Do you have a criminal record that prevents you from finding work or housing? The Wake Forest University Law Pro Bono Project offers monthly expungement clinics at ESR and Samaritan Ministries.
Wake Forest University law students offer one-on-one counseling regarding your eligibility for removing an incident from your criminal record. The students discuss your individual situation with you and take notes. If the student and the supervising attorney agree that you may qualify to have an incident expunged, they will explore your case further and arrange to meet with you to begin your petition.
The clinics are on Mondays, with the updated schedule below. Be sure to call ahead if you plan to attend, as occasionally the clinics are rescheduled.
The clinic runs on a first-come-first-served basis, so please be patient if you have to wait. Sometimes clinics are quite crowded. Please sign in when you arrive. You’ll need to fill out an intake form before you can be seen, but you do not need to bring anything with you to the clinic.
For more information about expungement clinics:
Call ESR at (336) 722-9400 for directions or confirmation that the clinic is being held.
Call Samaritan Ministries (336) 748-1962) for confirmation and directions for clinics held at their location.
Please note that we cannot answer any legal questions for you; you must speak with one of the students at the clinic.
Clinic Schedule at ESR
ESR closes at 6:00 PM. Clinics are now Mondays. There are no clinics in December or January. Watch this post for continued schedule updates.
Monday, March 2, 2020; 4:00-5:30 pm
Monday, March 30, 2020; 4:00-5:30 pm
Clinic Schedule at Samaritan Ministries
Monday, February 17, 2020; 4:00-5:30 pm
Monday, March 16, 2020; 4:00-5:30 pm
Monday, April 13, 2020; 4:00-5:30 pm
6 Comments
Do you help with Driving Records?
If I’m not mistaken, this is only for certain types of felony records. Email them at WakeLawExpungements@gmail.com to find out for sure.
Do the charges have to be in Forsyth County or can they be in Guilford county!
Based on what I’ve been able to find so far, I do not *think* they are limited to Forsyth County. That being said, the only way to know for sure would be to email them (WakeLawExpungements@gmail.com) or come to one of the clinics.
Updated 2018 schedule?
Because the clinics run during the school year, they are only offered in the spring and fall. The late winter/early spring sessions just wrapped up last week. We won’t know the fall schedule until at least August 2018. As soon as we find out, we’ll update this page accordingly. Meanwhile, you can contact Legal Aid, and see if that’s something they offer. At one time, they did. Thanks!