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Dan Stratford: I'm driving through Illinois and I get a speeding ticket. Why would I be
better off if I don't show up at court and try to work out a deal on my own with the
prosecutor, DA, or whoever does that for the local courts?
Daniel Noll: Well if you are out of state, which for purposes of this conversation let's
assume you don't live in Illinois, you live in Missouri or Iowa. The benefit is, number
one, being out of state you can pay a certain amount of money and receive a conviction on
that ticket and you will never have to show up to court. Doing that you could receive
points on your license. If you have a CDL it could count against your license, and those
things can be costly in the long run. The other benefit, that option only exists, that
you don't need to hire an attorney, you can pay a fine and you'll get a conviction on
your license. Hiring our firm, we'll do a number of things.
Number one, we appear in court for you and you never have to come to Springfield. We
will talk to the prosecutor, work out a deal. We've had cases dismissed for out of state
clients. When I say work out a deal, what we try to do is protect peoples' licenses.
That's done a number of ways. One, try to get an amended ticket so it doesn't count
for points on peoples' licenses. Illinois does not have a point system but we're familiar
that a lot of states do. I'm a former traffic prosecutor who has handled tens of thousands
of traffic tickets in my career. We also look at court supervision as an option.
We will take care of everything from start to finish. That means we'll get your fine
paid, we'll get it all worked out, but everything is done through communication with our client
so they're up to date with what's going and they approve everything. We just don't go
in and take care of their case without them knowing. We are very, very successful and
have a high track record of success in helping people get these cases taken care of, taken
care of beneficially, so at the end of the day they are able to continue driving and
it doesn't cost them any time and aggravation. Dan Stratford: Got you. If I'm local to Illinois,
in the Springfield area, is there still a benefit to using your services? Maybe you
can give just a much more brief answer for that one because you've already told us a
lot of the details. Daniel Noll: As attorneys, it's in our best
interest to always say it's good to get an attorney. Often that is the case. We are trained
for three years in a law school and then however long you've been practicing law, and it is
important to have an attorney to see that you are treated fairly. At times, if you're
speeding then you're speeding. You can go in and get the punishment. But sometimes the
officers will screw up the paperwork or there's mitigating evidence of why you should get
a lesser sentence, or the attorneys can work out a better deal than a person who just walks
into court. Is that always the case? No. But most of our traffic clients are out of the
Springfield area. Most people in Springfield just go to court and represent themselves
which is not a bad move for them to take. It can get a little bit more tricky when car
accidents are involved, dealing with insurance companies and other parties. To give a blanket
answer, it's always best to have an attorney. Is it always necessary? That's at the discretion
of the person who is cited the ticket. Dan Stratford: Well, the bottom line sounds
like you're going to save me time and, in the long run, money for keeping my insurance
from going up, and then also give me some piece of mind that everything is being taken
care of by a professional. Daniel Noll: Correct. That's what we hope
to do. Dan Stratford: Got you. Well Dan, thank you
so much for your time today. We're going to wrap this up but we will have more interesting
and informative video interviews with Dan in the coming months. If you want to get a
hold of their law firm you can follow the URL, the website, on the screen and you can
also visit their website at Noll-Law.com. Again, that's Noll-Law.com. Thank you Dan,
have a great Thanksgiving. Daniel Noll: Thank you.