Date: January 2021
Case: Expungement
Attorney: Dani Peden
Result: Dani’s client was originally charged with Petty Misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Her client received a continuance for dismissal for the charges and became eligible for an expungement after successfully completing probation. Once her client was eligible for expungement, Dani successfully petitioned the Court to have her client’s charges expunged. This possession of drug paraphernalia charge is no longer publicly viewable on her client’s criminal record or at any other agency with records of the incident.
Date: November 2020
Case: Possess/Sale Small Amount of Marijuana
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client was charged with a petty misdemeanor possession/sale of a small amount of marijuana after the friends he was with admitted to smoking a marijuana cigarette. Nicole’s client lost his job due to the incident. However, as Nicole’s client was the only person out of his friends who was cooperative with the police, Nicole was able to convince the prosecutor to dismiss the case in the interests of justice. Nicole’s client now maintains a clean record, is immediately eligible for expungement, and has hope of returning to this job.
Date: September 2020
Case: Expungement
Attorney: Danielle Peden
Result: Danielle’s client was previously convicted of Misdemeanor Theft in Anoka County. A theft conviction can limit career opportunities, so Danielle’s client sought Danielle’s assistance in having the conviction expunged. Danielle was able to secure an expungement, meaning the records of the conviction will be sealed, and her client’s career opportunities will no longer be limited by the offense.
Date: September 2020
Case: Expungement
Attorney: Danielle Peden
Result: Danielle’s client was previously charged with a failing to drive in a single lane in Anoka County. As part of her client’s agreement, the prosecution agreed to suspend prosecution, if Danielle’s client followed certain conditions. Her client followed the conditions, and the case was dismissed. After the dismissal, Danielle helped her client get the charge sealed from their record. Danielle was successful in getting the driving offense expunged, meaning the charge is no longer publicly viewable on her client’s driving record.
Date: September 2020
Case: Expungement
Attorney: Danielle Peden
Result: Danielle’s client was previously charged with theft in Hennepin County. Her client reached a plea agreement called a continuance for dismissal, meaning that her client’s theft charge would be dismissed if her client followed the conditions of the agreement. Her client followed the conditions, and the case was dismissed. After the dismissal, Danielle helped her client get the charge expunged from their record. Danielle successfuly obtained an expungement order, meaning the theft charge is no longer publicly viewable on her client’s criminal record.
Date: June 2020
Case: Expungement
Attorney: Danielle Peden
Result: Dani’s client was previously charged with theft in Hennepin County. Her client received a Continuance for Dismissal, meaning if they followed certain conditions for a specific period of time, their case would be dismissed. Her client met the conditions and their case was ultimately dismissed. Upon dismissal, Dani reached out to the prosecutor about expunging the records of her client’s theft charge. Dani convinced the prosecutor to agree to an Expungement, since the prosecutor agreed, no formal expungement petition was necessary. Now that her client’s charge has been expunged, there is no longer any publicly viewable information on their theft charge.
Date: June 2020
Case: Expungement
Attorney: Dani Peden
Result: Dani’s client was previously charged with 5th Degree Controlled Substance in Anoka County. As part of her client’s plea agreement, they were placed into Diversion. Upon successful completion of Diversion, the charges were dismissed. Following the dismissal of her client’s charges, Dani agreed to help her client seek an expungement. She was successful in obtaining an expungement order for her client, this means that the 5th Degree Controlled substance charge is no longer publicly viewable on her client’s criminal record or at any other agency with records of the incident.
Date: November 2019
Case: Expungement: Careless Driving (DWI)
Attorney: Danielle C. Peden
Result: Dani’s client had been arrested for a DWI just over 9 years ago, and ultimately plead to Careless Driving in Hennepin County. Although the State objected and argued against sealing the case at the court hearing, Dani was able to secure a full expungement for her client. This allowed her client’s prior arrest, charge, and conviction to be sealed from the public record at each of the agencies involved. This expungement helped to address her client’s main concern with future employment opportunities.
Date: August 2019
Case: Expungement: Domestic Assault
Attorney: Danielle C. Peden
Result: Dani’s client had received a stay of adjudication on a domestic assault just over two years ago. Although the State objected and argued against sealing the case at the court hearing, Dani was able to secure a full expungement for her client. This allowed her client’s prior arrest, charge, and conviction to be sealed from the public record at each of the agencies involved. This expungement helped to address her client’s main concern with future employment opportunities.
Date: April 2019
Case: Expungement: Theft
County: Hennepin
Attorney: Nicole A. Kettwick
Result: Nicole’s client had a prior Felony Theft offense from almost 5 years ago. The theft had been dismissed following her client’s successful completion of probation. However, the offense was still accessible with remote access when searching in the courthouse. Nicole was able to secure a statutory expungement for her client. This allowed Nicole’s client to have his record sealed on all agency databases, making this incident inaccessible for future employment searches.
