Professional and occupational licenses are valuable assets that need to be protected.  With increasing consumer advocacy, New Jersey’s professional and occupational licensing boards have become more proactive in investigating licensees and pursuing disciplinary claims. In defending against such claims, having an attorney who knows the law and is familiar with the administrative process is important. Hill Wallack LLP’s Professional Licensing and Regulation Practice provides legal assistance to those who have investigative or disciplinary matters before New Jersey’s licensing and regulatory boards.

Partner Michael S. Karpoff is a former New Jersey deputy attorney general who represented and counseled several professional and occupational boards. In private practice, he has been representing licensees and license applicants before such boards for over 20 years. In addition to his experience in administrative matters, Mr. Karpoff is certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a civil trial attorney and also handles appeals of administrative and judicial proceedings before appellate courts.

Representative Matters

Among the services that we provide:

• Counseling licensees who are subjects of board investigations
• Appearing with licensees at state investigative inquiries
• Assisting license applicants with administrative issues in the application process
• Negotiating resolutions and settlements acceptable to licensees
• Aggressively defending licensees in disciplinary matters that cannot be resolved through other means

We combine our knowledge of the law and procedural requirements with frequent consultation to meet the needs of our clients in difficult times.