Has Your Criminal Past Continued to Destroy Your Future?
Detroit Michigan Criminal Expungement Attorney
Has a Criminal Background Check Denied You A Job or Opportunity? Kevin Bessant understands the challenges and hurdles a person faces if they have been convicted of a crime in the past, and that criminal past continues to haunt even in the present. The Law Office of Kevin Bessant & Associates will help you expunge your criminal past and start anew with a clean criminal record!
If your criminal record is holding you back, and preventing you from finding adequate employment, housing assistance, student loans, professional licensing, passing a background check, obtaining an immigration visa, and a host of other roadblocks to your personal growth and success, contact Kevin Bessant to help you pave a better path with a clean record and a clean slate. The Law Office of Kevin Bessant & Associates has helped hundreds of clients get back on their feet by successfully expunging their criminal records.
Setting Aside a Conviction or “Expungement” refers to the legal process of removing a prior criminal conviction from public record with the Michigan State Police criminal database. If you plead “guilty,” “no contest,” or were found guilty in court of a misdemeanor or felony offense, drug crime, weapons offense, criminal assault, domestic violence, or any other qualifying conviction, you may be eligible to have your criminal conviction expunged from public record. An expungement allows one-time criminal offenders who satisfy the requirements of Michigan Law, to set aside that one criminal conviction.
It allows you to truthfully state that you were never convicted of the crime on your record. Although your criminal record may remain with the courts, afterwards, it cannot be made available to the public. Kevin Bessant will carefully prepare your motion to Set Aside your Conviction, and aggressively argue for the Judge to consider your motion and grant the expungement of your record.
If you live in Wayne County, Oakland County, Macomb County, Monroe County, Livingston County, or Washtenaw County, or even if you no longer reside in the State of Michigan, Attorney Kevin Bessant is able to expunge your criminal record without you ever leaving home! Call the Law Office of Kevin Bessant & Associates TODAY for a free consultation or online consultation and evaluation.
Legal Authority: The Set-Aside Statute
Michigan’s expungement (set-aside) process is codified at MCL 780.621 through MCL 780.624, part of the Clean Slate framework enacted by 2020 PA 188 through 193, which set the waiting periods, felony caps, and the “one bad night” concurrent-offense rule.
For the current statutory text, see the Michigan Legislature’s MCL database and the Michigan State Police’s Clean Slate resources.
About Attorney Kevin Bessant
- Licensed Michigan Attorney with the State Bar of Michigan and over 20 years of criminal defense trial experience.
- Michigan Super Lawyer, recognized annually from 2015 through 2025.
- Detroit Business Magazine (DBusiness) Top Lawyer, 2017.
- Listed among Expertise.com’s Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in Detroit.
- Interviewed by Fox 2 News Detroit (2016) regarding Michigan State Police breathalyzer calibration errors affecting nearly 2,000 DUI cases statewide between December 2015 and April 2016.
- Offices in Detroit, Eastpointe, and Southfield, Michigan, serving Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Livingston, and Washtenaw counties.
- Free case evaluation: 313-658-8159
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a criminal expungement in Michigan?
An expungement, or “setting aside a conviction,” is the legal process of removing a prior criminal conviction from public record with the Michigan State Police criminal database.
What convictions may be eligible for expungement in Michigan?
Many misdemeanor and felony convictions, including certain drug, weapons, assault, and domestic violence convictions, may qualify depending on Michigan’s expungement eligibility requirements.
Does expungement mean the conviction is completely erased?
Not entirely — the record may still exist with the courts, but after expungement it is no longer available to the public, allowing you to truthfully state you were not convicted of that crime.
Do I have to live in Michigan to get a Michigan conviction expunged?
No. You can pursue expungement of a Michigan conviction even if you no longer live in the state.