Protecting your license is essential to assuring that you can practice as a professional and build your career. So, when you receive a subpoena or inquiry, or when a licensing board opens an investigation, you need a lawyer who understands the process, knows the personnel, and who has been through the administrative law processes in Oregon and Washington.
This is the moment to take seriously. Not because most cases end in revocation (they don’t), but because how you respond, starting now, largely determines how yours ends.
Your License Is Your Livelihood
Licensing boards exist to protect the public, not the professional. Their investigators are not neutral, their processes are unfamiliar, and answers that feel helpful and honest can read very differently in a case file. Before you respond to any board inquiry, even one that seems routine, you should understand what the board is really asking and what is actually at stake. That’s where we come in.
Most Cases End Quietly When Handled Right
Steve Ungar has represented licensed professionals before Oregon and Washington boards for decades. The overwhelming majority of those matters resolved without formal disciplinary action, through careful responses, direct work with board staff, and negotiated outcomes that protected the client’s license and reputation. The best result in a licensing case is usually the one nobody ever hears about.
When It’s Time to Fight, We Fight
Some boards overreach. Some complaints are false, retaliatory, or inflated. When a negotiated resolution isn’t right, or isn’t offered, we defend aggressively, through formal disciplinary hearings and beyond. You will not be pressured into surrendering a career to make a case go away.
Who We Help
We regularly represent:
- Physicians, nurses, paramedics, and other healthcare professionals
- Psychologists and licensed therapists
- Attorneys and judges
- Architects and engineers
- Dentists and other licensed professionals and tradespeople
What We Do
- Response to board complaints and investigative inquiries
- Negotiation of voluntary agreements and consent orders when appropriate
- Formal disciplinary hearing representation
- Reinstatement proceedings after suspension or revocation
- Coordination with criminal defense counsel when matters overlap
Before You Respond to the Board
If you’ve received a complaint, an inquiry, or any communication from your licensing board, call before you reply. Early counsel is the difference between a matter that quietly closes and one that follows you for years.