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After you submit your petition to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board you have the right to request a hearing. This is your opportunity to look at the members of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board and explain to them why you should be granted a pardon.
After your hearing, the Board will make a confidential recommendation to the Governor on whether you should be granted a pardon. At this point, you must wait for the Governor to either approve or grant your petition. The law does not require that the Governor make any decision within any period of time.
If the Governor denies your pardon petition, you can file another petition one year after the denial. There is nothing in the law that prevents you from requesting a pardon as many times as you want.
If the Governor grants your pardon you can have your record expunged, which keeps the public from finding the conviction on your record. That will make it possible to get a job, go to school, and move on with your life without having the prior conviction hold you back.
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Why Hire The Legal Defenders for My Pardon?
We will fight for you. The Chicago pardon attorneys at Legal Defenders, P.C., understand the pardon process which will substantially improve your chance of getting a pardon. The Chicago criminal defense attorneys at Legal Defenders, P.C., have learned from years of experience that a well prepared and presented case is essential to success.
We want the Illinois Prisoner Review Board to understand that you are a good person that has already paid for your past mistakes. It is important that your petition be prepared in the proper way so that the Illinois Prisoner Review Board and the Governor understand that you deserve a pardon and that you have lived a good and productive life since your conviction.
The Chicago pardon attorneys at Legal Defenders, P.C., will prepare your petition and represent you at your hearing before the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. We will fight for you and will present your case in such a way that gives you the best chance of getting your pardon granted.
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