Expungement isn’t just about filing paperwork. It’s about removing barriers that affect your job prospects, housing, professional licenses, and peace of mind.
Your Past Doesn’t Have to Control Your Future
What Expungement Can Do
Removes eligible arrests and convictions from public Indiana court records
Prevents most employers and landlords from seeing expunged cases in standard background checks
Improves access to employment, housing, and many professional licensing opportunities
Allows you to move forward without your past defining you
Because Indiana expungement law is strict and sometimes discretionary, eligibility, timing, and presentation matter as much as the record itself.
What Expungement Cannot Do
It does not erase records for law enforcement or courts
It does not automatically restore firearm rights
It does not guarantee approval in discretionary cases
It does not work if eligibility or statutory timing requirements are not met
How Much Is Your Record Still Costing You?
A criminal record doesn’t just sit in the past.
It quietly shapes opportunities long after a case is over.
For many people, that shows up as:
Jobs you never hear back from
Licenses that stall or require explanation
Career paths that feel just out of reach
It’s not about qualification. It’s about what a background check shows — and what it leaves out.
A background check often tells an incomplete story — even when someone has done everything right since.
What Changes
When expungement is done correctly, clients often see:
Fewer barriers during job searches
Less hesitation during licensing reviews
More control over who sees your history
Why Strategy Matters
In discretionary cases, eligibility alone isn’t enough.
Timing, presentation, and how your history is framed can determine whether a petition is granted or denied.
Not sure whether your record is actually eligible — or whether timing could affect approval?
A Clear, Structured Expungement Process
Expungement can feel confusing — especially because Indiana law is strict and mistakes can’t always be undone.
Our process is designed to replace uncertainty with clarity, and to move your case forward deliberately and correctly.
Step 1 — Record Review & Eligibility Mapping
We begin by reviewing your entire criminal history, not just individual cases—because expungement decisions often depend on how records interact with each other.
This allows us to determine:
What is eligible for expungement
What is not eligible
Whether your case is mandatory or discretionary
How Indiana’s timing rules affect your options
You’ll get a clear, honest assessment before anything is filed.
Step 2 — Strategy, Timing & Petition Preparation
Not every expungement should be filed immediately — especially in discretionary cases.
Timing, compliance, and context matter, and mistakes at this stage can limit your chances.
We evaluate when to file and how your history should be presented to the court.
Once strategy is set, we prepare and file the expungement petition with precision, ensuring all statutory requirements are met.
Step 3 — Court Handling & Follow-Through
If the court requires a hearing or additional review, we advocate for your petition and address any objections.
Once an expungement is granted, we follow through to ensure the order is properly distributed and reflected across applicable records — so the relief is meaningful, not just theoretical.
You’re not left wondering what happened or what comes next.
We make sure the relief granted by the court is actually reflected where it matters—so your expungement changes what employers, landlords, and licensing boards see.
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