Results

Kelly’s client was charged with Misdemeanor Theft for allegedly stealing merchandise from a Bath and Body Works in Maple Grove. Upon initial review, it appeared as if the prosecutor had an airtight case based on video surveillance and officer observations. Kelly dug deeper, however, and found out that her client was diagnosed with Covid the day after the incident, had a high fever causing delirium at the time, and had a gift certificate with her to pay for the items. After investigation and documenting her client’s medical condition, Kelly was eventually able to convince the prosecutor there was no intent to commit theft and negotiated a continuance for dismissal, which means her client admitted no wrongdoing and the charge will be dismissed in one year if she has no same or similar offenses in that time. Avoiding a plea or any admission of guilt was critical for the client who is a nurse and would be disqualified from having contact with patients by the Minnesota Department of Human Services if she were to admit to theft.

Kelly Keegan’s client hired her to expunge a burglary conviction he had received for stealing a four-wheeler for a joy ride with friends and breaking into a gas station while he was attending a camp in St. Louis County. He was now in training to become an electrical lineman and was concerned that he would lose opportunities for apprentice programs. In the past, he had lost other jobs and job opportunities as a result of the conviction.  Kelly was able to convince the judge that the expungement would provide a benefit to Petitioner. The expungement was granted so that Kelly’s client may now pursue his chosen career as a lineman.

Kelly Keegan’s client came to her to expunge a drug possession conviction from St. Louis County and also to restore her gun rights, since she was subject to a lifetime prohibition as a result of the conviction. Her client’s life had changed a great deal since the conviction – she had moved on from bad relationships, maintained sobriety, married and had kids. Yet she was still facing the effects of the convictions long after, including not being able to go hunting with her family, facing rejections of employment, and not being able to volunteer for Girl Scouts and other activities her children were involved with. Kelly convinced the judge to grant both motions. As a result, her client is now free of the burden of the past conviction and can once again hunt with her family, apply for jobs without fear of rejection, and participate in her kids’ activities.  

Kelly’s client had a difficult childhood and was convicted of Felony Fifth Degree Possession of Marijuana in Dakota County when he was twenty years old. Through hard work and perseverance he got ahead in life and remained law abiding, obtaining his CDL, and became employed in responsible jobs driving big trucks. He wanted to hunt with his friends and colleagues, so at the age of 38 he applied for a permit to carry from the county sheriff and was denied, learning that after all these years the drug possession charge still prohibited him from possessing firearms. He hired Kelly, who convinced the judge her client had reformed and was deserving of having his gun rights restored. The judge granted Kelly’s client’s restoration so that now he may go hunting and to the shooting range with his friends.

Kelly’s client suffered a lifetime loss of his gun rights when the law changed from a ten year prohibition after being convicted of a Fifth Degree Marijuana Possession charge in Ramsey County. This lifetime loss of rights hit her client hard, as he had always been an avid outdoorsman, hunting with his family at their cabin and going to the gun range with friends and family to practice. He also stood to inherit his great-grandfather’s Winchester rifle. Kelly convinced the judge that her client had rehabilitated. Her client was overjoyed, going to the gun range with friends for the first time in many years on the very day the court issued the judge’s order restoring his rights.