Government Regulation

Advocates for private companies burdened by government regulation

Advocates for private companies
burdened by government regulation

Advocates for private companies burdened by government regulation

Administrative Law and Regulatory Compliance Lawyers

Lang Thal King & Hanson offers decades of experience and certified expertise in championing the interests of closely held companies against federal, state and local government agencies.

Growing a business and turning a profit are challenging enough under the best of circumstances.

When ever-increasing government regulations, licensing requirements, and inspections threaten your company, you can turn to Lang Thal King & Hanson's administrative law attorneys for pro-business advocacy in:

  • Getting and protecting your business or professional license
  • Responding to inspections and notices of violation
  • Representing you against regulatory agencies
  • Aggressive and experienced representation in administrative hearings
  • Defending your interests in Arizona courts

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Pro-Business Advocates

Jamie Hanson is a former chief counsel for the Arizona Registrar of Contractors and is a Certified Administrative Law Specialist (Arizona Board of Legal Specialization).

Kent Lang, Mike Thal, Jason Clark, Erika Johnsen and Mickell Summerhays have successfully represented Arizona-licensed businesses in hundreds of administrative hearings, consumer complaints, licensing disciplinary actions, and other regulatory proceedings.

Regulatory Issues

  • Business and professional licensure and disciplinary matters
  • Consumer complaints
  • Employment practices
  • Environmental protection
  • Workplace safety and health

"Administrative Law." It might sound boring, but it's anything but.

In contrast to the formality and relative order of a lawsuit, hearings before an administrative law judge are the Wild West of contested regulatory action. Outside the comfortable environment of trial court, even a top business litigator can quickly feel like a stranger in a strange land.

The proceedings are relatively informal, the rules can be murky, and there's a better-than-even chance that your opponent will be self-represented.

Combine those qualities with the fact that a regulatory agency has already determined your guilt, and you can quickly anticipate the value of being represented by an experienced Administrative Law attorney who knows the ropes, has good instincts, and can think on his feet and adapt quickly to unusual rulings and other developments.

"Administrative Law." It might sound boring, but it's anything but.

In contrast to the formality and relative order of a lawsuit, hearings before an administrative law judge are the Wild West of contested regulatory action. Outside the comfortable environment of trial court, even a top business litigator can quickly feel like a stranger in a strange land.

The proceedings are relatively informal, the rules can be murky, and there's a better-than-even chance that your opponent will be self-represented.

Combine those qualities with the fact that a regulatory agency has already determined your guilt, and you can quickly anticipate the value of being represented by an experienced Administrative Law attorney who knows the ropes, has good instincts, and can think on his feet and adapt quickly to unusual rulings and other developments.

Levels of Government

  • U.S. Department of Labor
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
  • Arizona Registrar of Contractors
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Arizona Department of Water Resources
  • Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
  • Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control
  • Industrial Commission of Arizona, Division of Occupational Safety and Health
  • Arizona Corporation Commission
  • Arizona Secretary of State
  • State professional licensing agencies
  • Maricopa County Air Quality Department
  • Maricopa County Environmental Services Department
  • Maricopa County Office of Procurement Services
  • City public works and licensing departments

Articles on Government Regulation

Construction site sign

OSHA takeover update: Comment period extended by 60 days, public hearing postponed

By Lang Thal King & Hanson • 19 Aug, 2022
If OSHA strips workplace safety enforcement from the state, Arizona employers should expect a much harsher regulatory environment.
Home construction

Arizona contractors can be liable to pay financial restitution to homeowners

By Mickell Summerhays • 24 Mar, 2022
A $74,000 order issued by the Arizona Registrar of Contractors illustrates the potential consequences for contractors of restitution orders, as well as a possible shift toward more aggressive restitution orders in the future.
Arizona courts building

Good news for Arizona businesses: Appealing a state regulatory ruling now leads to a fresh trial in Superior Court

By Jamie Hanson • 06 Dec, 2021
Thanks to 2021 amendments to Arizona law, in an appeal of a state regulatory action, the Superior Court must disregard the state regulator’s original decision.
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