As much as we would all like to think that law enforcement officers are not out to get law-abiding citizens on bogus charges, we all know that sometimes that just isn't the case. If you get arrested for a DUI, most people will assume that you must have been drinking [...]
Every driver in Miami knows about traffic congestion. The major streets and interstates are packed. It's bad enough at most times, but during rush hour the traffic is bumper to bumper. Miami needs more roads, but there is little space for building those roads. This has been a problem for decades [...]
A client came into our Hollywood office for a free consultation last week. He had two tickets, one for speeding and the other traffic ticket was for not wearing a seatbelt (which he removed to reach over and grab his registration and insurance card). He asked me if it was [...]
You have probably seen the commercials hundreds of times. They are on all the time in South Florida. Some clown, dog, monkey or even actors playing police officers tell you that if you get a traffic ticket, you should call this or that Florida traffic ticket attorney. I have even seen [...]
The end of hurricane season in South Florida always ushers in the other season that marks the local calendar: tourist season. For many in South Florida, such as hotel and restaurant owners, this is the busiest and most important time of year. But, for residents who are not directly involved [...]
Attorneys are officers of the court and as such are told to uphold and respect the law. This is an imperative that gets hammered home in law school. Attorneys even swear an oath to uphold the law. People who know this often find it strange that traffic ticket lawyers in [...]
We Florida traffic ticket attorneys talk quite a lot about how the best way to avoid turning a routine traffic stop into something more serious is to be polite to the officer stopping you. Generally, you do not want to be a jerk to the officer and give the officer [...]
There are some laws that are broken so routinely it would make sense for governments to reconsider how they enforce the laws and whether the laws are even effective at all. If no one follows a law, why even have it? Should we make criminals out of people who just [...]
Municipal governments in South Florida spend millions of dollars a year on law enforcement. They have to pay for the training and salaries of all the officers. They have to pay for equipment and vehicles. The total amount spent on enforcing the law is staggering and governments are always looking [...]
Last Halloween, one of my Legal Assistants watched a movie called Evil Dead. She is a bit of a horror movie connoisseur, and was searching for the scariest thing since the Snuggie. Evil Dead was pretty scary but I think it is safe to say that it is no match [...]