A criminal record can follow you for the rest of your life, showing up on job applications, housing screenings, and background checks. But in many cases, it does not have to stay there. Clifford and Harris Trial Lawyers handles a significant number of expungements, also called expunctions, each year, helping clients remove criminal charges from their records under North Carolina law. North Carolina law offers this opportunity to clean up a criminal record for school, employment, housing, or personal purposes, and there are several types of expunctions available depending on your situation. The attorneys at Clifford and Harris will review your record, identify which type of expunction you qualify for, and determine the best order of steps to get it done. This is a lengthy process that may require six months or more to complete, but it is largely a paper process and clients are usually not required to appear in court. It is worth knowing that the firm handles expunctions in Guilford County only, meaning the charges to be expunged must have occurred in Guilford County and been adjudicated there. If you have charges across multiple counties, the team will help coordinate the process and handle the Guilford County portion, sometimes working alongside another attorney to cover charges in other counties. The firm is well known locally for its expertise in helping clients with existing criminal convictions and dismissals clear their records through expungement. If you are ready to move forward with a cleaner slate, call Clifford and Harris at (336) 574-2788 to find out if you qualify.