Under Texas state law, a person who was convicted of a felony and placed on probation (now called “community supervision” in TX) may, after successfully completing the probation/supervision, be given something called “judicial clemency” by the trial court. This judicial clemency relief is embedded in Article 42.12, Section 20(a), of the Texas Code of Criminal  →

The American Bar Association published attorney Ray Ngo’s article on federal gun prohibition.  The article discusses the many federal prohibition on gun ownership that remain after the landmark Supreme Court decision of  D.C. v. Heller.   Mr. Ngo writes, “…Heller was a significant decision in its broad proclamation that there is an individual component to  →

A recent California appellate court decision has greatly expanded the ability of licensed securities brokers to expunge complaints and adverse actions from their Broker Check report, which is maintained by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). This memo provides background about FINRA, the court’s decision and expungement of information made public by FINRA. Higbee &  →