Living a life here at San Francisco, California comes with a price. Engaging with the top executives of companies and establishments led to a much needed socializing that involves alcoholic beverages, which of course I can’t say no to it. This has taken its toll, and has led to my first DUI conviction.

A lot is at stake here, my career, my family and eventually my social status. It can ruin the life that I had before such conviction. I had heard of expunging a DUI conviction and somebody told me that it can solve my problem and that I can regain the life that I had before. Is there such thing as expungement?

Edward, San Francisco CA

Edward,

You got same questions from most of first offenders of DUI or even those who are convicted of DUI more than once. In the state of California, like other states in the US do allow you to expunge record of DUI conviction.

What expungement does, it seals your DUI conviction. All you need to do is to file a petition in court asking to expunge your DUI conviction record. The court will replace your plea into not guilty and then eventually dismisses your case. The effect of which is that when you are going to apply for another job that you want, there is no need to disclose any information pertaining to your DUI conviction.

To make it easier for you, try to contact an expungement lawyer who will do the hassle of filing a petition in court to expunge your DUI conviction.

I’ve seen the words “AV rated” on the adds for some DUI lawyers. What is an AV rated California DUI lawyer?

Joanne

Great Question Joanne.

An AV rated California DUI lawyer is undoubtedly a lawyer of such quality that they were conferred the honor of being rated by their peers and colleagues. An AV rating is determined by other lawyers and measures the lawyer in question’s contributions to law and the community. Having a good AV rating implies a lot of things about the lawyer–it means they probably participate in learning and teaching about law, that they have many many years of experience, that they have proven to be successful both in their business and in their cases, that they are valuable to the law community, and more.

One setback for you here is that the prices these lawyers charge may cause you to faint. There’s really no point hiring an AV rated Oakland California DUI lawyer for a small, insignificant case, as that’s kind of overdoing it, but if you have a big one a lawyer with this rating might be necessary for success.

–Fashun.