Blog Posts by Andrew L. Hyams

Four KCL Attorneys Named to 2023 Massachusetts Super Lawyers Lists KCL is pleased to announce that four of the firm’s partners were selected to the 2023 Massachusetts Super Lawyers lists: Tristan Colangelo, Jeffrey Fink, Andrew Hyams and Maury Lederman. Maury …

Andrew Hyams presented at the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society’s annual day-long program, “Risk Avoidance & Risk Management Conference” on March 11. The program focused on timely and relevant risk management issues facing psychiatrists in private practice …

KCL is pleased to announce that three of the firm’s partners were selected to the 2021 Massachusetts Super Lawyers® lists: Jeffrey Fink, Andrew Hyams and Maury Lederman. Maury was also named to the Top 100: 2021 Massachusetts Super Lawyers list for the third y …

A certified letter arrives with a dreaded return address: “Board of Registration in Medicine, Wakefield, MA.” Now what? 1. Do not respond hastily. Resist the temptation to answer it yourself immediately, in the hopes that a quick response from you will result …

A certified letter arrives with a dreaded return address: “Board of Registration in Medicine, Wakefield, MA.” Now what? 1. Do not respond hastily. Resist the temptation to answer it yourself immediately, in the hopes that a quick response from you will result …

Andrew Hyams won a reversal of a summary suspension at the Board of Registration in Medicine in 28 days, utilizing a legal procedure not included in the Board’s summary suspension regulation. In the past, it has taken doctors months and years to reverse summar …

Andrew Hyams won a reversal of a summary suspension at the Board of Registration in Medicine in 28 days, utilizing a legal procedure not included in the Board’s summary suspension regulation. In the past, it has taken doctors months and years to reverse summar …

The Board of Registration in Medicine has released its December 2018 license application revision. While the application is better-organized with clearer instructions, there are significant substantive changes with a common theme:  the Board wants more informa …

The Board of Registration in Medicine has released its December 2018 license application revision. While the application is better-organized with clearer instructions, there are significant substantive changes with a common theme:  the Board wants more in …

Dear Clients and Friends, Wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year! In case you missed it last year, here are some of KCL’s 2017 highlights. Notable KCL Wins Board of Medicine Reverses Itself, Grants Andrew Hyams’ Client a Full Medical License | Attorneys: …

In November, 2017, after the Board of Registration in Medicine voted 3-2 to “preliminarily deny” a medical license, the physician hired KCL partner Andrew Hyams. The Board’s basis for denial was that the physician was a defendant in multiple open and closed me …

The latest issue of KCL Insights includes recent client wins and blog posts. Andrew Hyams Testifies Against Proposed Board of Medicine Regulations – Andrew Hyams Former Employee Not Entitled to Unemployment Benefits in Massachusetts – Andra Hutchins Have Your …

On March 1, 2017, Partner Andrew Hyams testified before the Board of Registration in Medicine at a public hearing on proposed amendments to the Board’s disciplinary regulations. Attorney Hyams was on a panel of four physician defense attorneys opposing the cha …

We are happy to share some of our notable victories from 2016: KCL Wins One of First Cases Under New Alimony Termination Law Attorneys: E. Steven Coren KCL Wins Medical License Summary Suspension Decision: DALA Medical License Suspension Appeal Attorneys: Andr …

The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine recently voted 6-0 to reverse its earlier decision and restore a KCL client’s medical license. Previously, the Board voted to suspend the physician’s license, alleging that he posed “an immediate and serious …

The latest issue of KCL Insights includes: Partner Andrew Hyams Wins Medical License Summary Suspension Decision

DALA Medical License Suspension Appeal This past July, the Board of Registration in Medicine summarily suspended a physician’s license, alleging that he posed “an immediate and serious threat to the public health, safety and welfare.” According to the Board’s …

September 22 marked the first day of Fall and a successful end to the Spring/Summer 2016 medical license season for all of Andrew Hyams’ clients who applied for licenses. The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine website states that due to the large …

In a June 9, 2015 decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, reversed the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine ruling regarding the temporary suspension of a doctor’s license. Associate Justice Robert J. Cordy, in a Single Justice decision, …

Massachusetts has a reputation for having one of the most challenging physician license applications in the U.S.  The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine (“MA Medical Board”) is strict, exacting and concerned about the slightest flaw or inconsisten …

At some point in your professional health career, you might be the recipient of a dreaded post-audit letter like the following from the fictional “PayLess Health Plan”: Dear Doctor, Thank you for your cooperation with our recent audit of our payments to you.   …

Physicians under investigation are routinely unable to respond to Board of Registration in Medicine inquiries because they are unaware of the charges to which they are required to respond. The denial of copies of complaints and materials related to those compl …

Physicians under investigation are routinely unable to respond to Board of Registration in Medicine inquiries because they are unaware of the nature and specifics of the charges to which they are required to respond. The denial of copies of complaints and mate …

Any physician contemplating resignation from a position at a health care facility needs to be aware of a Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine “mouse trap” that can place him or her in professional peril. Click here to read the article (PDF) >

Statement of Andrew L. Hyams, Esq. Concerning Proposed Regulations of the Board of Registration in Medicine 243 CMR 2.00 Governing Licensing Provisions and the Practice of Medicine, April 14, 2010 I was the Board’s General Counsel from 1985 to 1990. I left the …