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Misinformation and Misunderstandings about Expungement/Sealing VERY Common (Part One of an Ongoing Series) By: Rachael Temes It is amazing how many people contact our law firm with incorrect beliefs about expungement or sealing of their criminal record based on what other people (in some cases lawyers) have told them. For example, one caller recently told me, “You know, the FBI never expunges or seals anything [...]

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By: Kelly Cass A recent study by the Disproportionate Justice Impact Study Commission shows that in 2005 — the most recent year for which comprehensive information is available – the majority of all arrests in Cook County (where Chicago is located) was for Felony Class 4 Possession of a Controlled Substance (“PCS”). A Class 4 Felony is the least severe of all felony charges in [...]

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By: Rachael Temes We talk to people everyday about their struggles to find (and keep) jobs due to their criminal record, be it a serious felony conviction or a dismissed misdemeanor arrest. A recent article in the New York Times discusses how various organizations exist to help people recently released from prison reenter the workforce; however, there are plenty of people that have arrests or [...]

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