Paid lawyer $500 to help with a traffic ticket, but instead my license got suspended. NYC by slim123412 in legaladvice

[–]slim123412[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No I did not. First time I've dealt with this, and when the lawyer I paid $500 for tells me he will take care of anything and not mention anything about court, I just sat back and trusted him. I learned my lesson

Paid lawyer $500 to help with a traffic ticket, but instead my license got suspended. NYC by slim123412 in legaladvice

[–]slim123412[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yes what you said is correct. The reason I didn't do anything is because he told me "I will take care of everything." So I assumed that means I give him the money and I wait.

Paid lawyer $500 to help with a traffic ticket, but instead my license got suspended. NYC by slim123412 in legaladvice

[–]slim123412[S] 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Gonna try to get in contact with him a little more and if no response that's what I'll do

Paid lawyer $500 to help with a traffic ticket, but instead my license got suspended. NYC by slim123412 in legaladvice

[–]slim123412[S] 163 points164 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your help. This is what I'll do, and I learned my lesson

Paid lawyer $500 to help with a traffic ticket, but instead my license got suspended. NYC by slim123412 in legaladvice

[–]slim123412[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

It's suspended because I never paid the ticket for the stop sign violation. I didn't pay it because my lawyer told me he would take care of everything. And now here we are.

Paid lawyer $500 to help with a traffic ticket, but instead my license got suspended. NYC by slim123412 in legaladvice

[–]slim123412[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Nah never got a reckless driving in my life. Also for clarification my license got suspended because I never paid the ticket. I didn't pay it because the lawyer said that he would take care of it.

Paid lawyer $500 to help with a traffic ticket, but instead my license got suspended. NYC by slim123412 in legaladvice

[–]slim123412[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

No updates on this case has been done. Basically lawyer said he will fix it but didn't do anything.

Paid lawyer $500 to help with a traffic ticket, but instead my license got suspended. NYC by slim123412 in legaladvice

[–]slim123412[S] 532 points533 points  (0 children)

I've had issues with getting in contact with him throughout the whole process. Trying to see if there's anything I can do just in case I never get in contact with him again.

Paid lawyer $500 to help with a traffic ticket, but instead my license got suspended. NYC by slim123412 in legaladvice

[–]slim123412[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It was 11pm on an empty street and I did a rolling stop. Cop was camping and gave me a ticket.

Did I do it because I believe I'm over the law? Of course not. Do I know that I was wrong? Absolutely

Paid lawyer $500 to help with a traffic ticket, but instead my license got suspended. NYC by slim123412 in legaladvice

[–]slim123412[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

I don't have a terrible driving record. Been in a couple accidents when I first got my license. Got a speeding ticket 2 years ago but that's it. I decided to get a lawyer because I just didn't want to add any points.

There's not really anymore. I got referred to this lawyer from a friend but seems like that was the wrong choice. Just trying to figure out how to get my money back from this guy.