Florida's job market can be very competitive. And even if you have spent years in school or on the job acquiring your work credentials, there will always be others who have equally impressive resumes. So when an employer is considering which candidates to interview or...
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DUI Expungement
Cleaning a record of criminal charges
Did you know it has been estimated that every year 1 in every 135 people will be arrested for driving under the influence? And without sealing or an expungement, your record could reflect this criminal conviction for three-quarters of a century. Few, if any,...
A representation of yourself
With new legislation comes new DUI laws and changes to existing DUI laws. However, judges and prosecutors are less likely to change and often. Hopefully, though, your attorney has worked with the majority of them. When you hire an attorney, you should use the same...
Expungement for your DUI
You may not understand fully what an expungement is. Perhaps because, in different states, the ability to expunge something from your record is determined through varying qualifiers and can mean different things in different places. In Florida, the ability to...
What are the legal effects of an expungement?
We all make mistakes and no one is without faults. We know this to be true and yet the justice system seeks to penalize those who are caught making a mistake in order to teach a lesson and minimize future mistakes. But sometimes, part of the challenge of learning a...
Will Florida be the next ‘Ban the Box’ policy state?
Having a criminal history, with or without conviction, is actually pretty common. Many times, individuals that have a relatively minor criminal history opt to have their record expunged or sealed to prevent it from impacting aspects of their life such as their...
Avoid frustration later by having your record expunged
Despite what many people believe, having a criminal record expunged is not a simple process. Sealing or expunging an arrest record can be both frustrating and difficult. Unfortunately, it is one of the best ways for individuals to avoid the negative impact a...
Why you should consider expungement
Anyone who has received a DUI understands firsthand just how big of an impact a DUI charge can have on your future. Putting aside the embarrassment, fines and jail time, a DUI charge and conviction can cast a negative shadow on every area of an your personal and...
Mental illness and DUI
When an officer suspects a driver is under the influence of alcohol or drugs, they can pull them over on suspicion of DUI. Many times it is drugs or alcohol that is responsible for an individuals erratic or dangerous driving. However, occasionally other underlying...
Why is getting a charge expunged so important in Florida?
If you're like a lot of our Florida readers, then you might have a conviction on your criminal record that you'd rather soon forget. Perhaps you received in when you were younger and didn't know any better. Or maybe it's a misdemeanor you paid for long ago and don't...