• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

The Sills Law Firm, LLC

Connecticut Criminal & DUI Defense Law Firm located in Hartford & Waterbury

Schedule Consultation
CALL TO SET UP YOUR FREE CONSULTATION 860.524.8118
MENUMENU
  • Home
  • Our Team
      • Jonathan Sills
      • Jessica Grey
  • Criminal Defense
      • Appeals
      • Assault
      • Domestic Violence
      • Drug Crimes
      • DUI
      • Expungements
      • Juvenile Crimes
      • Probation Violations
      • Property Crimes
      • Sex Crimes
      • Theft Crimes
      • Traffic Tickets & Infractions
      • Violent Crimes
      • Weapon Crimes
      • White Collar Crimes
  • DUI
      • Chemical BAC Tests
      • Commercial Driver DUI
      • DMV Hearings
      • DUI Penalties
      • Field Sobriety Tests
      • License Restoration Hearings
      • License Suspension
      • Marijuana DUI
      • Multiple DUI
      • Out of State DUI
      • Refusing BAC Test
  • FAQs
      • DUI
      • Your Rights
      • Criminal Process
      • Bail & Bond
      • Choosing the Right Attorney
      • Probation
      • Criminal Sentencing
  • Office Locations
      • Hartford
      • Waterbury
  • Blog
      • 2020
      • 2019
      • 2018
      • 2017
      • 2016
      • 2015
  • Case Results
  • Contact Us
  • Menu
  • Attorneys
  • Call
  • FAQ
  • Contact

Your Connecticut Criminal Defense Team

We Won’t Let One Mistake Define Your Future!

Connecticut Expungement Lawyer

About Connecticut’s Expedited Pardon Process

An expungement legally erases your criminal record. In July 2016, Connecticut courts created a new process for individuals to seek expungements from the Board of Pardons.

The Board will consider your request for a pardon without a hearing if you meet certain qualifications [1]:

  • Your conviction was a non-violent offense
  • Your conviction had no “victim interest”

The Sills Law Firm can help you expunge your criminal record if you qualify. Backed by decades of combined experience with the criminal justice system, our Connecticut expungement attorneys can help you get a fresh start and move forward with your life unencumbered by past mistakes.

READY TO START THE PROCESS? CONTACT OUR OFFICE FOR A FREE CONSULTATION.
– Call us today at (860) 524-8118.

Full Pardon and Certificate of Employability

A full pardon (also called an “absolute pardon”) erases your criminal record completely [2]. If you have multiple convictions, you must apply to expunge all of them. You cannot apply to pardon only one offense, but in some cases, the Board will grant conditional full pardons.

On the other hand, a certificate of employability does not erase your criminal record; it simply means employers cannot deny you a job because of your crime [3]. This is different from a pardon because it doesn’t actually seal your record. When you apply for a full pardon, the Board of Certificate of Employability may consider your application as well.

Eligibility requirements for pardons and certificates of employability:

  • You successfully completed your sentence
  • You are not on probation or parole (under supervision)
  • Your last misdemeanor conviction was at least three (3) years ago
  • Your last felony conviction was at least five (5) years ago [4]
  • Your conviction did not involve a violent crime or the interests of a victim

Reasons to Get a Certificate of Employability

A certificate of employability keeps your criminal record from influencing future job prospects. In other words, potential employers cannot look at you differently than other applicants because you were convicted of a crime. It also allows you to apply for professional licenses that your record would otherwise keep you from getting or force you to forfeit.

Differences Between Clemency & Expungement

Unlike expungement, clemency is for persons currently serving time for a criminal conviction. (If you are currently serving your sentence, you cannot apply for a full pardon.)

What can clemency do?

  • Releases you from your obligation to the sentence
  • Overwrites the death penalty, if applicable
  • Reduces the terms of your sentence
  • Erases convictions from your Connecticut criminal record

If your sentence is less than eight (8) years long, you can apply for clemency once you’ve served 50% of it. If your sentence is more than eight years, you can apply for clemency after four (4) years.

Discuss Your Options with The Sills Law Firm

Our Connecticut criminal defense lawyers have served clients throughout the state for more than 20+ collective years. Over the years, we’ve helped countless people stand up for their rights. Additionally, our lawyers are considered leaders in the field and have written books on criminal and DUI defense, now found in law schools. Today, we’re ready to use this experience to help you.

For more information on expungement, pardons, and clemency, schedule a free and confidential case review with a member of our team. Contact us today!

[1] https://portal.ct.gov/BOPP/Pardon-Division/Pardon/Pardon-Application-Process
[2] http://www.ct.gov/bopp/lib/bopp/7_Application_for_a_Connecticut_Full_-_FORM.pdf
[3] http://www.ct.gov/bopp/lib/bopp/BOPP_Certificate_Employability_Application_Effective_10-1-14.pdf
[4] https://portal.ct.gov/BOPP/Pardon-Division/Pardon/Pardon-FAQs

Primary Sidebar

Contact Us

Criminal Defense

  • Appeals
    • Administrative Appeals
  • Assault
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug Crimes
  • DUI
  • Expungements
  • Juvenile Crimes
  • Probation Violations
  • Property Crimes
  • Sex Crimes
    • Sex Offender Registration
  • Theft Crimes
  • Traffic Tickets & Infractions
  • Violent Crimes
  • Weapon Crimes
  • White Collar Crimes

Trust Us With Your Defense


  • Seasoned

    We have more than 20 years of combined legal experience.


  • Accessible

    We have 2 office locations for the accessibility of our clients.


  • Experienced

    Our attorneys have experience from both sides of the courtroom.


  • Published

    We are authors of multiple books & we are seen as leaders in the field.


  • Determined

    We have a small firm care combined with large firm results.

Footer

Quick Links:

  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Site Map
Hartford
645 Farmington Avenue,
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 524-8118
Map & Directions [+]
Waterbury
182 Grand Street, Suite 211
Waterbury, CT 06702
(203) 591-1935
Map & Directions [+]
(860) 524-8118
  • f
  • t
  • g
  • i

The information on this website is for general information purposes only. Nothing on this site should be taken as legal advice for any individual case or situation. This information is not intended to create, and receipt or viewing does not constitute, an attorney-client relationship.

© 2020 All Rights Reserved.

  • Home
  • Our Team
    • Jonathan Sills
    • Jessica Grey
    • Back
  • Criminal Defense
    • Appeals
    • Assault
    • Domestic Violence
    • Drug Crimes
    • DUI
    • Expungement
    • Juvenile Criminal
    • Probation Violation
    • Property Crime
    • Sex Crimes
    • Theft Attorney
    • Traffic Tickets & Infractions
    • Violent Criminal
    • Weapon Crimes
    • White Collar Crimes
    • Back
  • DUI
    • Chemical BAC Test
    • Commercial Driver DUI
    • DMV Hearings
    • DUI Penalties
    • Field Sobriety Tests
    • License Restoration Hearings
    • License Suspension
    • Marijuana DUI
    • Multiple DUI
    • Out of State DUI
    • Refusing BAC Test
    • Back
  • FAQs
    • DUI
    • Your Rights
    • Criminal Process
    • Bail & Bond
    • Choosing the Right Attorney
    • Probation
    • Criminal Sentencing
    • Back
  • Office Locations
    • Hartford
    • Waterbury
    • Back
  • Blog
    • 2020
    • 2019
    • 2018
    • 2017
    • 2016
    • 2015
    • Back
  • Case Results
  • Contact Us