Board of Nursing Lawyer Baltimore

Board of Nursing Lawyer in Baltimore

Cory Silkman

Experienced & Trusted Attorney

Cory Silkman is an experienced, nationally recognized nurse attorney in Baltimore.

As both a lawyer and registered nurse, he represents clients for Maryland Board of Nursing investigations, subpoenas, consent orders, conferences, hearings, appeals, licensing issues, and all other board matters.

Call today to discuss your case and see how a license defense attorney can help.

Convenient office locations in Fulton, Towson, Rockville, and Annapolis.  Telephone and video meetings are also available.
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Leader

A leading Board of Nursing attorney with a proven track record of success.

Efficient

Legal representation that focuses on key issues to minimize costs.

Results

Hundreds of nurses have been successfully represented.

Help is available for all stages of your Board of Nursing case

Initial Complaint

 Cory Silkman will help you respond to the board complaint letter, prepare you to speak with the investigator, and examine ways to obtain early dismissal of your case.

Charges

Licensing boards refer many cases to the Office of the Attorney General for prosecution. Cory Silkman fights prosecutors to protect your license.

Hearings

Cory Silkman is a highly skilled and experienced litigator with a proven track record of success at evidentiary hearings and summary suspension hearings.

Appeals

Cory Silkman has successfully challenged many unfair board decisions in the court system. Learn more
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Board of Nursing Cases:
Common Misconceptions and Mistakes

Nurses who handle their own board case without an attorney often make mistakes that can jeopardize their nursing license. Many of those mistakes arise from misconceptions that nurses have about the Board and its investigation process.

Here are the most common misconceptions nurses have about Board cases:

"If I just tell the Board investigator what really happened, my case will go away." Unfortunately, Board cases do not simply "go away" because you tell the investigator your side of the story, even if it's true.

Many nurses do not realize that the Board of Nursing refers cases to the Office of the Attorney General for administrative prosecution, and uses the investigation process to gather evidence for the prosecutor to use against them.

Remember that the person who filed the complaint against you, and likely others, will tell their side of the story to the investigator, and their stories will be the opposite of what you say happened.

The Board's role during an investigation is not to believe your side of the story, or to advocate for you, or to defend you, or to find some way to dismiss your case. That your lawyer's job.

The Board's primary role in an investigation is to protect the public, and it does that by referring cases to the Office of the Attorney General for prosecution.

"There is no patient harm, so my case will be dismissed." This seems logical, but isn't true. Nurses can violate the Nurse Practice Act and have their license revoked even when no one is harmed, and even when the case has nothing to do with patient care.
"I'm an excellent nurse. Once the Board realizes that, they will dismiss my case." Unfortunately, the Board of Nursing can revoke your license regardless of how long you've been practicing, or how great a nurse you've been. What is at issue in a Board case is something that you did, or failed to do, not your experience or reputation as a nurse.  Excellent, experienced nurses can violate the Nurse Practice Act and be disciplined the same as less experienced or poor-performing nurses.

"I can write the written response letter myself."  This misconception can result in tragic consequences for your case!

If you are under investigation by the Board of Nursing, you will receive a letter indicating that an investigation has been opened. The letter invites you to submit a written response to the complaint/allegations against you. 

Nurses often believe that they can simply write down what happened, submit it to the investigator, and their case will go away. In reality, the written response is used as evidence against you, even if it accurately reflects your side of the story, and even if what you wrote is true.

Nurses who are not trained in law can make subtle statements in the response letter that may be construed as "admissions of guilt." Remember that your letter will be used by a prosecutor as evidence against you, and the prosecutor is a lawyer who is trained and very skilled at "spinning" what you say. Get a defense attorney with experience in drafting response letters and protect your license!

"I can talk with the Board investigator without an attorney." Do you know that the Board investigator will put you under oath and record everything you say when you meet with her. Why? To gather tape-recorded evidence for the prosecutor to use against you.

A defense attorney can prepare you to talk with the investigator, and be with you during the interview. That way you know what questions you will be asked, and you can learn how to talk to the investigator in a way that protects your license.

Sample Cases

Cory Silkman defended a registered nurse at a 3-day evidentiary hearing against allegations that she was professionally incompetent and falsified patient care records and assessments.
A nurse practitioner hired Cory Silkman to challenge an unfair board decision in court, and he got the Board's order reversed and modified to the client's satisfaction.
Mr. Silkman got the Board to dismiss allegations against a nurse anesthetist that he falsified information on his license renewal application. 
Cory Silkman represented a licensed practical nurse at an evidentiary hearing before the Board of Nursing and got numerous allegations of poor patient care and falsification of records dismissed, to the client's satisfaction.
Cory Silkman represented a registered nurse who allegedly overdosed numerous patients with injectible medications, and got all allegations dismissed.
Cory Silkman won a show cause hearing on behalf of a registered nurse after he proved that the Board used an illegal procedure in summarily suspending her license.
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