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Sami Z. Azhari
Sami Z. Azhari
Sami Z. Azhari is an attorney at Azhari LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice on federal and white-collar criminal law. Mr. Azhari is a Superlawyers Rising Star (2015 – present), Chair of the Federal Criminal Law Committee of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association, and faculty at the ABA White Collar Crime Conference (2021). Mr. Azhari received his B.S. from Purdue University and his J.D. from Michigan State University.
Beth A. Johnson
Beth A. Johnson
Beth A. Johnson is a Managing Partner at the Rights and Restoration Law Group, LLC, in Chicago, where she focuses on criminal records relief. She is the Chairperson of the Expungement and Sealing Subcommittee of the Illinois Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission. She received the Esther R. Rothstein Award from the Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois in 2018 and was selected as the Chicago Community Trust Emerging Leader Fellow in 2014. Ms. Johnson received her B.S. in Political Science from the University of Iowa and her J.D. and a Public Interest Law Certificate from the DePaul University College of Law.
Matthew R. Leisten
Matthew R. Leisten
Matthew R. Leisten is the First Assistant State’s Attorney at the Ogle County State’s Attorney’s Office. Mr. Leisten received his B.A. in Political Science from DePaul University and his J.D. from UIC John Marshall Law School.
Sergio A. Lopez
Sergio A. Lopez
Sergio A. Lopez is a law clerk at Castle Law, LLC, in Joliet. He was a finalist in the first National Online Trial Advocacy Competition in 2020. Mr. Lopez received his B.A. in Political Science from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and is a J.D. candidate at DePaul University College of Law (expected 2021).
Marjie M. Nielsen
Marjie M. Nielsen
Marjie M. Nielsen is the Managing Attorney at Next Step Legal Services in Chicago, where she focuses on criminal records relief and family law. She received the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Intern Alumni Award in 2013. Ms. Nielsen received her B.A. in English and Political Science from Northwestern University and her J.D. from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
Sue L. Pak
Sue L. Pak
Sue L. Pak is the Supervising Attorney in the Emerging Adults Program at Cabrini Green Legal Aid in Chicago, where she focuses on juvenile expungement. She has received the Kimball R. Anderson & Karen Gatsis Anderson Public Interest Law Fellowship from the Chicago Bar Foundation, and she is a Skadden Fellow of the Skadden Fellowship Foundation. She is a member of the Chicago Bar Association. Ms. Pak received her B.A. cum laude from Emory University, her M.Div. from Trinity International University, and her J.D. magna cum laude from DePaul College of Law.
Kenneth D. Tupy
Kenneth D. Tupy
Kenneth D. Tupy is a member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. He focuses on criminal law and parole issues. He is a member of the Illinois House of Representatives Republican Criminal Law Committee. He was named prosecutor of the year by the Springfield/Sangamon County Police Departments, and he received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Springfield Police Department. Mr. Tupy graduated with distinction from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.

Sami Z. Azhari

Beth A. Johnson

Matthew R. Leisten

Sergio A. Lopez

Marjie M. Nielsen

Sue L. Pak

Kenneth D. Tupy

Criminal Records: Expungement and Other Relief (ARCHIVED 2021 EDITION)