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Lincoln Square Law, a practice of Mohamed Law Office, LLC

IDFPR-Licensed Professionals · Illinois

Legal Counsel for Every IDFPR-Licensed Profession

If the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation licenses you, two things are true: your entity has to be formed the professional way, PC, medical corporation, or professional-purpose LLC, registered where the profession requires it, and your license is an asset a generic business lawyer can accidentally endanger. We practice at that intersection.

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Dedicated practice pages

Built for your profession

Dental Practice Act · 225 ILCS 25

Dentists & Dental Groups

Formation, DSO/MSO boundaries, associate agreements, HIPAA, BIPA timeclocks.

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Medical Practice Act · 225 ILCS 60

Physicians & Medical Groups

Medical corporations, corporate-practice doctrine after Berlin, MSO structures, AI scribes.

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Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act · 225 ILCS 15

Psychologists & Behavioral Health

The WOPR AI-therapy law, Confidentiality Act records rules, group-practice structures.

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All other IDFPR professions

Pharmacy, Optometry, PT, Nursing, Counseling & More

The same formation-plus-compliance practice serves every IDFPR-licensed profession, each under its own act: pharmacists (225 ILCS 85), optometrists (225 ILCS 80), physical therapists (225 ILCS 90), advanced practice nurses (225 ILCS 65), clinical social workers (225 ILCS 20), professional counselors (225 ILCS 107), and veterinarians (225 ILCS 115). The pattern is constant, licensed-owner rules, professional entity registration, fee-splitting limits, records duties, and the details are profession-specific, which is exactly why the briefing starts with your act, not a template.

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Common to every IDFPR profession
  • Professional entity formation and registration (805 ILCS 10; 805 ILCS 15 for physicians; professional-purpose LLC provisions, 805 ILCS 180)
  • License-protective contracting: fee-splitting limits, ownership restrictions, supervision rules under each profession’s act
  • HIPAA where health information is handled (45 C.F.R. pts. 160, 164), plus profession-specific records statutes
  • Workforce law that arrives uninvited: BIPA (740 ILCS 14) and HB 3773’s workplace-AI rules (eff. Jan. 1, 2026)

How engagement works

We work with IDFPR-licensed professionals at three moments: formation (the right entity and ownership structure for your license type), compliance (HIPAA, contracts, records policies, and a compliance calendar), and ongoing counsel when a question, an audit, or a growth opportunity arrives. You can engage us on a fixed-scope project or a predictable monthly retainer.

Frequently asked

Do you represent solo practitioners as well as groups?

Yes, from a single licensed practitioner opening a first practice to multi-site groups and MSO/PC structures.

What does an IDFPR-licensed practice need at formation?

The right entity and ownership structure for your license type, compliant employment and associate agreements, HIPAA and records policies, and a compliance calendar for renewals and audits.

Do you help when a licensing complaint or audit arrives?

Yes. We advise on IDFPR inquiries, records requests, and building the documentation that keeps a practice audit-ready.