Nick Jurkowitz  Partner

• Successfully represented a client with residential substance abuse and intensive outpatient treatment facilities against an insurance company’s request for overpayment for services rendered for a former patient. The insurance company was requesting more than $100,000 repayment based on its findings. After the firm appealed the decision, the insurance company completely dismissed the overpayment request.
• Successfully represented a physician seeking to terminate his probation in a Medical Board action. The physician had been placed on seven years probation. Fenton Jurkowitz Law Group filed a petition to terminate the physician’s probation early and, after a full hearing on the petition, the administrative law judge terminated his probation.
• Successfully represented a client before the Department of Social Services concerning the client’s license to operate a community day care center. The Department of Social Services sought to revoke the license and exclude the client, for life, from being involved in any way with the community day care. After a full hearing and presentation of evidence, the administrative law judge found in Fenton Jurkowitz Law Group’s favor and placed the licensee on a short suspension and three years probation. The Department of Social Services subsequently decided to non-adopt the decision, which the firm appealed. The Department of Social Services then reinstated the judge’s ruling and removed the suspension order after hearing the firm’s appeal.
• Successfully represented a sober living facility client in a precedent setting appeal concerning a tax audit before the City of Los Angeles. The City assessed the sober living facility’s residents with a sober living facility and transient occupancy tax , which is the same type of tax that is assessed to hotels, motels, etc. The tax was overturned after the firm appealed the decision to the Board of Review, which agreed with the firm’s argument that residents in a sober living facility are not transients as defined under the tax code. If the transient tax had been upheld it could have applied to all Los Angeles sober living houses and had dire financial consequences for the industry.
• Defended Southern California physician in accusation brought by Medical Board alleging several quality of care issues. Negotiated successfully for a letter of reprimand in lieu of trial.
• Represented physician member of Board of Directors of California of a medical corporation in action to compel disclosure of corporate accounting documents.
• Defended Southern California nurse in accusation by Board of Nursing alleging that nurse disobeyed physician’s orders. After a full trial, obtained a dismissal of all accusations.
• Represented a physician who was terminated from a medical corporation and denied vested stock options. After filing a lawsuit, negotiated a full settlement that provided payment to physician for all lost wages, full issuance of vested stock options and payment of all physician attorney fees.
• Represented and advised numerous physicians’ employees regarding disability discrimination by California medical corporation employers.
• Represented California physician in a dispute with former business partner and business partner’s corporation. Initiated litigation on behalf of physician by filing a lawsuit seeking damages for breach of contract and fraud. After a full trial, obtained a judgment from defendant corporation awarding physician $134,000 in damages.
• Represented resident physician in dispute with residency program regarding termination from program.
• Represented numerous physicians in fulfilling mandatory disclosure requirements before the California Medical Board for criminal convictions.
• Defended California pharmacy technician in accusation brought by California Board of Pharmacy alleging substance abuse violations.  Obtained favorable settlement for pharmacy technician and avoided trial.
• Represented California physician before Medical Board investigation for overprescribing pain medication.
• Defended Los Angeles physician in lawsuit filed by former patient for negligence and discrimination.  Obtained favorable settlement for physician limited to nuisance value payment and avoided trial.
• Successfully represented physician in arbitration hearing involving breach of contract allegations by a Southern California hospital.
• Represented Los Angeles physician in dispute with former business partner physicians regarding their breach of a contract and their failure to return leased medical equipment. Following full trial, obtained a judgment in favor of client that included payment in full of all monies owed under the contract and return of leased equipment to client.
• Represented physical therapist in an investigation by the Physical Therapy Board of California that culminated in the Board taking no action against the physical therapist.

• Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Attorney-Client Mediation and Arbitration Services
• Member, State Bar of California Health Law Section
• Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Health Law Section
• Member, Health Care Compliance Association
• Member, California Society of Health Care Attorneys
• “Best Lawyers in America” (2016-Present)
• “Up-and-Coming 100: Southern California Rising Stars” (2015-2017)
• Thomson Reuters Southern California “Super Lawyers – Rising Stars” (2014-Present)
• Pasadena Magazine Top Attorney (2019)

• George Washington University Law School (J.D. with honors, 2008)
• University of California, San Diego (A.B., 2005)

Nick enjoys playing on a softball team, watching movies and teaching his daughter how to cheer on the Los Angeles Dodgers.