California Felony Expungement Attorneys

For over 30 years the experienced Los Angeles felony defense lawyers at the Law Offices of Lawrence Wolf have been defending the rights of clients accused of serious offenses. But our legal assistance does not end there. If you have a felony conviction on your record, our Los Angeles felony expungement attorneys may be able to have the offense reduced to a misdemeanor of cleared so that you may get on with your life. We know that with any type of conviction there are restrictions placed on the individual. Upon expungement of the offense or with a reduction to a misdemeanor, you will have the freedom that you once had. If you would like to have your felony conviction cleared or reduced to a misdemeanor from your criminal record, contact the Law Offices of Lawrence Wolf today for a free consultation.

If you have a felony conviction on your criminal record, you should contact a California felony expungement lawyer at the Law Offices of Lawrence Wolf to discuss having your record cleared or altered. With a criminal record that shows felony convictions, you may find that you have a difficult time procuring respectable employment, decent housing, and other opportunities that you are entitled to. The accomplished California felony expungement lawyers at the Law Offices of Lawrence Wolf have experience in many areas of criminal law, including clearing criminal records. An expungement is a very complicated procedure, which should be handled by an attorney who has successfully cleared numerous criminal records.

California Penal Code Section 1203.4 (a) states that: "In any case in which a defendant has fulfilled the conditions of probation for the entire period of probation, or has been discharged prior to the termination of the period of probation, or in any other case in which a court, in its discretion and the interests of justice, determines that a defendant should be granted the relief available under this section, the defendant shall, at any time after the termination of the period of probation, if he or she is not then serving a sentence for any offense, on probation for any offense, or charged with the commission of any offense, be permitted by the court to withdraw his or her plea of guilty or plea of nolo contendere and enter a plea of not guilty; or, if he or she has been convicted after a plea of not guilty, the court shall set aside the verdict of guilty; and, in either case, the court shall thereupon dismiss the accusations or information against the defendant and except as noted below, he or she shall thereafter be released from all penalties and disabilities resulting from the offense of which he or she has been convicted, except as provided in Section 13555 of the Vehicle Code."

A petition requesting expungement of your conviction must be filed with the court and state what steps you have taken to meet the required criteria to be eligible for expungement. In certain cases, a felony conviction may be reduced to a misdemeanor and then properly expunged; while in other cases proof of rehabilitation will assist in getting your record cleared. In Los Angeles County, you may file a petition after you have finished your probation, your probation has been discharged, or your sentence has been completed and you do not have to serve probation.

Unfortunately, not all convictions can be cleared from an individual's criminal record. Our California felony record expungement attorneys will be able to let you know if your felony can be cleared, and if so, we will follow all of the necessary steps to have your criminal record expunged as soon as possible.