In Person Event LAFLA Firefighter Expungement Clinic

On Saturday, April 22, 2023, ACC will participate in the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles’ (LAFLA) Pro Bono Firefighter Expungement Clinic to help formerly incarcerated individuals who fought California fires while serving their sentences clear their criminal records. The clinic will be held at LAFLA’s offices located at 1550 W. 8^th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017.

A record expungement enables individuals, who have completed their sentence(s), to dismiss criminal convictions, allowing them to move on with their lives and seek jobs and other opportunities. The Firefighter Expungement Clinic program was developed in response to California Assembly Bill 2147, which was passed to assist formerly incarcerated individuals who contributed to California’s wildfire-related efforts pursue firefighting jobs and other first responder frontline work that would otherwise not be available to them.

Prior to the 2.5 hour clinic, volunteers will receive a link to a pre-recorded training video. During the clinic, working under the supervision of LAFLA staff, volunteer lawyers will review a client file and meet with a client to prepare expungement petitions and supporting declarations. Volunteers will provide legal services in a limited clinic setting and clients will represent themselves pro se. The volunteer service will end at the conclusion of the clinic and LAFLA will provide further guidance to the clients.

Lunch will be served from 12:00-1:00 p.m. following the clinic. Please note that if additional clients sign up, LAFLA may open a second clinic session from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Please Register by April 17, 2023

Volunteer Confidentiality Agreement:  To participate in the clinic, all volunteers must sign the following volunteer documents online: 

• https://www.jotform.com/form/201526170648049 
  • This form ensures that LAFLA’s malpractice insurance covers all volunteers.
• COVID Vaccination and Booster: All volunteers who provide in-person volunteer services at a LAFLA clinic must provide proof of vaccination, and upload their proof of vaccination and any booster shots here. These files remain confidential and go to LAFLA’s HR department.