Practice Area · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Traffic Offenses
Our firm handles traffic criminal offenses of all kinds, including:
- Driving With a License Revoked/Suspended
- Leave the Scene of an Accident (Property Damage/Bodily Injury)
- Reckless Driving
- DUI
- Fleeing and Eluding
- Vehicular Homicide and DUI Manslaughter
If you have been arrested for or charged with any of these driving offenses, you could be facing possible jail time, high fines, license suspensions, or other penalties. It is imperative that you have a criminal defense lawyer with experience fighting these types of offenses!
Should you hire a lawyer for a traffic violation?
A lawyer that specialized in traffic offenses can consult and advise you by learning the details of your situation and analyzing your legal position. Hiring a lawyer for a traffic violation can help your situation by giving you the pros and cons of different courses of action you can take for the ideal result. A driving offense lawyer can give you the information you need to make an informed decision.
Hiring a lawyer for a traffic violation will allow for a negotiation with the court. Your driving offense lawyer's skill and experience having dealt with hundreds of similar situations will to help you negotiate for a better result. Many times a lawyer's relationship with the prosecution and experience with plea bargaining can be extremely helpful in reducing your fines and penalties.
A lawyer will represent you in court. Especially if you are facing DUI charges or another traffic violation that could result in license suspension, a lawyer may be able to present a more effective defense in court. An experienced traffic offense lawyer can assist you with a more effective presentation at your license suspension hearing. Entering this type of situation without experience will leave you disorganized, presenting unclear or unsupported facts, or a focus on unnecessary details. A lawyer can hone in on the important details and points that should be made to allow for a more favorable ruling.
Call us at 954-865-6032 to find out how our traffic offense lawyer can help you fight your traffic criminal case!
From our attorneys on this topic
Reckless Driving Charges in Florida: Penalties, Points, and How It Differs from Careless Driving
Reckless driving in Florida is a criminal charge, not a traffic ticket: willful or wanton disregard for safety, not a simple mistake. The penalties by offense and injury level, how it differs from careless driving, and how it connects to a DUI case.
Fleeing and Eluding a Law Enforcement Officer in Florida: Charges and Penalties
Florida's fleeing-and-eluding law has no misdemeanor tier: the baseline charge is a felony, and a 2025 law change made every level harsher. How § 316.1935 grades the offense, what changed, and how it differs from reckless driving, resisting arrest, and hit-and-run.
Misdemeanor Criminal Charges in Florida: Degrees, Penalties, and What “Minor” Really Means
First degree misdemeanors carry up to 1 year in county jail, second degree up to 60 days. The common charges, and when a misdemeanor becomes a felony.
Hit-and-Run Criminal Charges in Florida: What Leaving the Scene Really Costs
Leaving the scene is the crime, whether or not you caused the crash. Penalties at each level, the license revocation, and what to do if you are accused.