Criminal Defense Command Center
Privacy and transparency
How LawSensai helps people organize their criminal case paperwork, prepare for an attorney consultation, and connect with a defense attorney. Every public count honors a 100-row k-anonymity floor.
What we do
- We help you organize court paperwork, citations, and DMV letters into a single dashboard you can hand to a defense attorney.
- We explain what your charges mean in plain language, without predicting how your case will end.
- We generate a consultation-ready packet you can send to a private defense attorney or directly to your county public defender office.
- We track court dates, DMV deadlines, and probation deadlines that show up on your paperwork.
What we are not
LawSensai is not a law firm.
LawSensai does not give legal advice.
LawSensai does not represent you.
We do not predict case outcomes. We do not draft motions. We do not advise you on whether to accept a plea offer. Those decisions belong to you and your defense attorney.
How privilege works here
Attorney-client privilege is a legal protection. It lets you speak openly with your defense attorney without that conversation being used against you. Privilege does not attach to every place you write something down. It attaches to your conversation with your lawyer and, in some cases, to people working for your lawyer.
Before you have a defense attorney, anything you type into LawSensai is not privileged. We protect it with strong encryption, but a prosecutor could in theory ask a court to compel disclosure. So we ask you to organize facts and paperwork, not to confess.
When a defense attorney accepts your case, that attorney can designate LawSensai as their agent for record purposes. This is called Kovel agency. From that moment forward, your notes and uploads flow through the attorney privilege umbrella. You will see a clear badge on your dashboard that tells you which posture you are in.
The safest thing you can do is talk to a defense attorney quickly. We can help you find one.
Coverage of our reference data
Counts of the seeded reference rows that power record-clearing screening, attorney matching, and the automatic-clearing notification rail. Reference data is published openly and is not subject to the k-anonymity floor.
Eligibility rules
308
51 states
State-level record-clearing rules covering waiting periods and primary relief pathways. One row per (state, relief type, rule key).
Class-specific relief paths
245
51 states
Per-conviction-class statute-cited relief paths. Lets us tell you the specific statute that applies to your conviction class rather than the generic state rule.
How we sourced this data
Every eligibility rule, relief path, and automatic-clearing pathway in our database links back to an authoritative government source. Here is how we built and maintain the reference data.
Source attribution
We accept only .gov, .state.us, and official state legislature URLs as primary sources. When a statute changes mid-year (e.g., a recodification or new effective date), we capture the new citation and the date the change applies.
How we refresh
Every reference row carries a last_verified_at timestamp. Counsel-review passes refresh that timestamp without changing the source URL when the underlying statute is still good law. New statutes ship as separate database migrations so the change history is auditable.
Counsel review log
Eligibility rules and relief paths are reviewed by criminal defense counsel before deployment. Public defender office contact data is verified at the state-court or state-bar level. The full counsel-review log is available to operators on request.
How the automatic-clearing notification rail works
If you opt in to a notification when your conviction is approaching its automatic clearing date, this is exactly what we will and will not do with your contact information.
What we send
Up to three one-time emails per subscription: 30 days before your projected clearing date, 7 days before, and on the day it arrives. Each email tells you the state, the projected date, and that you should still verify with the court.
What we do not send
No marketing. No third-party sharing of your email. No upsell to attorney services unless you ask. No SMS unless you have explicitly opted in to SMS (off by default; not exposed on the consumer signup surface).
One-click unsubscribe
Every email includes an unsubscribe link signed with HMAC so it works even if you are not signed in. One click stops the notifications and stamps the deactivation in our audit log. No phone call, no email back-and-forth.
Aggregate numbers
Criminal matters started
fewer than 100
Public defender warm-intros sent
fewer than 100
Defense attorneys serving
fewer than 100
Active auto-clearing notification subscriptions
fewer than 100
Record clearing screenings completed
fewer than 100
Attorney outcome rollup: granted / denied / abandoned
Granted (petitions granted plus automatic clearings confirmed)
fewer than 100
Denied (petitions denied)
fewer than 100
Abandoned (user-abandoned matters)
fewer than 100
How we handle your data
Encryption at rest
Court paperwork and case notes are encrypted at rest. Sensitive fields like court-portal credentials and phone numbers use AES-GCM with a key version stamp so we can rotate keys without re-encrypting in place.
Audit logging
Every write to a CDC table emits an audit-log row. The log itself is append-only and hash-chained so any tampering is detectable. Operators cannot delete or rewrite history.
Subpoena posture
Pre-engagement content is not privileged. If a court orders disclosure, we comply, and we tell you when we can. Post-engagement content sits under the attorney-agent privilege umbrella where applicable law allows.
Required disclaimers
Triage disclaimer. LawSensai provides legal information, document organization, and attorney matching. It is not a law firm. It does not replace advice from a criminal defense attorney.
Case intelligence disclaimer. This report is an organizational summary. It is not legal advice, an opinion on the merits, or a prediction of outcome.
Pre-engagement privacy disclaimer. This information is not protected by attorney-client privilege. Government investigators may be able to compel disclosure.
Responsible disclosure
If you believe you have found a vulnerability that affects user safety, please report it through our responsible-disclosure page at /security/family. A criminal-defense-specific disclosure surface will land in a later sprint.
Last refreshed: June 20, 2026 at 03:39 PM UTC
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