People who are given speeding tickets can take it
two ways. One is to just accept the ill fate of getting one, or second, you
fight that ticket especially if you know you’re innocent. Many drivers will
take the first route, just because it’s less of a hassle. However, if you are
smart, you will exercise your right and fight the ticket you don’t deserve to
have.
Taking the second route isn’t easy and it won’t be
cheap too. In order to fight traffic tickets, you will need to hire a traffic
attorney to help you. And of course, these attorneys ask for a fee. Before you
think twice about not putting your money on a traffic lawyer, you should know
what your payment will get you.
On top of the list is that you will not have to
deal with fighting the speeding tickets anymore, your attorney will handle everything.
Everything refers to correspondence, negotiations and going to court. Fighting
is a ticket is not that easy. If you don’t know how to try a case, you won’t
know what the cop or the prosecuting attorney will have on you. Thus, hiring a traffic
attorney will help you prepare for everything.
Next, a traffic attorney will know who to talk to,
what to say and what to do. This is his line of work and he, more or less,
knows who the judges are in the city you are being tried. The fact is, your
attorney can either talk to the cop that gave you the ticket or the prosecuting
attorney and if you don’t fight the ticket properly, it will end in trial and
no one really wants to go that way, not even your own lawyer.
Given that he knows most of the cops, lawyers and
judges in town, it will be easier to try the speeding tickets because he will
know how to negotiate for the lowest deal possible for you. There’s no magic
here. The lawyer simply knows what to say and how to deal with the matter at
hand. While it isn’t a guarantee that you’ll be off the hook, getting a plea
bargain should still make things easier. Nonetheless, if your traffic attorney
doesn’t like the counter-offer, he can always choose to go to trial instead.
Last, traffic lawyers know the real truth why cops
give speeding tickets. They often give it to motorcycles and sports cars where
speed is very obvious. And usually, they give it to the rich guys too.
So if you’re given a traffic ticket that you
believe you don’t really deserve, take the odds of fighting it. Why? Because
there is a chance that you might be talking to a good cop or get a write-down
if you’re apologetic and nice. Also, there’s a chance that the judge might cut
you some slack if you deserve it.
Rick Silverman, P.A.
311 S Brevard Ave. Tampa, Florida 33606
(813) 871-1125
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