Criminal Records Expungement Project

A Signature Project of the Pittsburgh Pro Bono Partnership
Represents individuals seeking to improve opportunities for gainful employment by expunging criminal arrest records, summary conviction records, and juvenile records through petition to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. 

Public Contact:	Neighborhood Legal Services Association
	928 Penn Avenue
	Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3757
	412-255-6700
	866-761-6572 (toll-free)
	412-355-0168 (fax)

Hours:	Telephone Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Monday and Wednesday 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
	Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Client eligibility:	125% of poverty level income with limited assets
Practice Areas:	General Legal Services

Type of service:	Volunteer attorneys represent individuals seeking to improve opportunities for gainful employment by expunging criminal arrest records through petition to Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.

Current needs:

Ongoing need for volunteers; no special level of experience required; training manual and mentoring available

Time required:

Two to three hours (review paperwork, talk to client, draft and file petitions) Can volunteer to take referrals when attorney has time available

Training:

Annual CLE; training manual available from NLSA; mentoring

How to volunteer:	Interested attorneys should contact Barbara Griffin, Esq. at bgriffin@acba.org.
This is a Pittsburgh Pro Bono Partnership Signature Project administered by Meyer, Unkovic & Scott and Tucker Arensberg, with clients referred by NLSA.   To find out more about the Pittsburgh Pro Bono Partnership, click here.