Traffic Violations

Skilled Charlotte Traffic Ticket Lawyer on Your Side

Under North Carolina law, traffic tickets can be issued for violations ranging from Speeding, Reckless Driving, Stop Sign/Red Light, License Revoked, DWI and many other situations. Pleading guilty and paying a traffic ticket may result in irreparable and unnecessary loss of driving privileges, high insurance rates and enhanced penalties for any later offenses.

Before paying a traffic ticket or pleading guilty to a traffic violation, discuss your situation with a lawyer. Contact our Charlotte office to arrange a consultation.

At the Law Office of Christopher A. Connelly, we provide clients who have received citations for traffic violations, with effective, efficient defense representation. Attorney Chris Connelly, certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a specialist in State Criminal Law, will personally handle your case. In most traffic offense cases — you probably will not have to appear in court.

What can a lawyer do about a traffic ticket?

A moving violation can be charged as an Infraction or a Misdemeanor criminal charge. Attorney Connelly has successfully had charges dropped or reduced for clients with traffic tickets for a variety of driving offenses. He is prepared to provide defense representation in cases involving the following circumstances or moving violations:

• DWI/Drunk Driving
• Multiple DWI offenses
• Speeding, including speeding in a work zone or speeding in a school zone
• Illegal passing, especially passing a stopped school bus
• Reckless driving, aggressive driving ("Road Rage") or unsafe movement
• Street racing or highway racing
• Improper turn, following too closely or driving on wrong side of road
• Failing to stop for a stop sign or failure to stop at a red light
• Failure to yield right of way
• High occupancy vehicle lane ("HOV") violations
• Move-over violations, including failure to stop for blue lights or siren
• Improper equipment
• Hit and run/leaving the scene of an accident
• Vehicular homicide, manslaughter or negligent homicide
• Revoked/Suspended License
• Vehicle Seizures
• Prayer for Judgment Continued (PJC) or driving school
• North Carolina drivers license points system
• No Operator License, No Insurance, No Registration, No Inspection
• Underage driving offenses

Have you asked yourself, "Do I need a lawyer for a traffic matter?" or "How do I get a permanently revoked license back?" We can help.

Some people will tell you that your case cannot be won. That's because they don't try. Call 704-376-9376 or e-mail our Charlotte office to schedule a consultation about your Driving While Impaired DWI/drunk driving arrest, strategies for obtaining restoration of driving privileges after your DUI/DWI, avoiding increased insurance rates, and other defenses to charges of Speeding, Reckless Driving or other traffic offenses.

Related information:

• FAQ: Traffic 
• DWI FAQ
• Underage Drinking FAQ

The Law Office of Christopher A. Connelly
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Criminal Defense Attorney

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