New Jersey Expungement Cost

Katherine O’Brien Law charges affordable, flat-rate fees for New Jersey expungements.

Our pricing is as follows:

• $895.00 for a basic expungement;
• $100.00 for each additional arrest; and
• An additional $1,200.00 if you are applying for an “early pathway” expungement or if you are applying for the expungement of a conviction for possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS) with the intent to sell/distribute. This additional fee covers the cost of a legal brief, plea and sentencing transcripts, and one court appearance.

Our expungement fees are all-inclusive, meaning they cover all filing fees, court costs, and other expenses. We do not bill you for any other costs or expenses.

Flexible Payment Plans

In addition, at Katherine O’Brien Law, we recognize that many individuals who are seeking to expunge their criminal records are currently unemployed or looking to obtain a better position. Oftentimes, this is the result of the criminal record they are seeking to expunge. We, therefore, offer flexible payment plans and can start working on your expungement for as little as $350.00 down.

All-Inclusive Fees

Attorney fees associated with expungements in New Jersey can be quite high. Therefore, if you are shopping around for a New Jersey expungement lawyer, make sure you inquire as to whether or not the fees you are quoted are all-inclusive. Some expungement attorneys will charge a lower flat rate fee, but then bill you for additional costs. At Katherine O’Brien Law, all of our expungement fees are all-inclusive. Thus, they cover all court costs, filing fees, and other expenses. There are no surprises or hidden fees.

We Update Online, Private Databases — For FREE!

As part of all of our expungement services, we include – absolutely free of charge – the invaluable service of updating your records with private, online background check companies. If you have had your criminal record expunged by the court, you have won half of the battle. While you have done everything possible to clean up your government record, old information is most likely still being held and distributed by private background check providers. At Katherine O’Brien Law, we take proactive measures on behalf of our clients to notify them of our clients’ expungements. Other expungement lawyers either do not offer this service at all or charge anywhere from $200 – $400 additional for this service. At Katherine O’Brien Law, we give our clients confidence in knowing that, no matter where they go, their record has been properly expunged.

Not only do we make sure that your expunged records are removed by private, online databases, but we also make sure that the state/governmental agencies have properly expunged your records in accordance with the expungement order. Surprisingly, the expungement lawyers at Katherine O’Brien Law has found a very high rate of error with regard to the proper updating of the state databases – despite the relevant agencies being properly served with the expungement order. We estimate an error rate of approximately 25% to 30%, in fact. Thus, an expungement lawyer’s work is not done until they have verified — post-expungement — that the state databases have been properly updated to remove your expunged offenses.

In addition, despite our diligent and proper handling of your expungement, due to the nature of information exchange via the Internet, it is possible that your expunged record might be improperly revealed by an internet background check company. Although this is rare due to our dedication to ensuring that your expunged records are properly removed from all governmental and private sources, if this does happen to you, we offer a free lifetime record removal service to all of our expungement clients. This means that we will immediately reach out to the relevant background check company on your behalf and demand that they not only remove your expunged records from their system but also correct any reports that were issued on your behalf. Other law firms provide you with a form letter and instructions on how to do this yourself.

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Why Choose Katherine O’Brien Law?

√ Our flat-rate expungement fees are all-inclusive and include all court costs, filing fees, and other expenses. Moreover, we guarantee you will receive an expungement or we will refund our fees in full!

√ We update online, private background check companies regarding your expungement – absolutely free of any additional fees!

√ After your expungement is granted, we check governmental databases to ensure that the agencies have properly updated their records – you would be surprised at how often we encounter expunged records in these databases – despite proper service of the expungement order.

√ We offer free, lifetime record removal services should your expunged records ever be improperly revealed.

√ We will obtain non-certified court records, should you ever need them in the future (this is important since, once they are expunged, you will not be able to obtain them).

√ Katherine O’Brien, Esq., an experienced New Jersey expungement lawyer, will personally handle your expungement from beginning to end.

√ We are a local New Jersey law firm. Don’t hire a “national” law firm located in California or Texas to handle your New Jersey expungement!

√ We serve the entire State of New Jersey.

√ You get the peace of mind that experienced New Jersey expungement lawyer Katherine O’Brien, who focuses almost solely on New Jersey expungements, is handling your case and providing you with the very best expungement services at the best price.

√ Clients are our utmost priority. We pledge to provide you with responsive communication and to keep you updated along the way.

Our Guaranteed Expungement Service* includes all of the following:

When we handle your expungement, our service includes not only obtaining the actual court order expunging/sealing your records but we will also:

Guaranteed Expungement* or Your Money Back! We are so confident in our services that we will guarantee expungement or we will refund our legal fee in full.
Obtain non-certified dispositions for your records. Before expunging/sealing your record, you should obtain your case dispositions for your files since, once the records are ordered expunged/sealed, you will likely not be able to obtain them. Should you ever be required to disclose or need access to your expunged/sealed records for any reason, it will be tough, if not impossible, to obtain them once your cases have been expunged/sealed. As part of our representation, we will obtain non-certified case dispositions on your behalf. Moreover, should you require certified case dispositions (usually required for immigration proceedings), we can also obtain those on your behalf for an additional fee.
Ensure that your expunged/sealed records are removed from private databases. As part of our representation of you, we will not only obtain an order expunging/sealing your records and ensure that your records are removed from the applicable state agencies’ databases, but we will go the extra mile by providing – at no additional cost – the invaluable service of making sure that the various online, private background check databases (such as Checkr, Truthfinder, Sterling, etc.) have removed your expunged records from their databases. Other law firms either do not offer this service at all or charge upwards of $200 to $400 additional for this service. At Katherine O’Brien Law, when we say that we will handle your expungement/sealing from start to finish for a flat fee price, we mean it, and we go above and beyond for our clients to ensure their expunged records are removed for good from all possible sources.
Ensure that your expunged records are removed from government databases. After the court orders your expungement and the expungement order is served on the applicable government agencies, such as the police department that arrested you, the applicable court, the probation office, the county prosecutor, etc., the expungement lawyers at Katherine O’Brien Law will go above and beyond by confirming that your records were actually removed from the applicable databases. You would not believe how frequently we have found the state agencies to have failed to properly update their databases – despite proper service of the expungement order by our office. Shockingly, we have found that approximately one-third of the time, government agencies have failed to remove expunged records from these databases properly. We cannot stress how important it is to verify, post-expungement, that the state agencies, such as the municipal courts, have removed your records per the expungement order.
Offer free lifetime record removal services. Finally, despite our diligent and proper handling of your case and our dedication to ensuring that your records have been appropriately removed from the state and private databases, with the advent of the internet and information sharing, it is possible that an Internet background check company might improperly reveal your expunged record. Should this happen to you, we offer a free lifetime record removal service to our expungement/sealing clients. We will immediately reach out to the relevant background check company on your behalf and demand that they remove your expunged records from their system and correct any reports issued on your behalf. Other law firms provide you with a form letter and instructions on how to do this yourself.

*The use of the word “guaranteed” in attorney advertisements specifically refers to a refund policy and does not imply a guarantee of any particular outcome in your legal case. Legal cases are inherently unpredictable, and the result of any legal matter cannot be assured. Katherine O’Brien Law guarantees that you will receive a full refund of our legal fee if you do not obtain the desired outcome. This guarantee applies solely to the refund and not to the success or outcome of your case. Please also be advised that if expungement was denied for your failure to disclose your entire criminal record, the guarantee does not apply. For more information and to discuss your specific legal situation, please consult with one of our experienced attorneys.

Professional, Affordable Expungement Lawyers

At the Law Office of Katherine O’Brien, all of these costs are included in our fee. For basic expungements, we charge an affordable fixed fee of $895.00 to handle your expungement in a professional and timely manner. The Law Office of Katherine O’Brien handles expungements throughout the State of New Jersey, including in Gloucester County, Atlantic County, Burlington County, Cape May County, Camden County, Cumberland County, Ocean County, and Salem County. Schedule a free consultation today!