Legal Opinion
Ake v. Bureau of Professional & Occupational Affairs, State Board of Accountancy
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 20, 2009No. 1103 C.D. 2008PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.1
Kevin Allen Ake petitions for review of an adjudication of the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, State Board of Accountancy (Board), which revoked Ake’s certificate of certified public accountant and license to practice public accounting in Pennsylvania (collectively, CPA credentials) because of his 2002 criminal harassment conviction in the State of Illinois. Ake contends that the Board abused its discretion by imposing the maximum penalty authorized by Section 9.1(a) of the CPA Law, Act of May 26, 1947, P.L. 318, added by Act of September 2, 1961,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Slawek v. BD. OF MED. ED. & LICENSURESupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Secretary of Revenue v. John's Vending Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Foose v. BD. OF VEHICLE MFRS.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Goldberger v. State Board of AccountancyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
- Lajevic v. Department of State, Bureau of Professional & Occupational AffairsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
3Cited by19 opinions
- Johnson v. Allegheny Intermediate UnitCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Bethea-Tumani v. Bureau of Professional & Occupational AffairsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Philadelphia Entertainment & Development Partners, L.P. v. Pennsylvania Gaming Control BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Kirkpatrick v. Bureau of Professional & Occupational Affairs, State Board of Barber ExaminersCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Abruzzese v. Bureau of Prof'l & Occupational AffairsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.