I imagine you have come to this page because you got a New York uniform traffic ticket and are considering hiring an attorney to handle it. Please consider the following when deciding whether to hire an attorney to handle your New York uniform traffic ticket:

• The court can impose fines, jail time, surcharges and/or crime victim impact fees in most cases;
• You may be required to attend a driver improvement clinic if you accumulate between 7 and 10 points on your driving record within an 18 month period to avoid suspension of your driver's license [see: 15 NYCRR 134.1(b)];
• The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles may revoke your driver’s license if you are convicted of three speeding violations within an 18 month period [see; 15 NYCRR 131.49C)(2)];
• The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles may revoke your license if you accumulate 11 or more points on your driving record within an 18 month period [see: 15 NYCRR 131.4(c)(1)];
• You may be required to attend a formal hearing to investigate habitual or persistent violation of the vehicle and traffic law at which revocation or suspension action may be taken if you have been charged with three or more violations for which points are assessed within an unusually short period of time [see: 15 NYCRR 131.4 (d)];
  
• The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles will charge you $100.00 per year for three years if you accumulate six (6) points on your driving record within an 18 month period as part of its Driver Responsibility Program;
• The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles will charge you $25.00 per year for three years for each point you accumulate on your driving record over six (6) points within an 18 month period as part of its Driver Responsibility Program;
• A single speeding conviction can increase your automobile insurance premiums by as much as 25 to 27 percent by eliminating any discount you receive for having a clean record and by increasing the base amount by 2% according to Car Insurance. Com.;
• Your driving record can increase the cost of term life insurance by preventing you from qualifying for preferred rates;
• Your driving record can also limit your career opportunities because many employers require a cleaning driving record, There are even some employers who check employees's driving records on a quarterly basis for D.O.T. compliance;
• You could lose the use of a company vehicle;
• You may be unable to rent a car;
  
• A plea of guilty to a traffic offense may be used against you at a civil trial concerning any related property damage or personal injury accident as an admission against interest; and
• In many cases a vehicle and traffic lawyer can avoid the need for you to personally appear in court by submitting a written plea agreement to the court or by using a waiver of appearance form.
  

If you do decide to hire an attorney to handle your traffic ticket then please consider me to be your traffic ticket attorney. I defend all sorts of traffic matters including: speeding violations, turning violations, stopping violations, passing violations, sign violations, right-of- way violations, etc. If you do choose me to be the attorney to handle your traffic ticket, I will zealously pursue the best possible resolution to your traffic ticket through skilled negotiation and -if need be -aggressive trial advocacy.  This is my solemn pledge to anyone who honors me by becoming a client of my firm.  I have the experience to back up this pledge having successfully resolved hundreds of matters related to the vehicle and traffic law over the last fifteen years.

Let me put my education, training and experience to work for you. I stand ready, willing and able to help you with any vehicle and traffic law problem. I am just a phone call away from taking action towards resolving the traffic ticket that brought you here today to my criminal and traffic law website.

I invite you to take the next step towards resolving your vehicle and traffic law problem by either contacting me through my web-site or picking up the telephone and calling me toll free at 1-877-TKT-ATTY.   I strive to return all phone messages received during normal business hours the same day and to accept emergency phone calls 24/7.  I do not charge a fee for the initial consultation and assure you that any legal fee charged thereafter will be fair and reasonable.

I thank you again for visiting my criminal and traffic law website. I hope you find it to be a worthwhile visit and look forward to speaking with you soon.