Hi, Just got a speeding ticket for driving at 82 on a highway. Any good lawyer recommendations ? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks Edit: how is offtherecord.com ?
Just pay the ticket? It can’t be that much, right?
I would but generally googling advices to contest.
Stay away from Mitch Greene. Fred Hopkins is your man, he is based in Issaquah.
Thanks for the info !
It will go on your record, so better to hire a lawyer to dismiss the ticket(it will cost you a bit more than pay the ticket). MSFT has legal benefits, you can call them, you probably don’t need “rockstar” lawyer to win speeding ticket case.
My brother was driving the car. I was the in front seat. My brother does not work at msft, can I still use the msft legal benefits ?
Most probably - no, but you can call and verify, get some contacts and check reviews online.
How much is the fine? Deferred ... Eligible?
$221, I am not sure what deferred eligible means.
Some states allow you to defer the ticket in return for a written promise to the court that you will not get another for the next 12 mons. If so, your ticket is off the record, but if you get one in the next 12 mons, both the tickets get on your record. A gamble. Read deferred adjudication. Not sure if Seattle has that option.
Defer means you can just contest the ticket and show up to a court hearing. This is a regular thing in wa state. The judge will say they'll reduce it and it won't go on your record (but court fees are expensive).
Thanks a lot. So basically, I can contest the ticket, go to court, apologize and request for the ticket not to show on my record ? And the judge will agree ? Also, how much do you think is the court fee ? Thanks a lot for the info.
You’ll pay a lot more for an attorney. Just pay the ticket and stop driving with a lead foot.
You don't need an attorney to defer your ticket. This is bad advice.
I always showed up in traffic court, said I was sorry, and got it cut in half. If it’s worth 3 hours of your day, go ahead.
Look up Roberto Yranela. Great chap. If the ticket is in Redmond, you can forget about even asking for deferment, at most they’ll knock it down, but you’ll still have to pay. The redmond judges don’t play nice (at all)
Thanks a lot ! This happened from Bellevue to Issaquah. King county.
Gosh, I adore Europe for the absence of speed limits on highways. Happy to pay the high toll and gas prices. It’s such an unbelievable BS here in US.
No speed limits in Europe? Pass me whatever you're smoking...
Believe it or not, nobody restricts speed limits on toll highways. And it’s freaking amazing, never look around for a police car hiding around the corner to catch you for 10% over the limit. Morons.