How to hit delete on criminal records
"Tamara Holder is an Illinois attorney and founder of the Law Firm of Tamara N. Holder, LLC, a criminal defense firm, which also provides full services for expungement. Her talks with students are geared toward broadening their horizons for new beginnings.
Holder recently held one of those talks at the Carruthers Center for Inner City [CCICS] Studies on April 10, 2004.
She addressed a class of students who have been exposed to crime and are looking for a fresh start on life. "Young people make mistakes all the time," Holder says, "and unfortunately some of those mistakes cost them more than others. But it shouldn't cost them their future." Holder focuses most of her legal attention in criminal practice upon seeking pardons and expunging criminal records.
Although expungement is not free, it is a valuable tool for former criminals to begin life with a clean slate. Not all cases are expugnable or sealable, but Holder's firm helps clients determine this so that they can take applicable steps toward bettering their future.
To clarify: a record includes all arrests, whether the defendant was found guilty or not guilty. When expunging a record, the arresting agency i.e. Chicago or Illinois Police, will physically destroy a record, as if it never existed.
The Clerk's Office will seal your record and remove it from the electronic index. Sealing a record involves the same process, with the exception that a judge can issue an order for the public to view the record. However, while your record is not available to the public without a judge order, it can still be seen by law enforcement agencies.
After a record has been expunged or sealed, it is no longer mandatory for the citizen to inform employers of their record. In order to achieve this point, persons must be proactive in finding solutions and methods for expunging records according to Holder."
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Rev. Jackson Seeks Answers On Rail Worker Firings, Security Checks
"In the closed-door meeting with Rev. Jackson was an attorney, Tamara Holder, representatives of CSX Intermodal and representatives of International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 705."
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Payback - Man who beat cocaine rap sues the city; whistleblower’s case survives
"Last month, after State’s Attorney John Schmidt dropped all charges against him, Washington met with the Rev. Jesse Jackson in Chicago and retained attorney Tamara Holder, who works with Jackson’s RainbowPUSH Coalition."
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Chertoff to Review Rail Worker Firings
"Tamara Holder, a Chicago attorney who represents the fired workers, said Homeland Security hasn't issued clear standards about what disqualifies a person from working in sensitive areas.
'Railroad workers who have paid their debt to society for crimes unrelated to terrorism were terminated without cause,' Holder said."
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