Expunge Colorado, Annual Evening
One evening. Two hours. The lawyers and judges who can clear a record, in the same room as the volunteers who do it every clinic. Let's uplift pro bono work in Colorado and expand access to record sealing and expungement. Thursday, June 11, 2026.
The Mission
We exist to enable people to move forward from their criminal records.
Expunge Colorado is a BIPOC-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit sealing eligible records for Coloradans through three pillars: education, advocacy, and pro bono legal services. Eight years of clinics. One annual evening to advance the mission, and a waitlist of 300+ people counting on what comes next.
The Impact
01, The scale
1.3M
Coloradans living with a record that may be eligible to seal.
Nationally, 1 in 3 Americans carries a record. In Colorado, the figure is 1.3 million people, and the collateral consequences (housing, employment, licensure, mental health, custody) extend long after a sentence ends. For many who have left Colorado, that record crossed state lines with them, still blocking opportunity wherever they live now.
ONE
IN
THREE.
Americans, with a criminal record, today.
250+
RECORDS SEALED.
FOR FREE.
02, The work
Since 2018, Expunge Colorado has run free clinics across the Denver Metro, serving more than 600 Coloradans and sealing over 250 records. Every petition is reviewed by an attorney. Every applicant pays nothing.
600+
Coloradans served
$0
Cost to applicants
8 yrs
Of restorative work
300+
People on our waitlist, in Colorado and beyond
03, The room
75
like-minded people. By invitation only. Hand-curated by the host committee.
The guest list is small on purpose. We want a room where the managing partner who can authorize ten pro bono hours sits next to the volunteer who has filed forty petitions, and the conversation that follows turns into next year's prepared clinic calendar.
Members of the bar, in-house counsel, and the bench are warmly considered.
The Night
Pillar 01, Education
Hear from one client whose record was sealed in one of our past clinics, in their own words. No panel. No podium. No video reel.
Pillar 02, Advocacy
Executive Director Melanie Rose Rodgers on the future of Expunge Colorado, then Brett Landis from Colorado Access to Justice Commission highlighting their new pro bono portal. Ten minutes, both.
Pillar 03, Pro Bono
Two clinics in 2026: Denver and Colorado Springs. More programs coming in 2026–2027 that need legal volunteers. A clipboard, a pen, and your year's calendar. Multiple ways to be an example of justice and change lives.
Date
JUNE 11, 2026
Time
5 to 7 pm
Venue
Rooftop patio · Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Downtown Denver
Attire
Professional
Get involved
For attorneys, judges, in-house counsel
75 seatsReserve directly through our ticketing page. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres provided. We hope you leave the night having signed on for the 2026 clinic and inspired by taking action.
For firms and partners
Five sponsorship levels, each an opportunity to directly support Expunge Colorado's mission and growth.
Expunge Colorado is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit · EIN: 85-2750585
Sponsorship contributions may be tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
A voice
“The hours I gave at a clinic last fall changed how I talk about pro bono inside the firm. Twelve thousand collateral consequences can fall away with one petition. The most meaningful work I've ever done doesn't appear on my billable hours. It appears on someone's clean record.”
Attorney volunteer,
attended the 2024 record sealing clinic in Denver.
