Expungement of Criminal Records

Expunge a Criminal Record in New Jersey

Imagine that you are applying for a new job. Your prospects look bright — you have achieved academic success and personal satisfaction. You attend an interview for a position and are filing out the application form until something on the page stops you. This job requires a clean criminal record. Your mind races back to that time in college when you were arrested for shoplifting or drug possession.

While today your life is productive and free of the reckless behaviors of adolescence, your past may still haunt you, marring your future. At the office of A. Bret Steig, Attorney at Law, in Roseland, New Jersey, I work with clients to expunge a criminal record and obtain a fresh start. Contact me today for a free initial phone consultation.

Removing the Barrier

Specialized jobs, those in home health care or those that require a commercial driver's license for example, often require a clean criminal record. Even though you have committed no crime in recent years, the presence of a past conviction on your criminal records can have a debilitating effect on your job prospects. Perhaps you feel your past will continue to haunt you and limit your career prospects.

Fortunately, New Jersey state law allows people to expunge a criminal record that is over 10 years old. With an expungement, you can confidently tell a prospective employer that your record is clean, and their background check will confirm this.

Cleaning the Slate

I work with clients who wish to make a fresh start, helping to file an expungement petition with the court. Having assisted numerous clients in this way, I understand the procedures involved and the issues that can potentially complicate matters. If you have multiple offenses on your record, the process becomes more complex. In addition, there are crimes that simply cannot be expunged from a criminal record. When you meet with me to discuss your case, I will give you an honest assessment and help in the process to prove that your penalty for your past crime has been paid in full by assisting you in expunging your records when possible.

For legal assistance aimed at helping you remove the barriers that can keep you from making a fresh start, contact me, A. Bret Steig, Attorney at Law, today.