Results

Over twenty years following a conviction for Misdemeanor Fifth Degree Domestic Assault, Kelly’s client sought her help cleaning up his criminal record. As a financial advisor, the client’s record often became an obstacle. Kelly petitioned the court for an expungement of his criminal case. In doing so, she also noticed that the statute for which he was convicted could lead to problems in possessing firearms because it did not specify a subdivision. She worked with the prosecutor to specify that his conviction was for Misdemeanor Fifth Degree Domestic Assault – Fear, which was not a firearms prohibitor. With the conviction statute updated, the record was eventually expunged. Kelly thus successfully mitigated the consequences of the client’s conviction.

Kelly Keegan’s client was accused of multiple gross misdemeanor and misdemeanor counts when, after a routine traffic stop, officers believed her client was acting strange and proceeded to perform sobriety tests and searches of the client’s vehicle. Kelly challenged the legality of the traffic stop and search, arguing in motions to the Court that the officer had no reasonable articulable suspicion of criminal activity. After a hearing on the motion, the Court dismissed all charges against Kelly’s client.

Kelly Keegan’s client was charged with Domestic Assault when, after her boyfriend started a violent fight, the police arrived and failed to identify the primary aggressor. After extensive investigation, including locating video evidence of the fight from the apartment complex and interviewing neighbors, Kelly was able to demonstrate that her client was in fact the victim. When confronted with this evidence, the prosecutor dismissed the charges.

When Kelly Keegan’s client went to pick up his firearm from a cleaning, he was told the firearm could not be returned to him because he had an Identification for Firearms Sales (IFFS) flag from the FBI. After a vigorous investigation into the client’s criminal history, Kelly was able to find evidence proving her client was not prohibited from possessing firearms. Kelly communicated extensively with the FBI to ensure her client would not be denied possession of firearms in the future. Having successfully done so, Kelly then had the client’s firearm returned to him.

When a medical student was convicted of Patronage of Prostitution in a Public Place, he was unable to work in the medical field and struggled to find substantive work elsewhere. Kelly sought an expungement on his behalf, presenting a strong case of how he learned from his mistakes, how his criminal record held him back from living his life, and how an expungement would not be inimical to public safety. The Court was persuaded and granted the expungement. This allows the client to reenter the medical field.