End of life planning is an awkward subject. Not many people want to face their own mortality, and even fewer are motivated to discuss it. It’s harder still for those who are young and healthy and still believe they are indestructible. One of the lessons that COVID-19 has taught us is that EVERYONE needs to have that conversation right now.
In a previous post, I wrote about how an expungement can provide a second chance for many who are saddled with a felony conviction. In a more recent development, that relief has now been extended to include the restoration of a person’s rights to purchase and/or possess a firearm.
Partner Mark R. McKinney recently received good news regarding two of his board positions. He was reappointed for a second three-year term on the USA Archery Board of Justice, and he was elected president-elect of Muncie Sunrise Rotary. Congratulations, Mark!
An instant of bad judgment, a poor decision, a stupid mistake, a youthful indiscretion—all it takes is one unfortunate moment and the resulting criminal record could be a burden for the rest of a person’s life. A few years ago, the Indiana Legislature officially acknowledged the lasting difficulties that a criminal record can present that go far beyond an offender’s “debt to society” and enacted an expungement statute. While it does not vacate a person’s convictions, Indiana’s expungement statute seals off the paper trail establishing that there ever was an arrest or conviction.
