Until today, I had no idea that there are a handful of websites in existence that supposedly devote their resources to assisting individuals “clear off” their criminal records at a “more reasonable” or “reduced” rate. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised as ultimately you can find pretty much any type…
I often receive phone calls from pro se petitioners (individuals who have previously filed their own Petitions for Executive Clemency), as well as other attorneys, inquiring about how to check the status of their own/their client’s petition. Even though petitions are addressed directly to our state governor, they are initially…
“I am a solo practitioner attorney who devotes a significant portion of my practice to criminal records law. I represent many individuals in need of executive clemency in order to “clean off” their criminal records. I sincerely appreciated the Dec. 28 editorial [“Decide quicker on clemency cases“] about the importance…
Many of my clients are finding themselves in the position of needing to petition for executive clemency in order to clear even one felony theft charge from their criminal record. As I’ve previously mentioned, someone with even one conviction in his/her past is not eligible for relief through the expungement…
My clients can be very dismayed when they first learn that their criminal records are not eligible for either expungement or sealing under Illinois law (see 20 ILCS 2630/5 et seq.) However, all is not lost at this point; a petition for executive clemency may be a feasible solution for…