Dimishing Returns

On his California License Law Blog, Fredrick M. Ray has a nice essay on why it is better to have legal intervention in an administrative action early than late, "The Rule of Diminishing Returns in License Law". Opening paragraph:

Years of experience have taught me that there is a rule of diminishing returns in licensing law.  In general, the earlier in the development of a problem that I intervene, the more effective I can be in limiting damage to a license or license application.  Two examples of this principle transpired in the last 24 hours at the office, when two different criminal defense attorneys called me for advice on how to be resolve criminal cases for their professional clients to minimize license discipline.  A simple 15 minute conversation today can yield a greater benefit than 150 hours of work on an appeal years in the future.

I believe I can safely say that this principle applies across the board in administrative law. EMM