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Old 02-08-2023, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by MandoMan View Post
I dated a lawyer for several years who drove a sports car and had a heavy right foot. She charged $830 an hour for her services. However, when she got a ticket, she always fought it and always hired a local attorney who specializes in such things to do it—for about $250 (she didn’t care about the money, just the points). She told me that these ticket specialists know all the local judges and prosecutors and are much more effective at cutting a deal than she herself could be.
This is true most everywhere.
You still pay the fine (usually more) plus court costs so you pay more up front. It prevents your insurance from going up more than 30% the next 3-5 years so the savings is there.

As mentioned earlier, Florida has a get out of jail free card for your first offense in the form of traffic school.