Program Description:
Attorneys Dalrymple and Dr. Flynn will begin by commenting on the information that Mr. Darrel Spinks shares at 1 -2 PM, from their perspective as legal consultants to clinicians. From there, they will address additional topics, time-permitting. At the top of most mental health professionals’ list of topics are questions about records requests and subpoenas, licensing board complaints, new rules and changes, and navigating the complexities of interstate practice. Registrants also have an opportunity to suggest topics in advance by answering a question embedded in the registration form.
About Our Speakers
Kenda Dalrymple is Managing Partner of Dalrymple, Shellhorse & Diamond, L.L.P., one of the oldest woman-owned law firms in Austin, Texas. She received Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Baylor University in 1985, and her law degree from Baylor University School of Law in 1993.
Mrs. Dalrymple practices in the areas of administrative law and health law, with special emphasis on representing professionals in licensure and complaint cases before Texas licensing and regulatory boards. She regularly consults with health care providers regarding ethics, private practice dilemmas, and risk management issues. She has been married to Bill Dalrymple, her college sweetheart, since 1985. They live in Cedar Park with their loyal dog pack.
Since becoming a lawyer in 2008, Dr. Michael Flynn has assisted mental health professionals across Texas, with a variety of legal matters involving professional practice and licensing. He has assisted mental health professionals with a wide range of matters including licensing board complaints, responses to subpoenas and depositions, setting up and managing business formations, and employment issues.
Dr. Flynn took his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Middle Tennessee State University, a master’s degree and a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Texas, and a Juris Doctorate from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. Dr. Flynn has taught undergraduate psychology courses at The University of North Texas, Texas Woman’s University, and Holy Family College in Philadelphia. Beginning in 2009, Dr. Flynn traveled around Texas, teaching seminars in risk management and mental health law.
Dr. Flynn is a member of theTexas Psychological Association, the Texas State Bar Association, the AFCC, and both the Fort Worth and the Dallas Psychological Associations.
