My question relates to legal practice in the state of: Georgia.
Hello. I am a 28 year old male who has made some very bad choices regarding lifestyle when I was younger. Basically I was hanging around with the wrong crowd and became an addict. I was charged with posession of cocaine and the judge gave me First Offender's probation (Conditional Discharge 16-13-2). I have completed my probation but when I called the sheriff's office I was told that I was still listed as a convicted felon. The judge told me that he was giving me first offender's so that I would have a chance to better my life. My attorney has filed a motion for dismissal free of charge but other than that he won't really talk to me without re-hiring him so it's been really hard to find out what's going on.
I have now completely changed my life and am ironically in the process of earning a Bachelor's in criminal justice at one of the larger universities in Georgia with hopes of going on to law school. I understand that when I was sentenced, the first offender's act had just recently been changed and neither the judge nor my attorney knew much about it. So basically, can anybody tell me if this felony conviction will be removed due to my first offender's status so that I can one day take the bar exam? I plan on taking my education as far as possible either way but am very curious and don't have the money to hire another attorney while paying for school. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

