Board Certified in Administrative Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Franklin represents professional licensees before an array of Agencies, Board, Commissions and Departments. Primarily, he represents healthcare licensees, including physicians before the Texas Medical Board (“TMB”), where he previously worked as a Staff Attorney.

Franklin also maintains a docket of cases with the Department of Regulatory Agencies (“DORA”) in Colorado.

Franklin is experienced in informal conferences, temporary suspension, and revocation hearings. He has also done mediations and contested case hearings at the State Office of Administrative Hearings (“SOAH”). 

Franklin is a Principal at Germer Beaman & Brown PLC. He was selected by his peers as a 2018, 2020, and 2021 Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star in Administrative Law.

Franklin represents not only licensees, but also license applicants before numerous state and federal agencies. Overall, his practice includes representing:

Physicians, nurses, dentists, physician assistants, pharmacists, marriage therapists, counselors, social workers, psychologists, podiatrists, optometrists, physical therapists, mortgage lenders, insurance agents/adjustors, audiologists, dieticians, speech pathologists, real estate agents, engineers, licensed peace officers, teachers, electricians, air condition contractors, barbers, engineers, land surveyors, and other occupations/professions.

Franklin also represents many trade occupation licensees. Before working at the TMB, he was a Prosecutor at the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (“TLDR”).

Prior to practicing law in Austin, Franklin served his country in the United States Army JAG Corps. Stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, Baghdad, Iraq, and Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Franklin prosecuted numerous felony cases as a Trial Counsel, Senior Prosecutor, and Chief of Military Justice. Franklin was Awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for trying the most cases in Iraq in 2010, and prior to that was Awarded the Army Commendation Medal for being recognized as the top prosecutor at Fort Hood, Texas, which is the busiest criminal law jurisdiction in the United States Army.

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Franklin continues to serve by defending those who defend America.  As a Major and Trial Defense Services (TDS') atrorney in the Texas Army National Guard (and before that two years as TDS in the Army Reserves), Franklin proudly and successfully representes Soldiers and Texas Veterans in administrative separation Boards and Art 15 non-judicial punishment proceedings, as well as in Office of Complex Investigations (“OCI”) cases, and more.   

Franklin uses that experience by representing Active Duty, Reserveists, and National Guardsmen throughout the globe from all branches: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force.