Nurse Practitioner Attorney

Nurse Practitioner Attorney

Cory Silkman, Esq.

Experience Matters | Lawyer & Registered Nurse

Cory Silkman is one of the most highly respected and sought after attorneys representing nurse practitioners.  He represents nurses before the Maryland Board of Nursing, as well as for practice-related matters. He is known for his relentless advocacy and legal skill, and has a proven track record of success in handling both simple and complex cases. Mr. Silkman draws on his background as both an attorney and a registered nurse to fight aggressively on behalf of his clients and protect their legal interests.

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Cory Silkman is a Fellow of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys and handles all licensing board cases.
Cory Silkman is also a Member of the American Health Lawyers Association.

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Proven Leader

Cory Silkman is a leading nurse attorney with a proven track record of success in handling both simple and complex board cases.

Efficient

Get legal representation that focuses on critical issues while minimizing out-of-pocket costs.

High Expectations

Cory Silkman strives to provide exceptional outcomes in each and every case.

Protect Your License and Career

A nurse attorney can help

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 cases without an attorney often make mistakes that 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 of Nursing 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 Maryland Board of Nursing is one of the most aggressive boards of nursing in the country, and refers cases to the Office of the Attorney General for administrative prosecution. The investigation process is used to gather evidence for the prosecutor to use against the nurse.

Remember that the person who filed the complaint against you, and other people as well, will tell their side of the story to the investigator, and their stories will almost certainly 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 defense 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 licenses 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 will be 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 often make subtle statements in their response letters that are 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.

Getting a lawyer does not make you look guilty. The Board of Nursing encourages nurses to obtain legal representation.  And, nurses who hire attorneys have much better outcomes!

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.

Resources for Board of Nursing Cases

Click here to learn more about the Maryland Board of Nursing's investigation process and how it handles cases.

You can also download a free information sheet and tip sheet to help you understand what is at stake in your Board of Nursing case.

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