Nancy Elizabeth Ohan

Nancy Ohan

I wish I knew the identity of this person so that I could look at their case. Nevertheless, this person believes I gave them bad advice. For that, I am sorry. I would acknowledge that I am human and can therefore make mistakes. However, lack of diligence is not something that has ever characterized my work. I am incredibly diligent and believe information is power and gives you leverage against the state which is why I get as much of it as I can. In addition, I have never told someone in the last fifteen years that a nondisclosure or an expunction will prevent a case from showing up. I say the exact opposite. This is because in the last decade or so employers have gone with private criminal history companies to run background checks rather than something official. The problem with these private companies is that they buy information about arrests and cases but do not update and remove that information after an expunction or nondisclosure. So, again, I am baffled by this review. I will say expunctions are fairly black and white--you can do one or you cannot. Nondisclosures have many more moving parts, one of which is someone's criminal history. I do not know who wrote this review, but what sticks in my mind is that I have had several clients who have records out of state who specifically said to me when talking about this that they believed the State would not find out about their out of state cases. While that is a possibility, I tell them never to count on that. The main source of information for a nondisclosure is my client. My advice is only as good as the information I receive. Again, I am truly sorry this person is having difficulty, but I am actually fairly conservative with my advice--if I have said it, I'm going to deliver it. I'm Board Certified in Criminal Law in Texas. I did not receive this distinction by being "nice." I earned it through my superior knowledge of the law. I have practiced law for twenty-nine years, and I wish I could make everyone happy, but that is impossible. Suffice it to say, I love what I do. I believe I take my knowledge and combine that with my empathy and compassion to lead my clients successfully through what for some is the most difficult time of their lives.