Our country is suffering from one of its worst economic downturns in its history. Many people are finding themselves out of work, through no fault of their own. When a person with a criminal record finds themselves back in the workplace market, they usually find closed doors and uncaring or uninterested potential employers. If you apply for a job, you can almost guarantee that hundreds, if not thousands, of others have applied for that job as well. Having a criminal conviction or supervision on your record will set you apart, in a way that you don't want.
The lawyers of Beermann & Ori are well versed and extremely interested in helping people clear their record. Whether youthful indiscretions or bad circumstances led to your record, there is a possibility that it could be expunged or sealed. The law of expungement is found in the Illinois Criminal Identification Act. This Act is confusing and convoluted at best. Our attorneys have extensive experience in helping people clear up their records.
Many people believe or are led to believe that if they receive "Supervision" then they don't have to worry about their record. This could not be further from the truth. Supervision simply means that no CONVICTION will enter on your record, however, the record of the supervision will still remain. People are also led to believe that a potential employer will not be able to see the record of the Supervision or, they won't take it into account because it is not a conviction. Again, this could not be further from the truth. A potential employer is under no duty to treat a Supervision as a non-conviction. As far as most employers are concerned, supervision means one thing - guilty. Thankfully, there exists procedures to remove supervisions as well as convictions from your record. There also exists some ability to seal or expunge certain felony offenses, including Class 4 drug charges and Class 4 prostitution.
Whatever your record, an experienced attorney from Beermann & Ori can analyze your background and then give you the help you need, if you qualify. Other attorneys claim that they handle expungements, but many don't do more than assist you with filling out the forms available at the clerk's office. The lawyers at Beermann & Ori actually work with the Criminal Identification Act, the Illinois State Police and the State's Attorneys office to push for your record to be cleared.
