This original artwork was made for me by a very talented client nearly twenty years ago when I worked as a paralegal. It still hangs proudly in my office today.

After several years working as a criminal defense appellate attorney, I began to see a pattern. For some people, the end of their criminal case was only the beginning of their real problems.

The so-called “collateral” consequences my clients were facing were sometimes so much worse than any punishment they could have received in their criminal case.

Whether you are a non-citizen facing a devastating deportation after a minor misdemeanor conviction, or a former sex offender who is no longer dangerous, my goal is the same for every client:

To help make sure the past doesn’t get in the way of your future.