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You should address any potential threats to your professional veterinary license — including disciplinary action such as license suspension or revocation — with the help of a highly skilled attorney.
You find those highly skilled attorneys at Williams & Nickl. We’ll help you if you face disciplinary action before the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
The Veterinarian Licensing and Disciplinary Board licenses and regulates veterinarians and veterinary technicians. The board may take disciplinary action against you in cases involving the following:
Multiple laws apply to veterinary licenses, which makes it crucial to work with an attorney who understands Illinois statutes and rules. We’re thoroughly versed in the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 (225 ILCS 115, et. seq.) and the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (720 ILCS 570/100, et. seq.).
When preparing for administrative hearings, we can address the requirements in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois (20 ILCS 2105/2105-1, et. seq.) and the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (5 ILCS 100/1-1, et. seq.).
No matter how serious your situation may seem, don’t feel like you’re doomed to lose your license. We’ll work diligently to minimize any discipline you may face. We can present the IDFPR with explanations and mitigating evidence and represent you in any administrative hearings or appeals.
If you apply for a veterinary or veterinary tech license, you may receive an IDFPR Notice of Deficiency Checklist or another type of information request.
These notices may ask you to provide background information about issues such as previous criminal convictions or sister-state discipline. The board requires a response before it issues your license.
In these cases, responding properly to the IDFPR’s requests can make all the difference between license issuance and denial.
Before responding or providing any information, contact us to discuss your case during a free one-hour consultation. We’ll review your information and work with you to determine your best strategy for responding to the IDFPR.
You can sometimes address requests on your own. If that’s unfeasible, we can help you draft a response that expertly answers the board’s questions and explains why it should issue your license.
At Williams & Nickl, we’ve assisted thousands of clients throughout Illinois in defending their professional licenses before the IDFPR.
In fact, Attorney Edward Williams is the former IDFPR chief of prosecutions. Together with Attorney Fred Nickl, we have more than 55 years of combined legal experience. We understand the best strategies for defending a veterinary license against discipline — and we can help you achieve a positive case outcome.
In one successful case, we represented a veterinarian who was facing IDFPR disciplinary action for issues like fraud and negligence in practice. In addition to potential license suspension, our client faced the loss of a DEA controlled substance registration.
We resolved the case with a simple probation of our client’s license and helped obtain a new DEA registration with very limited restrictions.
Contact Us
If you’re facing discipline to your veterinary or veterinary technician license, we provide you with premium, experienced legal representation. During your complimentary consultation, we’ll take concrete steps:
Contact us online, or call 312-335-9470. In many cases, we can help you resolve licensing matters without any public discipline.
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