More and more drivers are retaining traffic attorneys when they receive a
traffic ticket. In addition to receiving professional advice from an
experienced attorney, motorists are happy to delegate this task and avoid
wasting time in court themselves. One of the cases they ask help from traffic
attorneys is driving while license is suspended. Considered as serious traffic
offense, driving while license is suspended means that the police have caught
you driving without a valid driver’s license. Your license would have been
suspended by the court, police or the sheriff. If the police charge you with an
offence of ‘driving while license is suspended’ you will get a charge sheet.
Look at the details of the ticket to see what the police officer wrote about
your offence. The magistrate refers to this in the courtroom.
Before hiring a traffic attorney, it is important that you assess them using
these important points:
· Experiences. Find out how many traffic court cases the lawyer has handled and learn
what types of violations the lawyer has been successful in handling. What
results have been obtained and what percentage of cases have been won or
successfully plea bargained? You have a right to know the answers to these
questions. More specifically, you need to determine how much experience a traffic
attorney has in representing defendants who have been charged with driving
while license is suspended. If they give you an evasive answer, ask them about
some of the common technical and legal defenses used when fighting these
charges.
·
Background. Another important item to check is the traffic attorney’s background. Did
he or she graduate from a quality law school? Were they on Law Review? Have
they won any awards? Did they previously work at a court and/or large law firm?
The more impressive the traffic attorney’s background, the better. Be wary of
an attorney who does not set forth his or her education and prior experience.
It is safe to assume that in such cases the attorney’s background is less than
impressive.
·
Communication and competence. A competent and honest traffic attorney will ask whether it even makes
sense for you to fight an offense of driving while license is suspended. For
example, if the ticket carries no points or you have an out-of-state license
and points do not transfer. Under such circumstances, hiring a traffic attorney
likely is not worthwhile.
Good Traffic attorneys work tirelessly to get your ticket dismissed or
reduced to a lesser charge that comes with fewer (or no) points, cheaper fees
and more.
Rick Silverman, P.A.
311 S Brevard Ave. Tampa, Florida 33606
(813) 871-1125
http://www.businesslocallistings.com
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