Professional Licenses; Medical Examining Board; Ethics; Sexual Misconduct
The Firm represented a psychiatrist who was charged by a former patient with inducing the patient to have illicit sexual relations with the doctor, as a part of the patient's therapy. The patient filed a formal complaint and an investigation ensued by the state association's ethics committee and the patient threatened litigation. The Firm successfully defended the doctor at a hearing, no ethical sanctions were imposed and the lawsuit was never filed.
