In terms of the specialized lawyer I had essentially "the wolf" of lawyers and basically in this north east state its next to impossible to get it expunged. he said it really would have been easier if i had committed 2nd degree murder, maybe just a little armed robbery. ya know petty stuff.
the whole lying on the application though I dunno how I feel about that I mean I just feel that that could bite me in the ass royally and I have never been one to lie about anything.