In Traffic Court in Maryland, Call for Back-Up. 410-561-6061

The police know when to call for back-up, and so should you if you are facing traffic court in Maryland, even if it’s “only a speeding ticket.”

A traffic attorney can be of practical benefit to a motorist facing fines, points, an increase in insurance rates, probation or jail. When you need a little help in court, get some help.

When you are facing fines, points, probation, increases to your insurance rates, suspension or revocation of your driving privileges or even in some cases JAIL, call for immediate back-up and get help. If you live or work in Maryland, you cannot afford to risk damage to your insurance rates, your privilege to drive and your freedom. The Law Office of Bruce Godfrey is available to help you in protect your driving privileges, your paycheck and your way of living in traffic court and against the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA). Call for legal back-up at 410-561-6061 (Baltimore area) or 301-531-4355 (Washington suburbs).

Just as you maintain your automobile and take it in for repairs and tune-ups, you should get solid legal repair work for your license after your driving privileges suffer a “crash.” Cars need skilled maintenance and repair and so do drivers licenses sometimes.

The Law Office can help you as a motorist in traffic court by:

• sorting out the complexities of driving record documents
• preparing for trial with the expectation of trial, not mere pleading out
• knowing the expectations and practices of different courts and judges
• negotiating from a position of confidence and strength
• trying the case with the intent to WIN and not just surrender
• arguing for your freedom, good name and driving privileges if results don’t go our way
• speaking for you when you are too nervous to speak for yourself
• under certain conditions, representing you in your absence if work, travel, health issues or family responsibilities make it very difficult for you to appear in court (please inquire about when this is possible.)

If you must appear in traffic court, you are almost always your own best witness, but almost never your own best advocate. Traffic court in Maryland is not “Judge Judy” or “People’s Court”; unlike in some jurisdictions including the District of Columbia, it is a real CRIMINAL court under criminal rules of procedure with real judges issuing fines and entering real convictions on both jailable and non-jailable charges.

You should talk to a traffic attorney within 48 hours of receiving a traffic citation in Maryland of any sort, from a speeding ticket up through vehicular homicide charges.  Don’t wait; traffic tickets do not improve with time like red wine, but turn to vinegar if not addressed properly.  There are many other experienced attorneys and you should feel free to consult with multiple attorneys; if you have not selected an attorney yet, please feel free contact the Law Office at 410-561-6061 or 301-531-4355.

Don’t “go it alone” against the government; get professional back-up for your defense.