Traffic Violations

Charlotte Traffic Ticket Lawyer

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 traffic violations. Pleading guilty and paying a traffic ticket may result in irreparable but unnecessary loss of driving privileges, high insurance rates and enhanced penalties for 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 free 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, who is certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a specialist in State Criminal Law, will personally handle your case. Most matters can be handled by your lawyer—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 and reduced for clients with traffic tickets for a wide variety of driving offenses. He is prepared to provide defense representation for drivers in cases involving the following circumstances or moving violations:

• DWI/drunk driving
• Speeding
• Speeding in a work zone
• Speeding in a school zone
• Improper turn
• Failing to stop for a stop sign
• High occupancy vehicle lane (“HOV”) violations
• Unsafe movement
• Improper equipment
• Reckless driving
• Street racing
• Hit and run/leaving the scene of an accident
• Vehicular homicide
• Manslaughter
• Negligent homicide
• Illegal passing
• Passing a stopped school bus
• Speeding in a school zone
• Failure to stop at a red light
• Move-over violations
• Revoked/suspended licenses
• Vehicle seizure
• Prayer for judgment continued (PJC)
• Driving school
• Aggressive driving (“Road Rage”)
• North Carolina drivers license points system
• Following too closely
• Driving on wrong side of road
• Failure to yield right of way
• Failure to stop for blue lights or siren
• No insurance, No Registration, No Inspection
• Underage driving
• No Operator License

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 free consultation about your Driving While Impaired DWI/drunk driving arrest and 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 violations.

Related articles:

• FAQ: Traffic
• DUI FAQ

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