Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

A felony conviction can often, but not always, be reduced to a misdemeanor and expunged from your record so you can deny that you had the conviction in an application for most jobs. Many factors determine what kind of procedures you can use to improve your criminal record for background checks. A consultation with a criminal lawyer experienced in post-conviction matters can be helpful. Most criminal lawyers give free consultations. If you'd like to talk to me about this, please don't hesitate to contact me. Steve Mandell [email protected]

Many convictions can be 'expunged' by proper application and Motion to the court, but only if there was no prison time served or even sentenced, if it was not for certain sex and DV crimes, if you completed all terms of probation, and if you have no new charges pending. If successful, the conviction would be retroactively withdrawn and the charges dismissed. That does not 'remove' the conviction, but merely changes the record to show 'conviction reversed and dismissed by expungement'. If expunged, you would be able to say 'no' to conviction on most employment applications. If you�re serious about doing so, and you think you qualify, feel free to contact me for the legal help you'll need.