Legal Aid & Defender Association, Inc.




Everyone here at Legal Aid and Defender wish you and your family a healthy and prosperous new year. We are grateful for your unwavering support.

We are continuing our efforts to provide residents with broad-based advocacy. This includes our Expungement Clinics and Family Law Workshop (see below). Keep posted to our website for additional outreach clinics this year.
    

In gratitude, 

 

 

Deierdre L. Weir

President & CEO

 

Legal Aid Offers Expungement Clinics January 24 and 25 

 

Legal Aid and Defender will conduct free clinics on expungement of criminal records for residents of Wayne and Oakland counties on Friday, January 24 at 12 - 4 p.m. in Pontiac and Saturday, January 25 at 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. in Detroit.

 

Michigan allows for expungement, or removal from the public record, of records of single criminal convictions after five years, according to LAD's legal rights handbook for former offenders. 

 

 
"Expungement, or setting aside a conviction, allows a person to move forward with [his or her] life without the baggage of a prior conviction or having to disclose a criminal record," our LAD handbook states.

 

Not all convictions can be expunged, however, including those for crimes that carry possible life sentences and traffic convictions such as drunk driving, or where there is lifetime probation, the handbook further states.

 

Further details of the expungement clinics, including locations, are available on our website or download the flier (the January 24 clinic in Pontiac requires pre-registration).


Free Family Law Workshop on Feb, 4

Legal Aid and Defender will conduct a free workshop for residents of Wayne, Macomb and Oakland counties on family law in Michigan courts on Tuesday, February 4 at 6-8 p.m. in the Youth Activity Room of Royal Oak Public Library at 222 E. 11 Mile Road in Royal Oak.

 

Topics will include divorce procedures and requirements, division of marital assets, spousal and child support, custody and parenting time, and guardianship of minors.

 

Seating is limited and will be a first-come, first serve basis. No registration is required. Visit www.ropl.org or call the Adult Reference Desk at (248) 246-3727 for more information. 

 

View all upcoming events on our website


Laddys Honors Pro Bono Service

The Oakland County Legal News recaps the Legal Aid and Defender Laddy Awards. Read the article.

 

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About Legal Aid and Defender

LAD HeadquartersLegal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. is the largest provider of legal services to low- and moderate-income people in Michigan and one of the largest in the nation. Our service area comprises Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties, including the City of Detroit, and Flint. We provide civil legal services to residents of all three counties. We represent defendants arraigned on criminal charges in Wayne County Circuit Court and U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Our offices are located in Detroit, Pontiac, Mt. Clemens and Flint.

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