There is no law that requires that you are represented by a Florida criminal records attorney when applying for sealing criminal records. As in any court proceeding you are entitled to represent yourself. However, there is also no law that states that any one in the court system; not the judge, clerks, or anyone; do anything to help you with the process. Something as important as clearing your name should be left to a professional attorney who has the expertise and proven results in sealing Florida criminal records.

Furthermore, things like Florida arrest records automatically become part of public records. Because of the ubiquity of the Internet, people are finding that even once they have had their criminal records legally sealed by a Florida expungement attorney, their names still come up with arrest records by Search Engines. If this happens your Florida expungement attorney can issue certified documentation to have the Search Engines remove you name, or bring suit against them.