Traffic Offenses - Lawyers for Summary Citations in Pennsylvania

Although most people may not realize it, traffic offenses are crimes. Police officers issue traffic citations every day for driving violations, and most of us will simply pay the tickets and move on with our lives, not realizing that there are sometimes strategies for defending traffic tickets which can minimize possible penalties. Since they are crimes, the elements of traffic offenses must be proven by the Commonwealth beyond a reasonable doubt. In other words, to be convicted of a driving citation you must be afforded the right to a trial just like you would have that right for any other criminal charge.

Even though the penalties for most traffic offenses are relatively light compared to the penalties for other crimes, the consequences of not aggressively defending a ticket can be disastrous. Many traffic offenses will add "points" to your license, eventually enough so that PennDOT will suspend your driving privilege. Being convicted of these offenses will not only cause you to have to pay fines, but accumulating enough of the associated points can also affect your automobile insurance premiums.

For some offenses, such as driving while your license is suspended due to a previous DUI conviction, the offender can go to jail. Traffic cases are serious matters which demand serious attention. The attorneys at Wolf, Baldwin & Associates, P.C. will give your case the attention it deserves. We have the experience of criminal defense lawyers, and have represented traffic offenders in numerous summary trials. We can attempt to minimize the impact of driving offenses, to try to help you maintain a good driving record. We have experience defending motor vehicle citations in Montgomery, Berks, and Chester Counties, along Route 422, Route 100, and on the back roads in between. One of our lawyers, Levi S. Wolf, was a former Certified Legal Intern in the Berks County District Attorney's Office. Our attorneys take pride in having good relationships with the local police, district attorneys, district justices, and judges.

Please contact us as soon as you get a ticket. The earlier we can advise you, the best chance we will have of resolving your case successfully.