Usually when someone is speeding, they know it, but they often think it is always the other guy who will get pulled over, especially when the driver believes he is just keeping up with traffic. (Don’t try this defense; it doesn’t work). Sometimes, however, it comes as a complete surprise [...]
If They Want You, They’ll Get You |How Cops Manipulate Legal Language There is no doubt in the mind of anyone who lives in, or frequently visits South Florida, that law enforcement agencies love writing traffic tickets. Whether you believe they have quotas or other agendas, which I do, there [...]
Speeding is such a common occurrence here in South Florida that if you are not the one doing the speeding, you are probably surrounded by several others who are. As a traffic ticket attorney, I get to know a lot of people, but I don’t know of any single person [...]
We live in time when it seems that a lot of people are increasingly trying to break out of whatever pigeon hole society tries to place them in. Whether it’s tattoos to try to express your independence or dressing in a manner that suggests that you don’t care what others [...]
The American legal system is arguably one of the best in the world, and one of the truly great things about it is that anyone accused of any legal violation can choose to defend himself. Consequently, quite frequently people will ask me why then should they hire a traffic ticket [...]
As a traffic ticket lawyer in Florida, I’ve seen and fought more than my fair share of speeding tickets. Speeding tickets are the most common type of tickets doled out in the State of Florida. Speeding tickets are also considered primary offenses, which means an officer will usually [...]
Okay, so tourist season in South Florida is actually all year long. There are those who are looking to escape the frigid winters in other parts of the country, especially the Northeast, but then there are an equal number of tourists who come to visit for summer vacations. Let’s not [...]
You know, sometimes “big brother” just bugs me. There are a lot of really great laws on the books for really good reasons. As I have written in previous blogs, I do not advocate drunk driving, but with a general push to lower the blood alcohol content (BAC) standard as [...]
We all know that traffic in Miami is maddening. Between the volume of people who live here, and the number of tourists that visit here, it seems like there is not enough maneuverability for all of the drivers in the area. It’s easy to see why people get frustrated and [...]
There are a lot of things about Miami-Dade traffic tickets that have been discussed in this blog, especially the expenses that are incurred when you receive a traffic ticket. The cost of traffic ticket fines, how a traffic ticket effects your insurance rates, and the fact a traffic ticket stays [...]