Florida Licensing & Administrative Defense (DBPR/DOAH) 

Experience matters,
when livelihood is on the line.

For years, the founder of Bender.legal was one of three attorneys responsible for regulating every single prescription drug manufacturer and distributor, over-the-counter drug manufacturer, cosmetic manufacturer, and medical device manufacturer.

Quick Intake

What Bender.legal handles

Licensing & Renewals

  • Initial & Renewal Applications

    Deficiency letters, background disclosures, financial-responsibility fixes. 

  • Changes & Qualifiers

    Ownership and location changes, qualifying agent updates, branches, and temporary licenses and permits.

  • Compliance Programs

    Policies, training, advertising reviews, trust/escrow policies.

Investigations & Complaints

  • Notices of Investigations & Notices of Violation

    We gather the facts, answer promptly, preserve records, manage production, and prep interviews. 

  • Regulator Interviews

    Coaching, attendance, and scope control. 

  • Early & Targeted Resolution

    Corrective-action plans and narratives that close files quickly before determination of probable cause.

Post Probable Cause Determination

  • Election of Rights & Charging

    Choose informal vs. formal hearing, protect defenses, and hit every deadline.

  • Administrative Complaints

    Responses, motions, targeted discovery, and leverage for settlement. 

  • Consent Orders

    Prepare mitigation, negotiate penalties, timelines, and, where available, no-admission language and non-disciplinary resolution.

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

General information, not legal advice.

A letter from a Florida agency telling you that a complaint or audit is open and asking for records or an interview. It’s not a finding of guilt, but it triggers short deadlines and a duty to preserve documents and devices.

1) Notice of Investigation; 2) Response/production & interviews; 3) Probable cause review (panel or agency counsel decides if there’s enough to charge); 4) If charged, you get an Administrative Complaint + Election of Rights (EOR) to pick an informal or formal (DOAH) hearing, or to seek a consent order/settlement. Some matters close early with dismissal or a guidance letter.

Your form to choose the mat: informal hearing (no disputed material facts), formal hearing at the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH), or settlement/consent orders. Deadlines are short, and ignoring it can waive rights.

Calendar the deadline, preserve records (your application, including attachments and corresondence to the department. Review the cited issues and cure if possible. If curing is not possible, litigation may be an option.

Calendar the deadline, preserve emails/texts/cloud files and devices, and send us the notice so we can plan the response.