The Basics of New Jersey Expungements
Date: Mar 27, 2025 12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location: New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick,
Member Price: $143.00
Non-Member Price: $179.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Criminal Law
Earn up to 3 credits! (More Information)
Keynote
Moderator
Presenters
- Alexis Rebecca Agre, Esq.
- Burlington County Prosecutor's Office, Mount Holly
- Michele E. Friedman, Esq.
- Office of the Public Defender, Trenton
- Michael A. Hoffman, Esq.
- The Hoffman Centers, P.C., Vineland
- Stephen Hunter, Esq.
- Office of the Public Defender, Trenton
- Justin Michael Moles, Esq.
- Criminal Court Services Manager, Administrative Office of the Courts
- Raji Sampath
- Criminal Applications Project Manager, Administrative Office of the Courts
By popular demand, NJICLE brings you an all-important presentation on the basics of expungement law. This convenient program will feature a panel of esteemed attorneys from various backgrounds who are experienced professionals in the expungement process. The presentation will begin with an overview of the nuts and bolts of handling an expungement proceeding for criminal arrests and convictions. The panel will then discuss important issues concerning expungements, such as navigating backlogs and compelling circumstances. Finally, the panel will share expertise on what to do when the unexpected happens in an expungement proceeding.
Join this seminar for a discussion on:
- What is an expungement?
- What criminal records qualify for expungement?
- Intake and expectations, including questions to ask your client during the initial interview.
- How do you expunge a record?
- Using the Judiciary's expungement portal.
- Drafting an expungement pleading.
- Filing concerns.
- Timeline for the proceeding, and the current state of backlogs.
- Navigating compelling circumstances.
- Cannabis expungements, including automatic expungements during legalization.
- Resources to use when the unexpected happens.
- And more.
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