Harris County Expunction Attorney / Harris County Expungement Lawyer James Sullivan

Houston Expunction Lawyer

Harris County Expungement Lawyer James Sullivan helps people get their criminal records expunged so that they can get good jobs, go to good colleges or join the military. The process of criminal record expungement involves filing a civil lawsuit against agencies maintaining your criminal records.  The lawsuit seeks to clear your record of the state criminal charges listed in the lawsuit. If the civil district court judge signs the expungement order, any agency which maintains your listed criminal record will be ordered to destroy it. 

A criminal record can only be ordered expunged in a few situations, including: (1) You were found not guilty at trial, (2) a grand jury no bills (dismisses) your felony case, (3) the prosecutor drops charges before going to trial, (4) a judge dismissed your case before going to trial, (5) Your conviction was overturned on appeal and (6) your case was dismissed after successfully completing a Pretrial Diversion program.

Expungement is much better than non-disclosure (record sealing). When a judge orders a criminal record to be non-disclosed (i.e. sealed), that means that your criminal record will not be accessible by the general public, however the criminal charges still remain on your record.

Expungement wipes those criminal records clean. That means that if the police pull you over for a driving violation, then they will not know about your prior criminal record and therefore will not treat you differently.

If you are being negatively affected by criminal records, your best option may be expungement. You can call the law offices of James Sullivan & Associates for a free consultation to discuss your criminal case and explain the legal process. Harris county criminal defense attorney James Sullivan has 30 years of experience practicing Texas criminal law as defense lawyers. They will evaluate your case, and if you qualify for an expungement, they will fight hard to clear your good name.

A Pretrial Diversion program can also help keep your record clean. James Sullivan fights hard to make sure that participation in a pretrial diversion program is an option for almost all of his clients who are charged as first-time misdemeanor offenders. When you successfully complete a diversion program, then your charges are dismissed and you can then file to have the charge expunged from your record.

Harris county expunction lawyer James Sullivan represents clients in criminal courts throughout the state of Texas.   

If you want experienced criminal lawyers to protect your legal rights and safeguard your future, call attorneys James Sullivan & Associates at 281-546-6428 for a free consultation.

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HOUSTON, TEXAS & HARRIS COUNTY CRIMINAL LAWYERS

Serving Houston, Cypress, Sugar Land, Clear Lake, Pasadena, La Porte, Missouri City, Friendswood, Richmond, Hempstead, Humble, Tomball, Bellaire, Deer Park, Katy and other communities in Harris County, Fort Bend County, and Waller County.

Our Houston criminal lawyers defend clients charged with crimes in district courts and county criminal courts, including domestic violence (assault of a family member), drug possession or drug delivery, violent crimes, and juvenile delinquency.

Harris County Criminal Lawyer James Sullivan Solves Problems

Houston Criminal Lawyer

Houston criminal defense trial attorney James Sullivan fights to solve legal problems for his many clients in criminal and juvenile court. Each client has a story to tell and a legal problem to solve. Some clients are charged with serious felony offenses, others with misdemeanor offenses. No matter the level of offense, each client faces prosecution from the government and needs legal help. Sullivan approaches each legal problem with the mindset of obtaining the best possible result. Can the State prove their case at trial?  Is their evidence persuasive? What is the risk versus the reward? Can the client afford to take the risk of a conviction when the State is agreeable to a deferred adjudication probation or possible pretrial diversion? Depending on the case, the client and the evidence, the best possible result may vary from a not guilty verdict at trial, a dismissal by the State, a pretrial diversion contract, a deferred adjudication probation or some other resolution. 

James Sullivan graduated from Baylor University in 1990 with a degree in Journalism, the ideal degree for investigating, discovering and telling winning stories in court. In 1993, Sullivan graduated from South Texas College of Law, which is nationally recognized as the top law school for trial advocacy.

James Sullivan later graduated from Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College in Wyoming. Founded in 1994, it is the most selective and prestigious trial advocacy program in America. The methods taught at TLC are not taught anywhere else. The graduates form an extremely unique community of the most accomplished trial lawyers in the United States. 

If you have a legal problem to be solved in the criminal court or juvenile court arena, call Houston Criminal Trial Lawyer Jim Sullivan at 281-546-6428 for a free consultation.

A problem well stated is a problem half solved. ~Charles F. Kettering, inventor and engineer (1876-1958)

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HOUSTON, TEXAS & HARRIS COUNTY CRIMINAL LAWYERS

Serving Houston, Cypress, Sugar Land, Clear Lake, Pasadena, La Porte, Missouri City, Friendswood, Richmond, Hempstead, Humble, Tomball, Bellaire, Deer Park, Katy and other communities in Harris County, Fort Bend County, and Waller County.

Our Houston criminal lawyers defend clients charged with crimes in district courts and county criminal courts, including domestic violence (assault of a family member), drug possession or drug delivery, violent crimes, and juvenile delinquency.