A must-have for anyone who has ever been arrested, convicted of a crime or been found delinquent in juvenile court. This book explains what a criminal record is and what harm it can do to future employment, licenses, driving and immigration.

Anyone who--as a juvenile--has ever been arrested, convicted of a crime or been found delinquent in California's juvenile court system needs to read this book (formerly entitled THE CRIMINAL RECORDS BOOK). Step-by-step instructions show how to clean a record, have a conviction dismissed, seal a juvenile record, get a charge reduced, and more. Also explains California's controversial Three Strikes law.

This book is a well-researched primer on how to expunge or seal state criminal records. The author, an ex-convict, claims to have reduced three felonies and 30 misdemeanors to an essentially clear record without the assistance of a lawyer. Though he provides sample court motions, the book falls short with respect to federal convictions, citing federal remedies but giving no case citations. It also fails to explain how to file a federal Freedom of Information Act request or use an information broker to copy representative court pleadings. There are some minor statutory citation errors in the text, but the author has done a commendable job of taking an essential but little-known subject and reducing it to its basics. The text lists statutes and regulations for all 50 states. -Library Journal.

A must-have for anyone who has ever been arrested, convicted of a crime or been found delinquent in juvenile court. This book explains what a criminal record is and what harm it can do to future employment, licenses, driving and immigration.

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.