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This form includes everything we need to know
in order to process your ticket, represent
you before the courts, and request a plea
offer on your behalf. The form has 3 different
parts:
• Your
ticket information -- you,
the ticket(s) you received & your driving
record
• Legal
agreements -- the terms of
legal representation provided to our clients;
and
• Verification
& submission -- verify
all information and submit it to our attorneys.
Filling out this form does not obligate you to hire us; instead,
it simply gives us the information necessary to evaluate your
case and present you a quote for fees.
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You will immediately receive an email that confirms your submission.
If you don't receive a confirmation email, we did not receive
your submission, and you should submit your information again.
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Within 24 hours of your submission, we will contact you by updating
your case file. If we agree to work on your case,we will include
a quote for the attorney fee for services based on the information
you have provided. If we, for whatever reason, later discover
that the charges against you are more complex than originally
presented, we reserve the right to adjust the fee. We also reserve
the right to refuse representation, but this rarely happens.
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Pay the quoted legal fee to hire us to begin work on your ticket.
You will be able to submit your payment online through a secure
online form. No legal services will be performed on
your behalf until the agreed fee is paid in full, and we are
not your attorneys until payment of the fees has been made.
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We will take care of the paperwork and the court appearances
necessary to resolve your ticket. In most cases, you
will not need to appear in court. You will not need to appear
in court unless you are specifically directed by us to appear
on a certain date. Note: the court date may change when we tell
the court that we represent you, so don't worry if processing
your ticket takes longer than you expected. We will
receive a plea offer from the prosecuting attorney and, if acceptable
according to the goals and priorities of your representation,
we will accept the plea offer on your behalf. We will then contact
you to explain to you what has happened and what to do next.
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You will owe the court some money to recover the costs of running
the court system, called "court costs." The costs
are set by statute or local ordinance and are charged on every
ticket. You may also owe some fees or fines, depending on the
plea offer entered into. If the prosecutor agrees to amend your
ticket to a non-moving or no-point charge, the fines will often
be higher than those listed on your ticket due to the amendment.
Payment of fines and court costs will be time-sensitive
-- the court will set a deadline for payment, and if you fail
to pay, the judge can revoke your plea agreement and issue a
warrant for your arrest! You will in most instances
be able to pay these amounts through our online payment systems.
Please note that we charge a 3.5% handling fee on all fines
and costs paid through our firm.
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The plea agreement entered into will depend primarily on the
circumstances of the case and your past driving record. Many
people will receive only a "good behavior" probation
from the court -- if they receive no more tickets in a set period
of time, the ticket will not be counted against their record.
Others may be required to go to driving school (which may charge
you a tuition fee), or in particularly complex cases, may be
required to perform community service. Alcohol offenders may
have even more serious consequences. We will tell you what you
are required to do, and it is very important that you complete
your end of the plea agreement. Driving programs and
community service are time-sensitive as well -- if you don't
complete them by the court's deadline, the judge could revoke
your plea agreement and issue a warrant for your arrest!
Once you complete your end of the deal, you're done!
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What if I have other questions?
You have three options if you have questions, and we encourage
you to use them in the following order:
Wait until you hear from us. Most of your questions will be answered
once you have submitted your ticket and we have responded.
Email questions to the following address: Attorneys@MissouriTrafficTickets.com
Call us at (417) 832-0111 or toll-free at (877) 832-0111. |
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