Students will finalize petitions to expunge criminal records or obtain orders of nondisclosure of criminal records, help prepare affidavits seeking waiver of filing fees, and prepare petitioners for the process of filing and obtaining a hearing on their petitions. Students will meet with applicants virtually via Zoom, and can participate in the exit session from campus or from home. Expunging records allows people to legally deny offenses and erases records from criminal histories, mitigating future harm stemming from arrests that do not result in a criminal conviction. Orders of nondisclosure direct police departments and other agencies not to disclose criminal records on background checks, and allow a person to not disclose offenses on applications for housing or employment.
Organization
Mithoff Pro Bono Program
The Expunction Project is an internal project of the Richard and Ginni Mithoff Pro Bono Program.
Project Details
- Project Date
Thursday, November 10
- Project Time
- 6pm-8:30pm
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 3-4 hours, including training
- Training
- Asynchronous training module to be completed in advance via Canvas
- Skills used
- Client interviewing; document preparation/review
- Project location
- Students can participate from campus (TNH 3.125) or from home
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 20
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- To Apply
- Register at https://expexit11-10-22.eventbrite.com