Bloomington Indiana Expungement Lawyers for IU Students and Alumni
Attorney Brett Gibson graduated from the Indiana University School of Law in 1997. He knows the high value that employers place of an IU education. As a criminal defense attorney with more than 20 years of experience, he also understands how a criminal arrest can impact a person in the job market.
Criminal case dockets are now available on-line for free. That means when a student is charged with a crime, anyone, including potential employers, can see what happened. On first time arrests for public intoxication and possession of marijuana, it is often possible to avoid conviction with a diversion agreement. However, a public record is still left behind.
Bloomington Attorneys Expunging Diversion Agreements, Arrest Records, and Conviction Records
If you are an IU student who entered a diversion agreement, you are eligible to expunge the arrest records one year after charges were filed. Expungement will remove the records from the on-line docket and prevent the case from being maintained in a criminal history database.
OWI, possession of marijuana, and other misdemeanor convictions are eligible for expungement 5 years after the conviction date. It is unlawful discrimination for employers to ask about expunged criminal records in a job application. More importantly, expungement allows employers to focus on your IU degree, and not your criminal case.
If you are an IU student or alumni who has a criminal arrest or conviction, call Gibson Law Office. You may be eligible to expunge your criminal history right now and our Bloomington expungement attorneys can help.