Sharp & Cobos, L.L.P.

Sharp & Cobos, L.L.P. | Health Care Administrative Law Attorney

Sharp & Cobos, L.L.P. is an Austin, Texas, boutique law firm dedicated exclusively to health care and administrative law. The firm represents physicians, nurses, physician assistants, dentists, psychologists, counselors, pharmacists, and other licensed health care professionals throughout Texas. For providers facing licensing, regulatory, disciplinary, or credentialing issues, working with a health care administrative law attorney can help protect both professional standing and the ability to continue practicing.

Founded in 1999, Sharp & Cobos has built its practice around the legal and regulatory challenges unique to health care professionals. The firm’s attorneys bring more than 100 years of combined experience and have backgrounds that include service with the Texas Medical Board, the Texas Attorney General’s Office, and other state health agencies. This experience gives the firm a practical understanding of how licensing boards, regulatory agencies, and administrative proceedings operate.

A major part of the firm’s work involves professional licensing board complaints and investigations. Sharp & Cobos represents licensees before state licensing agencies and commissions when allegations could lead to disciplinary action, license restrictions, or other professional consequences. The attorneys also assist with license applications, renewals, and credentialing matters, including cases involving prior disciplinary history, criminal history, malpractice concerns, substance-related issues, and peer review matters.

The firm also represents clients in administrative hearings and mediation before the State Office of Administrative Hearings, commonly known as SOAH. These proceedings can arise after a license denial or proposed disciplinary action. A health care administrative law attorney can help clients understand the administrative process, respond to agency allegations, prepare evidence, and evaluate opportunities for settlement or mediation when appropriate.

Sharp & Cobos handles a broader range of health care regulatory matters as well. Its practice includes Medicare and Medicaid audits, fraud and reimbursement disputes, federal health care provider exclusions, peer review proceedings, DEA and controlled substance matters, HIPAA-related concerns, and collateral civil or criminal proceedings involving health care professionals. The firm also advises clients on physician health programs, substance use issues, mental health matters, and peer assistance programs when those concerns intersect with professional licensing.

The attorneys have represented clients before the Texas Medical Board, Texas Board of Nursing, Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, Texas State Board of Pharmacy, CMS, Texas Medicaid, and numerous other regulatory and licensing bodies. Their experience includes contested administrative cases, peer review hearings, mediation, appeals, and compliance-related matters.

For health care professionals, a licensing or regulatory dispute can affect a career built over many years. Sharp & Cobos focuses on providing practical legal guidance while carefully addressing the professional and regulatory issues involved in each case.

Health care providers throughout Texas seeking a health care administrative law attorney can turn to Sharp & Cobos, L.L.P. for representation in licensing, disciplinary, credentialing, administrative hearing, and health care regulatory matters. The firm is located in Austin and serves licensed professionals across the state.