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 [...]
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, even over-the-counter or prescription drugs, continues to be a major issue in the state of Florida, and it should be. I won’t bore you with statistics about how many serious injuries or fatalities occur in South Florida every year as a result [...]
Don’t drink and drive; I have stressed this for as long as I have been a traffic ticket attorney. It’s never worth the risk – not worth risking injury to yourself or someone else, and it’s not worth the penalties that you can incur if you are convicted of this [...]
There are many milestones in a kid’s life, but learning to drive and more importantly, getting a driver’s license is a rite of passage. For most people, this is an indicator of traversing from childhood into adulthood and represents the first real taste of freedom they experience. Of course, this [...]
It has been a while since I wrote about what to do when you get pulled over by the cops for a traffic ticket. Although I have posted several blogs about the topic, it seems that even my friends are not getting the message. Let me explain. My friend Adam [...]
IS YOUR FLORIDA TRAFFIC TICKET A FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR? I have been a traffic ticket attorney for nearly 20 years and over the course of those two decades, there has been one nearly constant piece of advice that I have given people who receive a traffic ticket: Yes, you should [...]
There are hundreds of reasons that you may be given a traffic ticket in South Florida and some are more serious than others. The one thing that they all have in common is they are costly. I have previously written about such costs in relation to fines and insurance rates, [...]
The Traffic Ticket Team: How We Can Help You By Jason A. Diamond, Esq. There are very few circumstances that warrant just paying your traffic ticket, but many times, people either don’t know traffic attorneys exist or don’t understand what we do. Anytime you receive a traffic citation, the best [...]
The term “hardship” when applied to a Florida driver’s license can conjure up different meanings, even not having the money to pay the application fee. But a hardship license is actually something that a person can apply for when his or her license has been suspended for violation of a [...]
Sometimes the best illustration of how to handle Florida traffic tickets or violations is to see examples of how previous cases have been handled. Some Florida cases involving traffic tickets are good examples of why it is important to hire a Florida attorney as soon as you get the ticket [...]