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Columbus Traffic Violations Law Firm
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At the Law Office of C.F. Cowan, P.L.L.C. and ColumbusSpeedingTickets.com, we offer legal representation to clients with speeding and other traffic tickets. We only do traffic ticket cases. Our goal is simple. We strive to help people avoid convictions for moving violations, BMV points accumulation, license suspensions, and other potential penalties that may apply, like jail time...
At the Law Office of C.F. Cowan, P.L.L.C. and ColumbusSpeedingTickets.com, we offer legal representation to clients with speeding and other traffic tickets. We only do traffic ticket cases. Our goal is simple. We strive to help people avoid convictions for moving violations, BMV points accumulation, license suspensions, and other potential penalties that may apply, like jail time.
We can assist you with traffic tickets received in Franklin County, Clinton County, Madison County, Pickaway County, Fairfield County, and other central Ohio counties. This includes the municipal courts and the mayor's courts in these counties.
Just because you received a traffic ticket does not mean that you will be convicted of the offense. Oftentimes an experienced traffic attorney can have an offense charged in a traffic ticket dismissed or reduced to a non-moving violation, a no-points violation, or lesser offense. Moreover, an experienced traffic attorney frequently can obtain this favorable outcome without your having to go to court, even if you committed the charged offense in the traffic ticket.
One common misconception is that a traffic conviction drops off your driving record after a period of years. Make no mistake about it, prosecutors can access all of your prior traffic convictions, even those that cycle off of a three-year driving record. It is generally easier to fight traffic tickets if you do not have convictions on your driving record from prior traffic tickets. In short, the best course of action often is to fight each ticket when received.
Another common misconception is that the consequences of a traffic ticket somehow go away if you simply prepay the fine and court costs. On the contrary, if you prepay your traffic ticket, you will be convicted of any offense charged in the ticket and receive points associated with each such offense. Prosecutors, insurance companies, employers, etc., will then be able to access the record of such conviction.
If this is your first traffic ticket, keep in mind that you only have one opportunity to maintain a "clean" driving record. The benefit of maintaining a "clean" driving record can be substantial. Over time, you may very well be able to avoid accumulating any convictions just by challenging each ticket when received. Conversely, as indicated, if you just pay your traffic ticket, you will have lost your "clean" driving record forever.
Please remember that even if your case cannot be resolved by agreement, you still have the right to make the prosecutor prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you committed the offense charged in the traffic ticket. While the outcome of your traffic ticket will depend on the facts of your case, and every traffic case is different, we have tried and won contested traffic cases.
Call us to discuss how we can help resolve your traffic ticket in the most convenient and effective way possible for you. Or feel free to submit an inquiry through the online form located on our website at ColumbusSpeedingTickets.com.
About Law Office of C.F. Cowan, P.L.L.C.
Practice Areas
- Traffic Violations
Litigation
- 100%
Fees
Offers Free Initial Consultation
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
713 South Front Street Columbus, OH 43206
Office Hours
Open 24 hours
Phone
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