Posts by Robert Rhodes
Contested Hearings
Contested Hearings – The Most Important Hearing. An attorney | lawyer’s prospective on Washington State Administrative Agency’s rules surrounding contested hearings. Arguably, the most important event in the administrative procedure timeline is the actual contested hearing where the facts and case are litigated and a presiding officer will make a “final” decision. The presiding officer,…
Read MorePrehearing, Settlement Conferences, & Continuances
Prehearing, Settlement Conferences, & Continuances. An Attorney | Lawyer’s Perspective on Fighting or Mitigating Matters with a Washington State Administrative Agency. As lawyers | attorneys who practice administrative law, we know that the Washington State’s Administrative Procedure Act does not have a rule in place requiring prehearings and settlement conferences but it also does not…
Read MoreFighting an Administrative Agency
Fighting an Administrative Agency – Agency Action on Application for Adjudication. A Lawyers perspective on filing an application to fight or adjudicate matters with an Administrative Agency. In Washington state, the Washington State Administrative Procedure Act (APA) uses unique terms of art to define the various stages of administrative litigation that clients and their lawyers…
Read MoreSummary Suspensions and Restrictions of a Health Professional License
Washington State Department of Health | WSDH | Credentials and Licensing | Summary Suspensions and Restrictions of a Health Professional License | A Lawyer’s Perspective. If your professional license is summarily suspended, restricted or limited to practice due to allegations of unprofessional conduct or sexual misconduct, your situation is time sensitive and needs immediate attention.…
Read MoreChemical Dependency Programs and Health Care Professionals
Washington State Department of Health | WSDH | Chemical Dependency Programs and Health Care Professionals | Credentials and Licensing | A Lawyer’s Perspective. As attorneys who practice criminal and administrative law, not only do we help clients who are facing pure administrative actions against their license based on addiction or impairment, we also help clients…
Read MoreWSDH Discipline and Regulatory Activities
Washington State Department of Health | WSDH | The Discipline and Regulation of Health Care Professionals and their Licenses | A Lawyer’s Perspective. From the perspective of lawyers working in the administrative legal system, the Washington Department of Health, WSDH, is simply an enormous administrative agency whose powers and duties are only limited by the authority granted…
Read MoreWashington State Administrative Agencies
What is a Washington State Administrative Agency | A Lawyer’s Perspective. In Washington, our three branches of government have created a staggering number of administrative agencies. These agencies are generally given the power and authority to write law like the legislature, interpret and apply law like the judiciary and occasionally execute and enforce law like the…
Read MoreWhat is Administrative Law?
What is Administrative Law | A Washington Lawyer’s Prospective. From the perspective of administrative lawyers | attorneys who handle a variety of disputes and litigation with administrative agencies, it is important, in our opinion, to understand what makes administrative law “tick”. Understanding the nature of administrative law takes the anxiety and mystery out of the…
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