Legal Blog - Record Expungements

Can you get a felony sealed under Virginia’s 2021 Record Sealing Law Non-automatic sealing of records. Virginia has made major changes that assist someone with being able to seal their record. Sealing is different than expungement. With a record sealed,…

New Virginia Expungement and Sealing Laws Prior to April 2021, Virginia was one of the most challenging states to get records sealed. On April 7, 2021, Governor Northam signed House Bill 2133 and Senate Bill 1339 amending §§ 9.1-101, 9.1-128,…

This post concludes and recaps my series on the expungement (sometimes known as ?sealing?) of a Virginia criminal record. I felt it was necessary to write on this topic since many individuals are not aware that their arrest history can…

This is the next post in my series on expungement or ?sealing? of criminal records in Roanoke and elsewhere in Virginia. My last article discussed when one is eligible to expunge a Virginia record. It is important to understand that,…

This is the next post in my series on the expungement (also known as ?sealing?) of criminal records. My last article discussed the benefits of expunging a Virginia record. It is important to understand that attaining an expungement allows one…

This is the next post in my series on the expungement (sometimes referred to as ?sealing?) of one?s criminal record in Roanoke, Virginia. My last post provided an overview of topics which this series will address. It also stressed the…

This is the first post in a series which will discuss various aspects of sealing criminal records in Roanoke or elsewhere in the state of Virginia. I am writing on this topic due to the fact that many individuals have…