Reply With Quote99% of the time you're money ahead to just go and ask for deferred adjudication yourself. I used to use a lawyer all the time, and I think he got me out of maybe 1 in 10 tickets. not worth the extra cost, imho.
Traffic Ticket Lawyer, do they work?
Anyone actually gotten out of a ticket using a traffic ticket lawyer? There's always just coughing up the court fees to do DD or deferred but wondering if getting a lawyer can actually dismiss the ticket completely without getting off my lazy ass to do DD (online) or get deferred (must appear in person).
My ticket was in Collin County btw.
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99% of the time you're money ahead to just go and ask for deferred adjudication yourself. I used to use a lawyer all the time, and I think he got me out of maybe 1 in 10 tickets. not worth the extra cost, imho.
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I have had alot of tickets in my past. I have had a few dismissed. Mostly i use my lawyer to lessen the fine and to do away with the probation time. If u plan to represent yourself, be sure to ask for proof the the gun was calibrated. Cops are suppose to calibrate them each and everytime they make an arrest(issue a citation). If not there is no way to prove it was 100% accurate(without doubt). Not fool proof but its worth a shot.
To answer your question, its up to you weither its worth the money and or time. I would do it depending on cost, just to get it over with.
On the ticket it had the last gun calibration date and I think it was about 1-2 weeks prior to my ticket. Does that make a difference?Originally Posted by Mr. Miatie
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Probably depends on the jurisdiction, but I've had a couple of Dallas tickets dismissed outright using a ticket mill lawyer - not bad for ~$50 or whatever it cost. Seems like Dallas cops don't have the time to show up for every ticket they write. For some place like Collin County, I think I'd just cough up for DD, take it online, and get it over with.
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i had a lawyer in dallas get 2 tickets mismissed (80 in a 60 and following too closely). it was pretty awesome since it was a $500 ticket and i paid him $69 lol
I've brought more than 25 traffic violations to court with a lawyer. I got off 100% of them. Most in Houston, some in Seabrook, Pasadens, Dallas, and Austin. When I get BS tickets from small municipalities, then I just ask for deferred and request a three week period, then pay up.
Yes, that's a lot of tickets. Yes, when I was younger the cars I drove, and my behavior attracted tickets. These days I get about one ticket every two-three years.
It has been a very long time since I've been issued a citiation. But, for the last three tickets I did get I went to court and represented myself, getting 2 out of three dismissed and supervision (adjudication) on the other one. None of my tickets were for serious violations. Good luck!
I recently had a ticket dismissed by the law not showing for my 3rd court date rescheduling, I'll do that again if it's a bad enough ticket. I already had moving violations from the City of Melissa for impeding traffic at a RXR, an "unsafe trailer hitch", and "insufficient clearance" when a the chain drug over the huge Miata swallowing railroad crossing. That son of a bitch bastard can die of gonorrhea and burn in hell forever.
If the stakes are high enough you fight the ticket and play the "officer attendance lottery" or you luck out and find an attorney that will read the ticket and make a case. You should check out Frisco's policy on officer attendance, the City of Dallas somehow permits proxy representation from absent officers, where another officers attends on the behalf of no-show officer. I don't know how this is legal.
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A guy called into the Adam Carolla Podcast and said that he did the same thing, and then turned around and sued the police department in small claims court for his time when the officer did not show. He claimed the PD eventually sent him a check for $300 rather than fight it because it would cost them more to use their attorney for one hour.
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