“It wasn’t that big of a deal.” I’ve heard this sort of sentiment in countless expungement and pardon hearings by somebody minimizing what occurred in the original case. I practice in both Minnesota and Wisconsin and
If you have an old felony conviction in Wisconsin that you are wanting to get off your record, applying for a pardon is how one goes about removing that record. There is a lot that goes into making the best argument for...
As a Minnesota Pardon Attorney, I frequently gets calls from people who are eager to clear their record but apprehensive about the chances of losing their pardon case. It’s understandable to have fears if the facts of your
Minnesota has significantly expanded its expungement laws in recent years, giving many people new opportunities to clear their criminal records. Most of the headlines focused on marijuana and cannabis offenses—but what...
As a Wisconsin attorney that focuses on obtaining record relief after a conviction occurred, I am often asked about expungement. The problem is that Wisconsin does not have “expungement” in the way the term is used in...