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Our administrative and regulatory practice lawyers handle regulatory and licensing matters involving such industries, professions, and functions as the following: |
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- Defense of doctors and medical providers before the Texas Board of Medical Examiners
- Defense of nurses, registered nurses (RN's), LVNs and practitioner nurses before the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners
- Defense of Dentist and Dental professionals before the Board of Dental Examiners.
- Real estate, construction, and engineering
- Restaurants health and environmental compliance
- Land use and zoning
- Licensed trades, including plumbers, electricians, HVAC technicians, or commercial drivers
- Nursing homes
- Licensed professionals, such as architects, insurance agents, mortgage brokers, surveyors, pharmacists, or teachers
- Matters before the Public Utilities Commission, Texas Department of Health, Texas Agriculture Commission, or the Railroad Commission of Texas
- Workers' compensation insurance, coverage, and rating issues
- Hearings on state franchise tax, sales and use tax, or alcoholic beverage tax matters
- Disputes concerning the Freedom of Information Act or state open records laws
- Environmental Compliance and Remediation
- Oil & Gas well applications and compliance
- Deregulation representation
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Telecommunications Law |
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The regulatory and administrative attorneys at the Lorenzana Law Firm, P. C. represent ratepayer carrier clients in rate making and certification proceedings. We also assist telecommunication businesses in certification of exchange carriers and or registration of competitive interexchange carriers, as well as legal representation on rule enforcement proceedings relating to telecommunications market competition.
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- Representation before the Public Utility Commission on administrative penalties and fines relating to violations of PUC (Public Utility Commission) substantive rules and regulations and registrations of ADADs. Other registration and public utility licensing issues.
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- Representation of Certificated Telecommunications Provider of telecommunications services in Texas:
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- COA Certificate of Operating Authority
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- SPCOA Service Provider Certificate of Authority
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- CCN Certificate of Convenience and Necessity
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- ROW or Right-of-Way access line issues, compliance and reporting
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ElElectric Law |
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Administrative lawyers at the Lorenzana Law Firm, P. C. provide legal representation on issues of electric law to include:
- Representation on rate and terms of intra-state transmission service
- ERCOT regulatory issues and administrative fee appeals
- Defense of electric rule violations, retail competition issues, assistance in compliance and reporting of renewable energy goals.
- Assistance in licensing applications and licensing appeals of electric providers.
- Assistance in registration and submission and compliance of power generation companies, electric power marketers, and electric power aggregators.
- Assistance of interested party submission of proposed construction of new transmission lines and transmission route line changes or proposal submissions and or objections.
Representation of ratepayers and integrated utilities.
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Cable & Video |
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Representation before utility commission on applications or amendments to applications for a Cable and or Video State-Issued Certificate of Franchise Authority or SICFAs pursuant to PURA Section 66.003. Compliance of cable rules and regulations.
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Water & Gas Utilities |
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Representation of municipal and local governments in regulatory issues of rate increase, certification and compliance. With competitive rates our administrative law attorneys provide cost-effective legal representation and approach to contested rate and contested regulatory proceedings.
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Environmental Law |
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The environmental law attorneys and lawyers at the Lorenzana Law Firm, P. C. provide legal representation in environmental enforcement proceedings, environmental litigation, environmental contested permit hearings before Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or TCEQ and proceedings before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or EPA. Our environmental practice group include legal representation in:
- Environmental Enforcement Proceedings
- Environmental Audits
- Environmental Permitting and Applications
- Environmental Remedial Proceedings: Defense and Compliance
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Texas Lotto & Lottery Law |
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Our regulatory attorneys provide legal representation of those fortunate individuals winning the Texas lottery and or other lotto wins in terms of winning disputes, proceedings and other legal practice specific representation to include
our tax practice group and litigation. Please visit our Tax Practice Group at www.TaxAppealsAttorney.com and our Litigation Practice Group at www.LorenzanaLegal.com or call our main line at (512) 338-0529 to speak to one of our legal representatives.
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Government Contracts & Government Contract Appeals |
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Unlike commercial contracting, government contracting and procurement bidding involves a complex set of federally mandated rules and regulations relating to the process, bid, award and administration of government contracts. These laws include:
- The Armed Services Procurement Act of 1947 (ASPA), codified at 10 U.S. C. §§ 2301-2314
- The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (FPASA), codified at 40 U.S. C. §§ 471-514 and 41 U.S. C. §§ 251-260,
- The Competition in Contracting Act (CICA), codified in scattered sections of 10, 31, 40, and 41 U.SC..
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These three general federal contracting laws represent the three statutory foundations of government contract law and the federal acquisition process. The ASPA governs the acquisition of all property (except land), construction, and services by defense agencies; the FPASA governs similar civilian agency acquisitions. The CICA, applicable to both defense and civilian acquisitions, requires federal agencies to seek and obtain "full and open competition" wherever possible in the contract award process. Only in seven circumstances may a federal agency award a contract using a sole source contractor or "other than full and open competition." |
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The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) -- codified at Title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations -- contains the uniform policies and procedures for acquisitions by all federal agencies. It implements or addresses nearly every procurement-related statute or executive policy. The FAR applies to every stage of the acquisition process. |
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The government contracting and regulatory attorneys and lawyers at the Lorenzana Law Firm P. C. provide legal representation in all aspects of government contracting, bidding, award, procurement and administration, compliance and reporting. Some of our regulatory attorneys are former Judge Advocate Generals for U.S. military armed forces branches and therefore have a unique experience and training in government contracts.
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Appeal to a Board of Contract Appeals |
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There are eleven (11) agency boards of contract appeals (BCA's) where contractors file contract appeals. One of the largest of these BCA's is the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA). The basic procedure is for a contractor to initiate an appeal to the appropriate BCA by filing a "Notice of Appeal". The Notice must be filed with the BCA within ninety days of receipt of the CO's final decision. Failure to file the notice within this time defeats the board's jurisdiction to hear the case. The Notice of Appeal is usually a simple letter stating that the contractor is appealing the CO's final decision. The date of the final decision and the contract number should be included in the notice. The recorder (i.e., the clerk) of the applicable BCA will then inform the Government and the contractor that the case has been "docketed". Under the standard BCA rules, the contractor (now, "appellant") must file a complaint within thirty days of the docketing notice. The Government then has thirty days to file its answer. Agency counsel typically represent the Government before the various BCA's. |
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As with most administrative tribunals, litigation at the BCA's is somewhat less formal than in most courts. Although the BCA's administrative judge generally follows the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Federal Rules of Evidence in making procedural and evidentiary decisions, the judge need not abide by those Rules. Discovery is available in much the same fashion as before federal district courts or the COFC. |
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As with Texas and other State Administrative Law Tribunals and Judges, BCA judges will travel to accommodate the interests of the parties. If the case make it more reasonable to hold hearings away from the BCA's offices in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, the parties can request the judge to hold the hearings at a different locale or venue. After the complaint and answer have been filed, and the discovery has occurred, a hearing will be held. Thereafter, post-hearing briefs are filed. Decisions of the BCA are rendered by a three-judge panel (although usually only one judge will preside at the hearing). The BCA's decision may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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Appeal to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims |
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A government contractor initiates a proceeding at the COFC by filing a complaint within one year after the contractor receives the CO's final decision. Failure to file the complaint within this twelve-month period will result in dismissal, since this failure defeats the COFC's jurisdiction to hear the case. The Government has sixty days in which to file an answer to the contractor's complaint. The agency will be represented by a U.S. Attorney from the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Thereafter, discovery may be conducted by both parties. The COFC, like the BCA's, will also hold a trial away from its courthouse. Unlike the BCA's, the COFC has promulgated procedural rules patterned after the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Parties before the COFC will generally encounter a more formal procedure than would be found before a BCA. A decision of the COFC is rendered by a sole judge. That judge's decision may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The firm’s governmental practice group provide comprehensive legal representation at all aspects and level of governmental contracting an appeal. |
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The administrative law attorneys and regulatory lawyers for the Lorenzana Law Firm, P. C. provide a full depth of legal representation for individuals and business before state and federal regulatory agencies. Read More |
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