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On many different levels erasing a criminal background is a good idea and in many United States jurisdictions entirely within the realm of possibility. Each state and territory within the United States has some kind of law that deals with legally erasing or hiding a criminal background within that jurisdiction.

Some states make the remedy very attainable (or easy to qualify for) and others have more stringent criteria. Regardless of jurisdiction, retaining a good, competent lawyer should always be your first step when pursuing a plan to tidy up your past.

Why?

Because having such legal help could make the difference in your success. Let me lay out the situation.

Law is not black and white. Laws typically give the rules but do not necessarily provide guidance on how the rule should be applied in a particular case. Further, there are exceptions to most rules/laws. Knowing if and how an exception applies in your case can be important and tricky. It may well mean the difference in whether or not you’re able to succeed in erasing or hiding your criminal background.

A good lawyer will be able to help you navigate the morass and tangle of laws that could be your ticket to legally scrubbing the indiscretions of your past. Additionally, if your case does not perfectly fit the provisions of the law allowing for an expungement (legal erasing of a criminal background) a competent lawyer may be able to find a way to help by finding a little-known exception or a creative argument that gets the intended result. This is where lawyers really earn their salt.

Here’s another thing: laws can be (and often are) ambiguous. This circumstance by definition leaves more control of the case in the discretion of a judge. Essentially this means that two different people with the same criminal background can have two different results. In other words, a judge in one case can decide that the person petitioning the court is entitled to expungement under the laws of the state while a different judge looking at the same case could swing the other way.

Here again, having a competent lawyer may help sway the court into giving you the benefit of the doubt in a close call. Further, it never hurts if your attorney happens to be politically connected.

I want to make this last point crystal clear: you should never try to clean up your criminal background without the help a lawyer. Why? Because there are tons of pitfalls that could easily lead to failure and worse, some peril related to arousing interest in a dormant criminal case. You don’t want a prosecutor trying to resurrect a case against you just because you went nosing around without knowing what you were doing.

Do yourself a favor. Get my book (”The Ultimate Guide to Second Chances: Legal Ways to Erase or Hide Your Criminal Background”) and get a lawyer!

Texas attorney Daniel Hall is the author of the upcoming book “The Ultimate Guide to Second Chances: Legal Ways to Erase or Hide Your Criminal Background” He learned that the remedies discussed in the book existed when he discovered some of his clients had minor criminal blemishes which were holding them back. The book is designed to help those people with petty criminal records which according to tracking statistics is fully 25% of the American populace. Find out more about how the book might help you by visiting: http://www.UltimateSecondChance.com.

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Why California?

Legal assistants or paralegals in California, rank in the top 100 professions. The trend of this employment is most fascinating, as it is projected to grow faster than average in comparison to paralegals in the other US states and to all other occupations within California.

Licensing Requirement in California

Currently, California does not have licensing or certification requirements. Nonetheless, in order to differentiate yourself from other job applicants, you might think about obtaining one of the two voluntary certifications:

1. Certified Legal Assistant (CLA)
2. Registered Paralegal (RP)

let’s see them in details:

1. How to Become a Certified Legal Assistant (CLA)

   Most people in California usually use the CLA exam. Before using the CLA title, you must: take and pass a two-day exam given by the Certifying Board of Legal Assistance, and meet the established standards of the National Association of Legal Assistants. Certification must be renewed after 5 years. Within a five-year period, you need to satisfactorily finish 50 hours of approved continuing legal education credits in order to renew your certification. You can become certified as a California Advance Specialist (CAS)

   In California if you have a Certified Legal Assistant (CLA) certification. By sitting for and passing a four-hour test in a chosen specialty field, you may acquire the CAS certification.

   The 5 specialty areas to make your selections from are as follows:

   • Business and Organizations
   • Estates and Trusts
   • Family Law
   • Civil Litigation
   • Real Estate

   To reiterate, every five years the certification must be renewed. Within a five-year period, you need to demonstrate that you successfully completed 70 hours of valid continuing education credits in the legal field, or your certification will not be renewed.

2. Becoming a Registered Paralegal (RP)

   In order to be known as a Registered Paralegal (RP), individuals must write and pass a test developed by the National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA) known as the Paralegal Advanced Competency Exam (PACE).

   To renew the certification (every 2 years) you need to show proof of completing 12 hours of approved continuing legal education credits (within the last 2 years).

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Legal issues and problems are stressful, complex and inevitable. If you get wrapped up in legal issues, it sometimes helps to understand the lingo being bandied about.

Legal Terms

Contract: An agreement between two or more parties in which each party agrees to provide something in exchange for the other party doing the same. Typically, one party provides money while the other provides a service or product. Contracts can be oral or written, but oral contracts are difficult to enforce.

Copyright: The legal right attached to literary, musical, dramatic or artistic works. Copyright automatically attaches to the piece in favor of the creator of it. To sue for copyright infringement, the creator must file for an official copyright from the Library of Congress.

Intellectual Property: A product or idea that has tangible commercial value. Examples of intellectual property include copyrighted works such as books, patented items such as a product design and a trademarked item for a brand. The word “Amazon” is not considered intellectual property. When applied to the Internet, however, the word is intellectual property as it refers to a brand for an online bookstore.

Non-Compete Agreement: An agreement whereby one party, typically an employee, agrees not to use information learned during employment in subsequent business efforts for a set period of time. In some states, non-compete agreements are extremely difficult to enforce. An example of a non-compete agreement dispute is the current litigation between Microsoft and Google over Kai-Fu Lee.

Non-Disclosure Agreement: A contract binding one party to a duty of confidentiality in regard to certain information provided by another. An NDA typically is executed where one party wished to discuss a business venture with another and the discussion necessarily requires the disclosure of sensitive information.

Trademark: A name, label or symbol identifying a product or web site. Trademarks are filed with the Patent and Trademark Office and restricted to a class of products or services. “Amazon” is a trademarked term for Internet services, but not for general references such as ecological discussions.

Obviously, this is a relatively short list of legal terms. If your issue is not mentioned, you can search on the net to find an answer.

Richard A. Chapo is a San Diego business lawyer with www.sandiegobusinesslawfirm.com - providing legal services and legal advice to businesses in San Diego, California.

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A jet airline has some engine trouble. The pilot instructs the cabin crew to show the quick demo for an emergency landing. A few minutes later, he asks the crew if everyone is ready. “All passengers are ready, Captain,” comes the reply, “except one lawyer who is still going around giving out his business card.” Though just a joke, this illustrates the importance of insurance lawyers.

If a person’s life or material property is damaged due to someone else’s negligence, and if the person has insured his life and his property, the insurance company offers an insurance compensation to the person.

If there is any dispute over this, insurance lawyers help the client by handling the issue.

Let’s take an example. Graham is a good driver. Somehow his car hits the car being driven by Benson on the highway. The latter’s car gets damaged. Benson demands an immediate settlement.

Such is the situation where insurance lawyers need to be consulted. By law, Benson cannot force Graham to pay anything without legal proceedings. Usually the insurance company, with which Graham has insured his automobile, would pay the damages. But before doing so, an insurance broker or an insurance lawyer will analyze the circumstances in which the damage occurred.

In the above example, the most important part of Graham’s job would be to consult an insurance lawyer. It is important that Graham seeks a lawyer, and never the other way round. A lawyer’s soliciting a client is against the law according to the Florida Bar Association, which regulates the function of all certified insurance lawyers in Florida.

The Florida bar publishes several pamphlets of information for the benefit of consumers. One of these is “What to do in Case of an Automobile Accident.” It is available in English and Spanish. Their official website, www.floridabar.org, is an excellent resource for locating insurance lawyers in Florida.

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