HYPOTHETICAL Insurance/Legal Question
- CardsofSTL
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I'd probably just pay the ticket and be done with it.
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Definitely not my area of law, but that's probably fair. Court costs vary county by county but are probably near $100. It probably would only take a few hours of the lawyer's time, but by agreeing to a flat fee, you cap the risk that things could take longer and therefore get more expensive for you. Ask him to throw in some clorox wipes, and it's a deal.GeddyWrox wrote: ↑June 16 20, 9:46 amLOL, Zeus... I wish I had that kinda dough!
I have found one guy so far, he sounds good. He said he usually does a flat $500 and that covers all the court fees and his time. Does that sound fair? I see these ads for traffic firms that "start at" $49 or whatever. Not sure if that's a gimmick price or what. Should I just go with the guy I'm pretty confident in? Also, one of the other firms I called said they don't do speeding tickets in that area but they send their clients to the guy I'm considering. So another firm is good enough with recommending him. I'll probably wind up with him I suppose.
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I was in an accident a little over a year ago. My insurance already went up. I don't want to take the points on the license.
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Thanks again man!heyzeus wrote: ↑June 16 20, 10:54 amDefinitely not my area of law, but that's probably fair. Court costs vary county by county but are probably near $100. It probably would only take a few hours of the lawyer's time, but by agreeing to a flat fee, you cap the risk that things could take longer and therefore get more expensive for you. Ask him to throw in some clorox wipes, and it's a deal.GeddyWrox wrote: ↑June 16 20, 9:46 amLOL, Zeus... I wish I had that kinda dough!
I have found one guy so far, he sounds good. He said he usually does a flat $500 and that covers all the court fees and his time. Does that sound fair? I see these ads for traffic firms that "start at" $49 or whatever. Not sure if that's a gimmick price or what. Should I just go with the guy I'm pretty confident in? Also, one of the other firms I called said they don't do speeding tickets in that area but they send their clients to the guy I'm considering. So another firm is good enough with recommending him. I'll probably wind up with him I suppose.
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Not yet. The lady I hit is suing me and the insurance company. They are handling everything for me. It'd be sh!tty to leave while that is still pending. I will probably a little while after that is resolved.CardsofSTL wrote: ↑June 16 20, 11:22 amAh. Have you tried shopping around since the insurance increase? Just asking out of curiosity.
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Ok so all that is still pending. Mostly I was just curious because I hadn't shopped around in a while and just kept letting my policy renew; but when I got the renewal notice this month I thought I should just do a cursory check on some other quotes; but my company was still the best buy.GeddyWrox wrote: ↑June 16 20, 11:36 amNot yet. The lady I hit is suing me and the insurance company. They are handling everything for me. It'd be sh!tty to leave while that is still pending. I will probably a little while after that is resolved.CardsofSTL wrote: ↑June 16 20, 11:22 amAh. Have you tried shopping around since the insurance increase? Just asking out of curiosity.
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It’s out of state so I’m assuming you haven’t gotten a ticket there in the last year? Most jurisdictions do deferred adjudication which means as long as you don’t get a ticket in that same city/county/wherever it was in the next 6 months/year (they’re all different), then it’s expunged from your record/like it never happened with no points, and your insurance would never know.
I’d check that first/see if they offer the deferred judgment, since it’ll be just the fine and no lawyer fees/etc
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$500 sounds fair. Just make sure he knows you don't live there and that he can handle it without you needing to appear.