This CLE program focuses on the nuts and bolts of preparing the necessary paperwork to file an expungement petition under the New Jersey Criminal Expungement Law. The law and process to obtain an expungement is complicated. Since the rules demand strict adherence to very technical requirements, the program will provide guidance as to how to avoid mistakes in preparing and filing an expungement petition. This course is also valuable for any attorney seeking an overview of the expungement process and is designed to offer a focused and practical explanation to practitioners on how to prepare and process an expungement petition.
Speakers:
Cheryl Hendler Cohen, Esq.,
retired from the Camden County Prosecutors Office as an Assistant Prosecutor after 26 years of service. She then spent several years in private practice specializing in both criminal defense in the Superior Court and municipal courts throughout New Jersey and Expungement Law with Costello and Whitmore, Attorneys at Law, PC, a general practice firm located in Marlton, New Jersey. Most recently Ms. Cohen has been a full time municipal prosecutor in the City of Camden and Stratford Borough.
William Staas, Esq.,
is the Section Chief of the Civil Litigation/Records Management Unit of the Camden County Prosecutors Office. Mr. Staas serves as the OPRA Custodian, and has previously served as the Deputy Section Chief of the Major Crimes Unit and Trial Team Unit. Mr. Staas is an instructor with both the Camden County Police Academy, and the Division of Criminal Justice. He also teaches various CLE programs.
Register at rutgerscle.com . Registration fee: $50
Open to the legal community. CLE: NJ: 2.4 (incl. 1.2 ethics) | NY: 2.0 (incl. 1.0 ethics) | PA: 2.0 (incl. 1.0 ethics)
Contact info@IPE.rutgers.edu or 973-353-5928.