Traffic Accident Lawyer

The young girl looked at the traffic ticket attorney and with pleading eyes asked him to somehow get her the lesser penalty. She had passed a school bus while it was loading because the young lady was late for high school that day and could not afford another tardy slip. The state in which this violation occurred enforced a mandatory one thousand dollar fine plus court costs, and an optional six month suspension of the offender's driver's license. The money was one thing, for the young lady had been a hard worker and a frugal saver, but losing the driver's license would be a blow to the ability to keep working at the mall store where she had shown great promise as a junior manager. The barrister knew it would be a tough sell to the juvenile judge hearing the case.

As many as five hundred thousand people are injured in motor vehicle accidents each year, and more than forty thousand are killed in auto related tragedies. Families often call upon a traffic accident lawyer to either defend a driver who has been charged with causing injury or death to others because of poor driving judgment, or to represent families seeking wrongful death or severe injury suits against other drivers whose poor skills behind the wheel brought about pain and suffering to loved ones. This kind of specialized law practice insures that the barrister representing the family knows the state motor vehicle with aplomb. Consider the case of a forty year old father of three who pulled into an intersection during a green light and was slammed broadside by a semi driver who had fallen asleep after seventeen hours on the road and ran the red light in his lane. The father survived the accident, but would be left in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

In this particular case, a traffic ticket attorney whose specialty would be knowing all the laws and the punishments for various motor vehicle violations might be called upon the represent the truck driver, but a traffic accident lawyer whose expertise is in wrongful injury suits might be called upon to represent the father. Each practice has a specialty in a specific motor vehicle area, and can provide superb representation at crisis times in a driver's life. The traffic ticket attorney knew the ins and outs of the juvenile traffic court system in the county where the barrister lived. The attorney was also very much aware of the hot buttons that pushed the particular judge hearing the case to make certain decisions. The long years of experience in working strictly with motor vehicle violations that had resulted in citations had paid off for thousands of her clients.

The barrister knew that the judge had a real contempt for this particular violation because a cousin had been killed years earlier by a teenager that failed to stop for a school bus that was picking up children on a rural country road. But this traffic ticket attorney had studied long and hard in college to several professors that taught the skill of business negotiation, and applied the knowledge gained from those classes to skillfully approach the judge in chambers in a non-emotionally charged climate. She might be able to negotiate a compromise on the six month suspension because the young lady the attorney represented had a sterling driving record before this incident.
In the other case, a traffic accident lawyer that has specialized expertise wrongful death and injury lawsuits, has certain knowledge that makes his/her representation invaluable to a client. The traffic accident attorney began by explaining how wrongful injury suits unfold. They often take several years or more to litigate, and the insurance companies often try every way possible to delay paying liability claims. There are some important pieces in the suit that must be present.

He explained that he would deal directly with the insurance companies involved. The barrister explained that he would talk to witnesses, take important photos of the auto wreckage and accident locations, and if needed, would hire an accident reconstruction engineer or other professionals as needed. The traffic accident lawyer explained that through his long experience he would decide how much of a claim should be made against the person who caused the accident to occur. "Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard to voice of my supplications." (Psalm 28:6) Factors going in to deciding the size of a claim include damage to personal property, payment of all medical bills now and in the future, property loss as well and pain and suffering compensation and future earnings by the father.

The barrister also advised the husband and family that there were no guarantees in terms of outcome of their case or any case so that no false expectations were assumed. In the case of the traffic ticket lawyers, shoe charged a flat fee to represent the young lady. In the case of the traffic accident attorney, the man explained to the husband and family that no legal costs would come to them, but all courts costs and expert witness fees would be paid by the attorney. In exchange, the barrister would receive a percentage of the final judgment against the truck driver's insurance company, often amounting to thirty five percent. In each of these cases, hiring either a traffic accident lawyer or a traffic ticket attorney made the difference between six months of license suspension and two weeks of traffic school and almost a million dollars in extra settlement money.

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