Are you looking for lawyers for expungement in New Jersey?  If so, contact the experienced New Jersey expungement lawyers at Katherine O’Brien Law today.

Did you know that if you have ever been arrested and/or charged with a criminal offense, you now have a criminal record that will stay with you for life – unless you have the record expunged?  Even if the charges against you were dismissed or your were found not guilty or acquitted of the offense anyone running a background check on you will be able to see that you were arrested as well as what the original charges were for.

At Katherine O’Brien Law, our New Jersey expungement lawyers understand how important it is to have a clean criminal history.  Our expungement lawyers are prepared to work with you in expunging your record so that it no longer comes up on a background check.

Expunge Definition

In New Jersey, if you have been charged with a criminal offense, you may be able to have that record expunged.  Expungement means that the criminal record will be “extracted and isolated.”  Expungement does not literally destroy or erase your criminal records.  Instead, your records will be segregated and made not generally available to the public.

This means that any courts, police departments, or other agencies that have your records, will be required to move your expunged records to an isolated location.  The records that will be expunged include your fingerprints, photographs, complaints, warrants, and other processing records.

After expungement, your arrest and/or conviction information will no longer be publicly available.  Thus, employers, landlords, creditors, and any others conducting criminal background checks will not be able to view the expunged records.  Instead, they would receive a message of “no record” in response to a search.

To read more about the effects of expungement in New Jersey, read our post on the Effect of Expungement.  

Expungement Eligibility  

Under New Jersey law, there are certain requirements that must be met in order for an offense to be eligible for expungement.  The law regarding expungement eligibility in New Jersey is not only complex, but it is also rapidly changing.  Thus, you should use online “Expungement Eligibility Quizzes” with caution as our knowledgeable expungement lawyers have noticed that many of these tools are out of date.  Instead, while you are always encouraged to research your particular matter online, it is highly recommended that you also speak with an expungement lawyer.

At Katherine O’Brien Law, we offer free Expungement Analysis Sessions, where we obtain your criminal history and then speak to you regarding your expungement eligibility.  Call us today or fill out our Expungement Interview Form to get started with your free Expungement Analysis Session.

In addition, you can read more about New Jersey’s law regarding expungement eligibility on our website or scan our informative New Jersey Expungement Blog for additional information.

New Jersey Lawyers for Expungement – $895.00 Expungements

Our expungement lawyers can help you determine your eligibility for expungement, no matter what charges may lay in your past. We are committed to helping you to build a more promising future and to create new opportunities you and for your family.

The lawyers at Katherine O’Brien Law understand the impact that a criminal history can have on your life. You may face difficulties obtaining employment, professional licenses, or admission to educational programs. Through expungement, however, we can help you obtain many of those opportunities, thereby improving your quality of life.

Best of all our expungement services are affordable, with all-inclusive expungements starting at just $895.00.  Moreover, we offer flexible payment plans and can start working on your case for only $350.00 down. If you would like to learn more about expungement contact us today to schedule a consultation with one of our knowledgeable lawyers.

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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.