Criminal Defense
Clean up your criminal record through expungement
Many kinds of criminal convictions can make it difficult or impossible for a person to get legal status in the United States, or can even put them at risk of being deported. Sometimes it is necessary to go through the process of “expungement” in order to clean up criminal records before proceeding with an immigration case. Through expungement, criminal arrest and conviction records can be sealed.
You may be eligible for expungement if:
You are no longer on probation,
Or you are able to ask for and receive early termination of your probation,
And you are not currently charged with any crimes, or in jail for a crime,
And your time was served in a county jail, or was eligible to have been served in a county jail.
If you would like to clean up your criminal record, we invite you to meet with a Peckham & Daughter attorney for a free first-time consultation.
Get a strong defense if you’ve been accused of a crime
If you have been arrested or are being prosecuted for a crime, and you are not a United States citizen, there may be serious immigration consequences.
If you do not have legal status, you may be at risk of being deported.
If you are a Legal Permanent Resident, you may be at risk of delaying your opportunity to naturalize, or you may even be at risk of being deported.
Work with an attorney who can help you avoid immigration consequences
If you need a strong defense for your criminal case so that you can avoid immigration consequences, we invite you to meet with a Peckham & Daughter attorney for a free first-time consultation.