Cody M. Zustiak

My Approach

When clients first call me, it is often the worst day of their professional lives: they have been contacted by a licensing board or regulatory agency, and their license is on the line or they have been disqualified from working in their chosen profession. Whether it is a doctor or dentist being investigated or an assisted living or home care agency whose license application was denied, I help clients navigate through the often convoluted regulatory process and make sure they understand their rights, which includes an understanding of the timeline and the key staff within certain state agencies and boards.

I assist individuals and entities with health law, in matters such as responding to complaints by a regulatory board, audits, and proposed discipline against a professional license, and counsel them to help take away the uncertainty of what to expect. With my years of experience at the Attorney General’s office, I understand the process of administrative law, including at the Office of Administrative Hearings, and Fair Hearings before the Minnesota Department of Human Services, and their strict deadlines, and work diligently to use that process to my clients’ advantage.