My question involves expungements or pardons for the state of: South Dakota
I have a criminal background, felonies related to theft and forgery and I am trying to find out if I need a lawyer to proceed in trying to pardon my record, I have been off parole for 2 years and am now in school working on a criminal justice degree, I understand that it takes at least 2 years to get your record cleared and that is just about the required time to ask for a expunged or pardoned record..but would it be better to hire a lawyer or is this something I can do myself?
Thank you for any reply

