Metzger and Associates, L.L.C. is a statewide regulatory practice law firm which is strategically located in Tallahassee, Florida’s state capital. It is headquarters for nearly all of the States’ regulatory agencies which affords members of the firm unparalleled face-to-face access with governmental decision makers. Each member of the firm has substantial prior legal experience with state and federal governmental entities of the firm’s focus areas – health care and professional regulation. With over a century of combined legal experience, individual and corporate professional clients of Metzger and Associates receive the highest quality of insightful consultation, advice and practical solutions to their regulatory challenges. Effective, successful solutions range from aggressive case dismissal strategies to well planned defense litigation and when appropriate, tough negotiated resolutions to administrative complaints with skilled representation before their various licensing boards and governmental entities.

Health Care and Professional Regulation

The firm principally represents health care providers and facilities in all facets of their state and federal regulatory and licensing matters. Though we specialize in administrative law, our clients’ cases often require us to apply our first-hand experience and understanding of both criminal and civil malpractice proceedings to achieve desirable outcomes within administrative disciplinary arena. Members of the firm possess the desired experience both as in-house counsel for the licensing and regulatory agencies and as defense counsel defending licensees before those agencies. In addition, the firm’s Of Counsel, an Administrative Law Judge of over 20 years, provides our attorneys with judicial insights and case analysis that combine to provide our attorneys and firm’s clients with a comprehensive case defense.

Specialty Areas

  • Administrative Defense Litigation versus DOH/DBPR/AHCA (Division of Administrative Hearings)
  • Administrative Defense To DOH/DBPR’s Actions Against Professional Licensees & Businesses
  • Administrative Defense To AHCA’s Actions Against Healthcare Facilities
  • Administrative Defense To DOH/DBPR/AHCA Subpoenas
  • Assistance With DOH/AHCA Adverse Incident Reporting
  • Board of Architecture Licensure Investigations & Disciplinary Proceedings
  • Board of Chiropractic Medicine Licensure Investigations & Disciplinary Proceedings
  • Board of Dentistry Licensure Investigations & Disciplinary Proceedings
  • Board of Medicine Licensure Investigations & Disciplinary Proceedings
  • Board of Nursing Licensure Investigations & Disciplinary Proceedings
  • Board of Optometry Licensure Investigations & Disciplinary Proceedings
  • Board of Osteopathic Medicine Licensure Investigations & Disciplinary Proceedings
  • Board of Pharmacy Licensure Investigations & Disciplinary Proceedings
  • Board of Podiatric Medicine Licensure Investigations & Disciplinary Proceedings
  • Board of Professional Engineers Investigations & Disciplinary Proceedings (FEMC)
  • “Closed Claim” Investigations
  • Code 15 Investigations
  • Controlled Substances Investigations
  • Criminal Conviction Reporting (DUI and all other criminal offenses)
  • DEA Drug Diversion Investigations
  • Emergency Medicine & EMTALA
  • Governmental Healthcare Facility Regulation (Municipal & County)
  • Healthcare Facility Licensing & Regulation
  • Healthcare Facility Licensure Investigations & Disciplinary Proceedings
  • Healthcare Provider Background Screening
  • Impaired Practitioner Inquiries (PRN & IPN)
  • National Practitioner Data Bank (Challenges & Disputes)
  • OIG Exclusion Proceedings
  • Office Surgery Investigations & Disciplinary Proceedings
  • Out Of State Disciplinary Reporting To Florida Licensing Authorities
  • Pain Management Investigations & Disciplinary Proceedings
  • Professional Licensing & Regulation