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Overview
A Criminal Record Doesn't Have to Be a Life Sentence
Millions of Americans are locked out of jobs, housing, licenses, and other opportunities by criminal records. You can help them. This CLE takes you from the first client interview through post-relief enforcement - with the questionnaires, checklists, petition samples, and hearing strategies to do it right. Help clients restore their rights and give them a new lease on life - register today!
- Receive a ready-to-use client intake questionnaire and eligibility checklist.
- Get a rapid-reference guide to case-specific eligibility quirks and procedural traps.
- Review sample petitions and supporting affidavits you can adapt for your next filing.
- Develop ready responses to the prosecutorial objections most likely to derail your petition.
- Uncover practical tips for presenting your client's case at hearings.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Expungement, Sealing, Vacatur, and Other Relief Options
- Client Intake and Eligibility Analysis (With Questions and Checklists)
- Advocacy, Hearings, and Overcoming Prosecutorial Objections
- Drafting Effective Petitions and Affidavits (With Samples)
- Juvenile, Drug, DUI, and Other Categories: Quirks, Pitfalls, and Practice Tips
- Post-Relief Issues: Databases, Background Checks, and Enforcement
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Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total |
|---|---|---|
| California MCLE Paralegal |
|
3 Total |
| Alaska CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Alabama CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Arkansas CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Arizona CLE |
|
3 Total |
| California CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Colorado CLE |
|
4 Total |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Delaware CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Florida CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| Georgia CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Iowa CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Idaho CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Illinois CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Indiana CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Kansas CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| Kentucky CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Louisiana CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Maine CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Missouri CLE |
|
3.6 Total |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Montana CLE |
|
3 Total |
| North Carolina CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
3 Total |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
3 Total |
| New Jersey CLE |
|
3.6 Total |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Nevada CLE |
|
3 Total |
| New York CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| Ohio CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| South Carolina CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Tennessee CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Texas CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Utah CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Virginia CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Vermont CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Washington CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
3.6 Total |
| Wyoming CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Delaware Certified Paralegal Program |
|
3 Total |
| Florida Registered Paralegal |
|
3.5 Total |
| Indiana Paralegal CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals |
|
3 Total |
| North Carolina Continuing Paralegal Education |
|
3 Total |
| New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of |
|
3 Total |
| Ohio Certified Paralegals |
|
3 Total |
| NFPA |
|
0 Total |
| Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division |
|
3 Total |
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Paralegal
Agenda
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Expungement, Sealing, Vacatur, and Other Relief Options
- Expungement and Sealing of Records
- Vacatur and Post-Conviction Relief
- Pardons and Executive Clemency
- Certificates and Restoration Remedies: Firearms Rights, Occupational Licensing, Public Benefits, and Voting Rights
- Developments: Clean Slate Legislation, Eligibility Reforms, and Litigation Trends
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Client Intake and Eligibility Analysis (With Questions and Checklists)
- Initial Client Interview (With Sample Client Intake Questionnaire)
- Document Checklist: Pulling Criminal History, Court Records, and Agency Files
- Determining Eligibility
- Immigration and Collateral Consequence Screening
- Managing Expectations and Advising Clients on the Limits of Relief
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Advocacy, Hearings, and Overcoming Prosecutorial Objections
- Negotiation Strategies
- Common Prosecutorial Objections and How to Overcome Them
- Preparing for the Hearing
- Presenting Your Client's Case
- Judicial Standards and Discretion
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Drafting Effective Petitions and Affidavits (With Samples)
- Drafting Effective Petitions and Supporting Affidavits
- Filing and Notice Requirements
- Common Pitfalls to Avoid
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Juvenile, Drug, DUI, and Other Categories: Quirks, Pitfalls, and Practice Tips
- Juvenile Record Relief
- Marijuana and Drug-Related Expungements
- Domestic Violence Cases
- DUI and Traffic-Related Offenses
- Sex Offense Cases
- Federal Criminal Records
- Military Criminal Records
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Post-Relief Issues: Databases, Background Checks, and Enforcement
- Confirming Record Updates With Agencies
- Private Database Issues (Data Brokers That Don't Update)
- Background Check Dispute Procedures
- Employer/Landlord Liability for Using Expunged Records
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for attorneys. Paralegals handling criminal record relief matters will also benefit.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Arturo A. Burga
is the founder of Burga Law Firm PC. He is an immigration and criminal defense attorney. With unparalleled expertise in deportation defense, immigration bonds, and ICE-related legal matters, Mr. Burga is dedicated to protecting non-citizens facing criminal charges, ensuring they stay united with their families and secure in their communities. He earned his B.S. degree from Utah State University and his J.D. degree from Glendale University College of Law. Mr. Burga is admitted to practice law in California.
Speaker bio
Mark W. Rutherford
is an attorney with Thrasher Buschmann & Voelkel, P.C., in Indianapolis, where he practices in the areas of business and entrepreneur law, transactional legal opinions, white collar defense (administrative and criminal), election law and litigation. Mr. Rutherford is a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association, the Indiana State Bar Association and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He earned his B.A. degree from Wabash College and his J.D. degree from Valparaiso University School of Law.
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