Why you need to hire an attorney for a traffic ticket.

Most people who represent themselves in traffic court fall flat on their faces and lose "big time."  Or, they waste hours of time for little benefit.  (like the poor sap who traveled from Maine to Hoboken N.J. to fight a parking ticket.) I see it every day and it saddens me.  No offense to anyone, but quite simply, the average person has no clue about how the system works.  People accept plea bargains which carry points.  People negotiate with the wrong people!  

Or, if someone is foolish enough to have a trial, they try to beat the cops with "clever questioning."  Or, even more pathetic, people say, "there is no way that I was going 90..."  Against the polished testimony of a cop, this kind of court room antics leads to a guaranteed conviction.  Remember, the cops are almost always believed in court. Those cops are in that court every day and they are on a first name basis with the court staff.  When the cop walks in and the clerk says, "Hey Bobby, where yah eating lunch today?" then it is time to pack up and go home.  

While we are on the topic, save your $14.95 and don't buy those tempting "Beat your Speeding ticket" pamphlets available on the web.  If you do order the pamphlet, make sure to order some mustard too, because mustard goes well with bologna.  

Hire me and get a lawyer who knows the system. 

• Follow traffic rules religiously 

• Watch out for speed traps
  wherever a cop can hide on the side of the road, he will... 

• Check your rear-view mirror often.

• NEVER pass police cars on the highway. (duh)

• Have your car in good shape, a broken tail light is enough to stop you.

• Click here to see what the NEW YORK STATE TROOPERS say about speeding

The #1 rule is:
BE NICE

It will help you later, in court
(If you are obnoxious, they may write "ND" on your ticket, which means "NO DEAL," - in court)