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Traffic Lawyers and Guarantees

January 27, 2012 By 5 Comments

Potential clients will sometimes ask me if I guarantee the results in traffic cases. It’s an understandable question.  Unfortunately, the answer is “no.”  Now, before you go on to the next website, let me explain why.  The North Carolina State Bar prohibits it.  Legal ethics rules do not allow lawyers to have “contingent fees” in criminal cases.  And generally speaking, even though traffic cases can be very minor, they still are treated like criminal cases.  So, let’s say you are charged with speeding 69 mph in 55 mph zone.  If a lawyer were to tell you, “If I don’t get this ticket reduced enough to keep you from getting any insurance points, you won’t owe me anything,” that would be an improper contingent fee.  That’s because the lawyer’s fee depends on — is contingent upon — the results. One reason for this rule is that lawyers who have not guaranteed a result may not be tempted to do something improper, like offer a bribe or lie, to obtain the desired result.

Do you have a traffic case?  Call me now at 919-683-2175.  I can’t make a guarantee, but I will do my best to get a result that will be worth your money.

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What is your fee in a workers’ comp case?

June 22, 2011 By 3 Comments

My fee in a workers’ compensation claim is 25% of whatever you get, plus whatever expenses I have incurred.  That’s the standard rate. 

You may wonder, “What kind of expenses might there be?”  In a workers comp case, my out-of-pocket expenses are usually pretty low.  Often, the only expenses are the fees that your doctors charge me for copies of your medical records.

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How much are the attorney’s fees?

June 21, 2011 By 3 Comments

I have always had the goal of charging traffic fees that anyone with a car and a driver’s license could pay.  Having said that, the fee varies with the case. For example, the fee would be less for a  “basic” ticket (such as 68 mph in a 55 mph zone)  than it would for a more serious case.  An example of a more serious case would be one in which the speed is high enough to suspend your license.  The fee also is higher if there is more than one charge arising from the same incident. I charge for mileage if a ticket is in Wake County.  

My fee does not include the court costs or any fine.  Often the amount of the court costs and fine will be written on the back of the ticket.  However, those amounts, especially the fine, may change depending upon how we resolve your case. The amounts that may be written on the ticket assume that you plead guilty as charged. If  I get the charges reduced the fine may change. If we resolve your case using a prayer for judgment continued (PJC), there will be no fine, only the court costs.

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