all over the internet regarding the consequences of said actions for anyone holding a professional license in healthcare, first offense or not. I was terrified, depressed and expecting the worst, which would be to have my professional license revoked. The next best option would be that my license would be on probation for several years with mandatory drug/alcohol tests 3 times/week, mandatory counseling, mandatory rehab (regardless of whether a substance abuse problem exists or not) and mandatory support groups; all of which sums up to upward of $20,000 all said and done. That's not even counting the fees and fines for the DUI alone.
Upon first contact with Ms.Brady, she was sincere, straight-forward, compassionate, non-judgmental and did not try to diminish the gravity of the situation. Ms. Brady initially let me know what to expect from the Board; how they would respond, each step they would take, and created a game plan for my case. She gave me advice on things I could do prior to hearing from the Board to show them how serious I was taking this and that I was voluntarily taking steps to make sure something like this would never happen again.
After my actual conviction, Ms. Brady notified the Board that I was indeed found guilty and followed through with everything they required after that. She communicated with me every step of the way, which decreased my level of terror by leaps and bounds.
After over a year of dealing with all this, Ms. Brady delivered an absolute miracle. The Board wrote me a simple citation with a fine (hefty fine, but definitely better than losing my license!) To date, I have not read or heard of another story from any other healthcare professional with aggravating factors as bad as mine with this type of outcome. I cannot recommend Ms. Brady highly enough to anyone. Her knowledge of administrative law is extensive and her professionalism and communication are unmatched. read more