What, When, and Where:
Put Your Past Behind You: Sealing Your Record in DC Superior Court
Thursday, October 29
12:00 p.m .to 1:30 p.m.
MLK Memorial Library
901 G St, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Directions: Attendees should gather at 12:00 p.m. at the MLK Memorial Library in Room A-5. The MLK Memorial Library is closest to the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro Station.
Questions? For more information, please contact:
Lori Silberman
DC Law Students in Court
202-638-4798 ext.215
lsilberman@dclawstudents.org
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Put Your Past Behind You:
Sealing Your Record in DC Superior Court
sponsored by The Expungement Clinic at DC Law Students in Court
Thursday, October 29, from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
A criminal record can affect all aspects of an individual's life, including employment, housing, acceptance for public assistance, prosecution in future criminal proceedings, admission into the military, voting rights, and so much more. The District of Columbia's complicated and strict expungement/record sealing laws make it difficult for an individual to successfully seal their criminal record without representation.
Join the staff of the Expungement Clinic for a training to teach attorneys and members of the public about the requirements to be eligible to have your record sealed in DC and the process of getting your record sealed. This will be a combined know your rights session and overview of the statutes and procedures that govern the sealing and expungement of criminal records in DC Superior Court. There may be a limited opportunity to connect indigent clients with pro bono attorneys at the end of the session.