Home » Currently Reading:

Getting A Job

How a past mistake keeps getting in the way of finding and keeping a good job and earning a livelihood for your family.  Speak to an experienced Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Lawyer at Ciccarelli Lawyers to discuss how to clear your Pennsylvania criminal record.  

Even in the best of economic times, employers pay attention to a prospective employees’ criminal record when they would make a decision to hire, retain or promote.  However, in a recession or rough business environment where unemployment is high, big and small companies tend to get pickier.  Don’t be the victim because of a prior criminal record. 

Often a company is faced with balancing trying to be fair to a prospective employee while facing charges of negligent hiring of a convict.    An individual with a criminal record also has to worry about getting fired if they lie on their employment application and then the employer finds out on a criminal record check. 

Know your rights.  Pennsylvania law does provide some protection to individuals not hired because of a criminal record and often employment applications are limited to convictions for only crimes that carry a minimum of on year or more of potential incarceration.   Pennsylvania also allows for the expungement, clearing or pardoning of criminal offenses under certain circumstances.  Speak to one of our experienced lawyers to assist you.  

There is a solution.  Its to retain an experienced criminal defense lawyer and apply for an expungement or pardon of your criminal charges. 

Learn more about getting your criminal record expunged, from experienced Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Lawyers that are knowledgeable about Pennsylvania Expungement laws and can advise whether you are eligible for an expungement or whether the pardon process makes sense for you.  Contact Ciccarelli Lawyers to speak to a Pennsylvania Expungement or Pardon Lawyer today.  Call toll free (877) 529-2422.  

We are based in Suburban Philadelphia in Chester County with  main locations in West Chester, Kennett Square PA and Downingtown/Exton PA and with satellite locations in Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery Counties and Center City Philadelphia to fight for your criminal record expungement cases throughout Pennsylvania.

Contact Us

Your Name (required)

Your Email (required)

Your Phone Number (required)

Subject

Your Message

Main Office: 304 North High Street, West Chester PA 19348 Contact Us at (610) 620-8700 Toll Free (877) 529-2422

Practice Areas

Criminal Charges

November 23, 2009

Criminal Charges

In Pennsylvania, criminal charges can have a lasting impact on your reputation and livlihood even when the charges are dismissed.  Thanks to the internet, record are thoroughly available any time and any place.  This is not just a problem for someone with a felony criminal charges or misdemeanor criminal charges but also people who have [...]

Criminal Records

November 23, 2009

Criminal Records

A criminal record is normally a list of crimes, violations, and infractions that an individual has been accused to have committed.  A criminal record is a record of a person’s criminal history, generally used by potential employers, lenders etc. to assess his or her trustworthiness. In most cases it lists all non-expunged criminal offenses and may [...]

Record Expungement

November 23, 2009

Record Expungement

Expungement proceeding is a type of  proceeding or lawsuit in which a first time offender of a prior criminal conviction seeks that the records of that earlier process be sealed or destroyed, thereby making the records unavailable through the state or Federal repositories.   If successful, the records are said to be “expunged”.  While expungement deals with an underlying [...]

Pardons

November 23, 2009

Pardons

A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it. It is granted by the Govenor of Pennsylvania for Pennsylvania criminal charges.  The pardon process is an admistrative process where an application for pardon is filed with the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons.   A pardon is often granted when an individual has demonstrated that they have fulfilled their debt [...]