Helmy v. Department of Business & Professional Regulation

KAHN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a final order entered by an administrative law judge (ALJ) of the Division of Administrative Hearings. In that order, the ALJ declined to award appellant, Sarny Helmy, attorneys’ fees pursuant to section 57.111, Florida Statutes (1991). We reverse.

In 1992, appellant Helmy’s license to practice veterinary medicine in Florida had been suspended by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (Department), effective December 23,1991. As a result of a “sting” operation in Dr. Helmy’s veterinary clinic, the Department issued a complaint against Dr.…