Professional Licensing
In this section:
Our firm offers a wide range of services in the professional licensing context:
- Responding to professional licensing agency investigations
- Appealing the denial of a professional license
- Defending a licensee’s license in cases filed with the Administrative Hearing Commission
- Defending a licensee’s license before licensing agencies in pending disciplinary proceedings
- Handling appeals from adverse decisions before the Missouri Circuit Courts, Appellate Courts and the Missouri Supreme Court
- Negotiating settlement agreements with licensing agencies
- Appearing informally before licensing agencies on behalf of a licensee
- Preparing letters and materials for presentations to agencies advocating for a licensee’s position
- Handling probation violation matters
Our attorneys offer extensive experience in these matters. Johnny K. Richardson, who has served as past counsel to a licensing agency and handled licensing cases in all stages of the process for over twenty-five years, leads our knowledgeable team of professional licensing attorneys.

