Know Your Regulator: The Podcast that Inspires You to Engage
Welcome to Know Your Regulator, the premier podcast dedicated to keeping Texas professional license holders up-to-date on the dynamic landscape of laws, regulations, and legal interpretations that directly affect their careers and businesses. This free, educational series is designed to empower professionals by providing critical insights into the regulatory environment that governs their practices.
Our mission is to offer valuable, accessible information that helps license holders stay informed about their regulators, ensuring they are well-versed in the legal matters that influence their professional reputation and livelihood. Each episode features in-depth interviews with a diverse array of guests, including current and former regulators, esteemed members of the Bertolino Law Firm, and other experts who bring essential knowledge and perspectives to the table.
Join us as we explore the intricacies of professional regulation, offering practical advice, timely updates, and expert commentary to help you navigate the complexities of your profession with confidence and clarity. Tune in to "Know Your Regulator" and stay ahead in your field by understanding the regulatory landscape that shapes your professional life.
Know Your Regulator: The Podcast that Inspires You to Engage is presented by Bertolino LLP.
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Episodes
83 episodes
When Abuse Shows Up at Work: Texas Advocacy Project on Red Flags and How to Help
Domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, and coercive control do not always stay behind closed doors. These issues can show up in workplaces, schools, professional settings, and other environments where colleagues, supervisors, educators, o...
Can Texas Teachers Just Quit? Resignation, Burnout, and Certificate Risk
When a teacher is burned out, frustrated with administration or feeling pushed out of the classroom, resignation starts to feel like the easiest way forward. But for Texas educators, walking away from a contract can carry consequences that foll...
Camp Mystic and the Texas Board of Nursing: What Licensed Professionals Can Learn
A summer camp, a licensed nurse, and a Texas Board of Nursing case may not seem connected at first glance. But when a licensed professional’s training, judgment or credentials are part of the role they hold, the licensing board may still have a...
Got a Board Complaint? Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late
A board complaint lands in your inbox. A notice of investigation arrives from your licensing agency. A hearing deadline is already running, and suddenly your professional license, your income, and your reputation may all be on the line.I...
Texas Special Education Teachers and Contract Termination: What to Know Before You Resign
A student and situation are escalating, others are at risk, and you have seconds to act. For Texas special education teachers, that split-second decision can later be framed as “use of force,” “inappropriate contact,” or a violation of policy a...
Your License Doesn't Take a Summer Break
Summer can be a busy season for licensed professionals. Schedules change, offices are short-staffed, families are traveling, professionals might be changing jobs, and license renewal or continuing education deadlines can easily fall to the bott...
Texas Appraiser Mentorship & USPAP: Reports, Complaints, Best Practices
Mentorship can mean very different things in the appraisal world. It may support someone entering the profession, help an appraiser through a practicum program, or become part of resolving a complaint, experience audit, or a contingent dismissa...
More Clients, More Risk? Law Firm Growth, Referrals, and Reputation
Your marketing finally works, but that’s when the real risk begins. When a solo or small firm gets a surge of calls, referrals, and attention, weak systems do more than just slow you down. They create client frustration, professional exposure, ...
AI Legal Advice Could Cost You Your License
ChatGPT can write a convincing legal argument in seconds, and that’s exactly why it can be so dangerous when your professional license is on the line. With new technology, new patterns are emerging. People are treating AI like their lawyer, onl...
Operation Nightingale: Inside a Multi-State Nursing Fraud Investigation
A federal case can start with just one audit and end up touching thousands of licenses. We sit down with Dr. Cambria Nwosu, a doctor of nursing practice and legal nurse consultant, to unpack Operation Nightingale and the nursing diploma fraud s...
Qualified Isn’t Authorized: Licensing & Immigration Risks in Texas
Being a great doctor, engineer, or accountant doesn’t automatically mean you’re allowed to perform that work in Texas. The space between “qualified” and “authorized” is where careers get derailed and it’s exactly where immigration law and profe...
Is Your Law Degree Enough? Attorney Nelson Locke’s Battle with the Texas Bar
What happens when you follow the rules, build a successful legal career, and still get told “no”? Attorney Nelson Locke's story challenges everything we think we know about licensing, education, and who gets to practice law.After graduat...
Building Authority Without Risk for Licensed Professionals
Your next license headache might not start with a lawsuit. It could start with a sentence on your website, a confident LinkedIn post, or a “quick” answer online that quietly crosses a regulatory line. In this episode of Know Your Regulator, we ...
Protecting Your Dental License in Texas
Your dental license can take years to earn and it only takes one complaint to put under a microscope. In this episode, Know Your Regulator host Cimone Murphree walks through how Texas dental professionals can reduce the risk of TSBDE disciplina...
What Triggers a Board Investigation? Early Career Compliance Mistakes Licensed Professionals Make
Have you ever wondered what actually triggers a licensing board investigation? Know Your Regulator host Cimone Murphree pulls back the curtain on the quiet mistakes that lead to big problems: mixing up office policy with board rules, waiting on...
Unlicensed Veterinary Activity in Texas: Animal Services That Cross the Line with TBVME
The line between helping animals and practicing veterinary medicine is thinner than most people think, and stepping over it can trigger real legal consequences. We sat down with Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners Chief of Staff, Kristi...
Top Legal Risks for Small Businesses and Regulated Startups
Your business brain might be sprinting, but the compliance aspect needs to keep pace. We sit down with South Florida business attorney Matthew Fornaro to unpack the biggest legal pitfalls that trip up small businesses and regulated startups, an...
Texas Nurses Facing Operation Nightingale: The First 72 Hours
A letter tied to Operation Nightingale can drop your stomach and derail your day. We cut through panic and speculation to map a steady path for Texas nurses: what to do in the first 72 hours, how to protect your license, and when silence is you...
Texas License Holder Risks in 2026: AI, Telemedicine, Renewals, Complaints
The rules are moving under our feet, and 2026 is full of invisible tripwires that can turn "good intentions" into investigations. We dig into four lanes of risk: tech touching your work, care at a distance, paperwork and portals, and complaints...
Most-Watched, Most-Useful: Know Your Regulator’s Biggest Takeaways of 2025
Ever wonder why smart, diligent professionals still get blindsided by licensing trouble? The answer isn’t malice... it’s momentum. We pull together our most-listened lessons of the year to show how moving quickly within a system you don’t fully...
Navigating Physician Advocacy in the Hospital: A Conversation with Dr. Monique Nugent
Hospitals don't have golden tickets; they’re high-stakes systems where good outcomes depend on smart planning, relentless communication, and honest constraints. We sit down with Dr. Monique Nugent, a hospitalist and physician leader, to unpack ...
Expunged Vs Sealed: What Professionals Need To Know
Think a dismissal wiped your slate clean? For licensed professionals, the difference between an expunged record and a sealed one can make or break a career move. We sit down with Houston criminal defense attorney Justin Keiter to break down wha...
Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses (TPAPN) Explained: Support, Recovery & Your Nursing License
Burnout, moral distress, and shifting post‑pandemic realities have changed what it means to practice nursing in Texas. We take a clear, compassionate look at the Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses (TPAPN) with Program Director Brittney Ma...
Five Hidden Rules That Could Cost You Your License
Your license can survive tough days, but it rarely survives silence, shortcuts, or a sloppy paper trail. We dive into the five hidden rules that boards enforce, and how they differ from the fast-and-loose culture that creeps into busy workplace...
The Hidden Lawsuit: Real Asset Protection for Licensed Professionals
A single board complaint can feel small on paper and still wreck your finances in the real world. We sit down with attorney and wealth strategist Matthew Meredith of Meridian Legal Advisors to map the hidden pathways risk takes: how judgments l...