If you’re wondering if you can you be a nurse with a DUI, you need to enlist the services of Professional License Attorney Lucy McAllister. Getting arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) arrest is a serious charge for anyone, but even more so for licensed nurses, including RNs, LPNs, and LVNs.
If convicted, you may:
Incur fines of over $12,000
- Lose your driver’s license
- Have your nursing license revoked
- Be unable to practice nursing
To discuss your case and her approach to saving your license and career:
Contact Lucy Now
What you should know.
- You will be required to report the charge/conviction to the board. The information of your arrest has already been communicated through LifeScan to the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN). If you do not report it, you may be charged with, and incur additional penalties for fraud or unprofessional conduct.
- The BRN can file an accusation against your RN License which can result in suspension of revocation of your license.
- The board can file an accusation whether or not you are convicted of the DUI.
Lucy S. McAllister is uniquely qualified as a professional licensing defense attorney and a criminal defense attorney to attack the errors in your arrest and therefore control the outcome to protect your RN/LVN license. These unique crossover cases between two areas of law require a specialist in both.
The evidence need in criminal court is not what the BRN wants to see. Understanding the BRN disciplinary guidelines requires the unique legal expertise that Lucy will bring to your defense.
Lucy takes the time to explain the law and the process by which she will help you defend both the criminal charge and accusation on your license. She understands that your career and livelihood depend on you retaining your license.
With over 30 years of DUI defense experience, Lucy only represents professionals whose career is on the line. For first time DUIs, she has a record of 100% in professional license retention.
To defend your professional license, an attorney will need all of the documentation from your criminal case, including the police report, the complaint, etc. As a professional licensing attorney, Lucy can provide the District Attorney with a “Collateral Consequence Letter” – a negotiation tool uniquely established by attorney Lucy McAllister to convince the District Attorney in your criminal case to respect your professional license.
When Lucy has negotiated a favorable settlement or dismissal of your criminal case, this win will then allow her to convince the BRN that the criminal charge has been contained.
The right decision financially and emotionally is to hire one trusted attorney to handle both your criminal defense and professional license defense means you can be a nurse with a DUI.
Call professional license attorney Lucy McAllister immediately at 877-280-9944.
