Expungements and Record Sealing

Clear the past. Open the future.

The Approach

If you've served your time, you deserve a clean shot at employment, housing, and licensing. California law offers powerful relief, when you know how to invoke it.

If you are facing expungements and record sealing charges in Modesto, Stanislaus County, or anywhere in California's Central Valley, the first 72 hours often shape the entire trajectory of your case. As a former Deputy District Attorney, Jared Jordan has stood on both sides of the courtroom and knows exactly how prosecutors build, and overcharge, these allegations. That insight becomes your advantage at every stage: arraignment, preliminary hearing, motion practice, and trial.

Every expungements and record sealing engagement at the Law Office of Jared Jordan begins with a detailed case audit covering penal code §1203.4 dismissal, arrest-record sealing, felony reduction to misdemeanor, certificate of rehabilitation. We isolate the weakest link in the state's evidence, file the suppression and dismissal motions that matter, and prepare every file as if it is going to a jury, because the cases that prosecutors negotiate hardest are the ones where defense counsel is visibly ready to try them.

Free, confidential consultations are available the same day. Call (209) 554-2021 to speak directly with Jared, not a screener, not a junior associate.

What We Handle

Penal Code §1203.4 dismissal
Arrest-record sealing
Felony reduction to misdemeanor
Certificate of rehabilitation

Frequently Asked

Expungements and Record Sealing: questions we hear most.

What are the penalties for expungements and record sealing in California?+

Penalties for expungements and record sealing vary based on prior record, statutory enhancements, and the specific code section charged. Consequences can range from informal probation to multi-year state prison terms, plus collateral damage to licensing, immigration status, and firearm rights. A case-specific consultation is the only reliable way to scope exposure.

Can a expungements and record sealing charge be reduced or dismissed?+

Yes, depending on the strength of the state's evidence, the legality of the search or stop, and available diversion programs. Our defense begins with a forensic review of every police report, body-camera file, and discovery item to identify the constitutional and evidentiary issues that produce dismissals or felony-to-misdemeanor reductions.

Why hire a former prosecutor for expungements and record sealing defense?+

Because we know how the other side thinks. Jared Jordan spent years as a Deputy District Attorney in the Central Valley filing and trying the exact charges he now defends. That experience translates directly into more accurate case valuation, sharper cross-examination, and better outcomes at every stage.

Do you handle expungements and record sealing cases outside of Modesto?+

Yes. We regularly appear in Stanislaus County Superior Court and San Joaquin County Superior Court, with location-specific practice pages for Turlock, Ripon, Manteca, Del Rio, Oakdale, and Riverbank. One firm, one attorney, one defense, across the full Central Valley footprint.

Areas We Serve