Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer to Seal Your Criminal Record
Fort Bend County and Brazoria County Nondisclosure Lawyer
Many people think that once they have successfully completed a term of deferred adjudication, the arrest records and court papers documenting the charge simply vanish. This, unfortunately, is not the case. Unless and until a judge signs an "Order of Nondisclosure" in your case, your arrest record and the papers generated by the court in connection with your period of deferred will be available to the entire world, including prospective employers, neighbors, and anybody else who wants to purchase your criminal history.
Criminal defense lawyer John L. Venza Jr. knows how to successfully draft your petition for nondisclosure and persuasively argue it to your judge so that you may have the stain of the arrest records lifted once and for all. There are certain offenses for which there are waiting periods before you are eligible for nondisclosure. There are certain offenses for which, even though you received deferred, you may ultimately not be statutorily eligible for nondisclosure.
Fort Bend and Brazoria County Nondisclosure Attorney John L. Venza Jr. knows which offenses carry waiting periods before nondisclosure may be granted, and he knows which offenses are eligible for nondisclosure.
Stop needlessly carrying the stigma of your deferred adjudication. Allow John L. Venza Jr. to have those arrest records sealed (nondisclosed) so that you can get your clean record back.
Fort Bend County and Brazoria County Expunction Attorney
Expunction results in the complete destruction of all records concerning an arrest and whatever charges may have resulted from that arrest. As far as deniability of a past arrest goes, expunction is as good as it gets. After an order of expunction is signed, it is as if you were never arrested on that charge at all - no exceptions.
Because expunction results in the total obliteration of all records concerning an arrest, law enforcement included, there are a limited number of instances in which a person is entitled to have his arrest records expunged. For example, a person is not eligible to have his arrest records expunged if the arrest records in question resulted in a deferred adjudication for a crime classified higher than a Class C Misdemeanor. Also, expunction of arrest records in felony cases that resulted in dismissals is a process tied to many statutory restrictions.
Fort Bend and Brazoria County Expunction Attorney John L. Venza Jr. is well-versed in the law of expunction in Texas. After a free initial consultation with him, he will be able to tell you based on the circumstances of your case's disposition whether you are likely to have your arrest records expunged upon application. If your case is one that does appear eligible for expunction, John L. Venza Jr. will draft and file the appropriate documents to have the records expunged, thereby returning to you your good name and clean record.
