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Post Title: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State
Posted by: SN2BDNGRZB55 at 7:58 PM 1-12-2004

Okay peeps... now that some controversy has been put out there, I wanted to get a subjective big picture of people's experience with different lawyers I've read about. Some more famous then others... Make sure you put what kind of tickets they've gotten you out of (no secrets among Dub Family right?). One lawyer isn't necessarily better than another if the one got someone out of "Stupid cop checked the wrong box again" tickets and the other Lawyer actually did some work.... ya know?!

So now it's open.....just don't put "GO GO Speedracer" or something like that... let's keep it on the real.. (did I just open a can??.... oh well... )

Oh, and could someone from Oregon please add "sucks to be me because I live in Oregon and there's no lawyers down here" to the poll? Thanks, appreciate it.

FOR CLARIFICATION, IF YOU WANT SOMEONE ADDED TO THE LIST, YOU HIT THE LITTLE LINK ABOVE THE VOTING POLL THAT SAYS
"add a new choice".
IF YOU WANT SOMEONE ADDED AND YOU ALREADY VOTED, DO THE
"REPORT THIS POST TO A MODERATOR" AND THEY CAN DO IT, I THINK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION


So that's a little big - you get the point. (damn this Vicadin..... )



Modified by ike bora at 10:13 AM 1-23-2004



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (SN2BDNGRZB55)
Posted by: Dupp at 8:01 PM 1-12-2004



just list them in alphabetical order then...



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (Dupp)
Posted by: HelKat at 9:28 PM 1-12-2004

...then make it a sticky and put it at the top of the page.....



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (SN2BDNGRZB55)
Posted by: MEISTER at 9:43 PM 1-12-2004

You all know who I voted for....



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (MEISTER)
Posted by: BlankFace at 9:50 PM 1-12-2004

I got a speeding ticket in Canada for $115 canadain. I'm a us citizen. Should I pay the bill?



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (BlankFace)
Posted by: HilF at 10:14 PM 1-12-2004

if you ever wanna go to canada again - yeah.

but you still should. or hire a lawyer and get out of it



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (white_r!ce)
Posted by: dabble at 11:15 PM 1-12-2004



eventually it will be me



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (MEISTER)
Posted by: Dupp at 11:16 PM 1-12-2004

Quote, originally posted by MEISTER »
You all know who I voted for....

but Aman Dahugnkiz isn't on there?!





Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (MEISTER)
Posted by: Bantastique at 11:41 PM 1-12-2004



Quote, originally posted by MEISTER »
You all know who I voted for....

I guarantee that Dave is going to have everyone at his work log on & vote for this




Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (Bantastique)
Posted by: Josh@Achtuning at 2:13 AM 1-13-2004

I vote for John Eltringham! (not on the list)



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (Bantastique)
Posted by: MEISTER at 3:34 PM 1-13-2004

Quote, originally posted by Bantastique »

I guarantee that Dave is going to have everyone at his work log on & vote for this

One step ahead of you my friend...



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (Dupp)
Posted by: SN2BDNGRZB55 at 10:59 PM 1-13-2004



Quote, originally posted by Dupp »
just list them in alphabetical order then...

I guess it doesn't matter, because the highest voted one floats to the top anyways...



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (Josh@Achtuning)
Posted by: SN2BDNGRZB55 at 11:02 PM 1-13-2004

Quote, originally posted by Josh@Achtuning »
I vote for John Eltringham! (not on the list)

Um, I SAID IM me if you had one I hadn't posted. sheesh, take a midol

You guys are supposed to put what kind of tickets these people have gotten you off of too... not just who you like. We're trying to do an "End ALL" to the lawyer post type thing here....





Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (SN2BDNGRZB55)
Posted by: nisnklr at 11:51 PM 1-13-2004



I vote for Mitchy Poo. He's gotten me out of about 4 speeding tickets and one "got damn bus hit me in the side" ticket. And I have yet to go to court.



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (nisnklr)
Posted by: ADIDAS16vGTI at 1:02 PM 1-14-2004

I really should have looked into lawyers in the past... theres 2 tickets I can recall which should have been thrown out.

one ticket was for 80/60 or something, but the cop put the date as 00/08/00 so I managed to get pulled over on a day that does not even exist.

another one the cop put down 12/17 when the date was 12/16, so I went as far as driving to the courthouse, hand having them time/date stamp it on the back as 12/16, with the same theory that it was impossible for me to get the ticket... and have it thrown out.

both times the judges chuckled and said it was a simple mistake and I have to pay




Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (ADIDAS16vGTI)
Posted by: MEISTER at 1:08 PM 1-14-2004



Quote, originally posted by ADIDAS16vGTI »
I really should have looked into lawyers in the past... theres 2 tickets I can recall which should have been thrown out.

one ticket was for 80/60 or something, but the cop put the date as 00/08/00 so I managed to get pulled over on a day that does not even exist.

another one the cop put down 12/17 when the date was 12/16, so I went as far as driving to the courthouse, hand having them time/date stamp it on the back as 12/16, with the same theory that it was impossible for me to get the ticket... and have it thrown out.

both times the judges chuckled and said it was a simple mistake and I have to pay

Those are ones you can even fight your self. But yes, those both would have gotten thrown out if you had a lawer.



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (MEISTER)
Posted by: mk3gti97 at 8:18 PM 1-14-2004



does anybody know how i can get ahold of andrew phipps, i cant find his contact info anywhere



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (mk3gti97)
Posted by: SN2BDNGRZB55 at 2:27 AM 1-15-2004

Quote, originally posted by mk3gti97 »
does anybody know how i can get ahold of andrew phipps, i cant find his contact info anywhere

Well he doesn't seem to be that popular... nobody has even voted for him....



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (SN2BDNGRZB55)
Posted by: SN2BDNGRZB55 at 12:57 PM 1-16-2004

TTT



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (SN2BDNGRZB55)
Posted by: nisnklr at 4:19 PM 1-16-2004

Where's James Mucklestone? I heard he was pretty good. Anyone here use him?



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (nisnklr)
Posted by: Bantastique at 4:39 PM 1-16-2004

Quote, originally posted by nisnklr »
Where's James Mucklestone? I heard he was pretty good. Anyone here use him?
unless she's got a brother---it's Jeanie Mucklestone.............................jarhead



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (Bantastique)
Posted by: Cheshire_Cat at 9:59 PM 1-16-2004

Quote, originally posted by Bantastique »
unless she's got a brother---it's Jeanie Mucklestone.............................jarhead

There's 3 of them; John, James, and Jeannie. I've never worked with Jeannie, but either John or James (or both) got me out of a ticket with little trouble. I don't even know what my defense was!!

Yeah, J. Mucklestone should definitely be added to the list.



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (SN2BDNGRZB55)
Posted by: mk3gti97 at 5:10 AM 1-17-2004



Quote, originally posted by SN2BDNGRZB55 »

Well he doesn't seem to be that popular... nobody has even voted for him....

Just because not everybody on the tex talks him up doesnt mean hes not good/



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (Bantastique)
Posted by: nisnklr at 3:55 PM 1-17-2004

Quote, originally posted by Bantastique »
unless she's got a brother---it's Jeanie Mucklestone.............................jarhead

You are such a dumbass, as stated, there are 3 of them.



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (nisnklr)
Posted by: Bantastique at 5:30 PM 1-17-2004





Modified by Bantastique at 10:31 PM 1-17-2004



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer -
Posted by: Srdjan at 8:56 PM 1-18-2004

one of my friends told me about Jeanie Mucklestone and he said that she is really good the only thing you have to do is to pay little bit more then your ticket and it will be droped out of your driving history.



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - (Srdjan)
Posted by: Cheshire_Cat at 9:04 PM 1-18-2004

Quote, originally posted by Srdjan »
one of my friends told me about Jeanie Mucklestone and he said that she is really good the only thing you have to do is to pay little bit more then your ticket and it will be droped out of your driving history.

That's funny, I didn't have to pay anything. Oh, that's right, I pay $13 a month and have legal insurance. If I get a ticket I have a lawyer go fight it for me for free.

I've been screaming about this legal insurance for years and no one seems to listen. I HAVE A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD, PEOPLE!



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - (Cheshire_Cat)
Posted by: Srdjan at 1:47 AM 1-19-2004



talk to me man give me more info. I need that **** bad thanks



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - (Cheshire_Cat)
Posted by: mk3gti97 at 4:27 AM 1-19-2004

Quote, originally posted by Cheshire_Cat »

That's funny, I didn't have to pay anything. Oh, that's right, I pay $13 a month and have legal insurance. If I get a ticket I have a lawyer go fight it for me for free.

I've been screaming about this legal insurance for years and no one seems to listen. I HAVE A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD, PEOPLE!


How do u have legal insurance? Who do u pay it through?



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - (Cheshire_Cat)
Posted by: Bantastique at 4:50 AM 1-19-2004

Quote, originally posted by Cheshire_Cat »


I've been screaming about this legal insurance for years and no one seems to listen. I HAVE A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD, PEOPLE!

I've been on the tex about 3 years & have never seen or heard you post about legal insurance. Tell us the story since we're listening. Do you get to choose your lawer when u get a ticket or use one on call? is there a first time sign up fee or just $13 bucks a month? is that $13 fee a set rate or does it vary for people with worse records? SPILL THE BEANS



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - (Bantastique)
Posted by: MEISTER at 10:46 AM 1-19-2004

I know that Microsoft employees have lawer insurance, but I don't think it can't be used on traffic infractions.



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (mk3gti97)
Posted by: SN2BDNGRZB55 at 11:57 PM 1-19-2004

Quote, originally posted by mk3gti97 »

Just because not everybody on the tex talks him up doesnt mean hes not good/

It was simply an observation, Watson. If you eliminate the impossible, whatever is left, however improbable, must be the truth! I don't think it applies, but that's why YOU should write about your experiences, and of course VOTE



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - (Cheshire_Cat)
Posted by: SN2BDNGRZB55 at 11:59 PM 1-19-2004



Quote, originally posted by Cheshire_Cat »

That's funny, I didn't have to pay anything. Oh, that's right, I pay $13 a month and have legal insurance. If I get a ticket I have a lawyer go fight it for me for free.

I've been screaming about this legal insurance for years and no one seems to listen. I HAVE A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD, PEOPLE!

I am not sure which Legal insurance you have, but I have Pre-Paid Legal Services. I pay $17 (same diff). It IS a really good service, and most of the time it works great, but there was an instance where I had to use my deferral instead, so I think a specialist is the most reliable source....



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - (SN2BDNGRZB55)
Posted by: Cheshire_Cat at 1:11 AM 1-20-2004



Quote, originally posted by SN2BDNGRZB55 »
I am not sure which Legal insurance you have, but I have Pre-Paid Legal Services. I pay $17 (same diff). It IS a really good service, and most of the time it works great, but there was an instance where I had to use my deferral instead, so I think a specialist is the most reliable source....

Yes, that's what I have as well. I'm not sure there is another one. It was only $13 when I signed up so that's still all I have to pay.

Yeah, in some circumstances they might not be as helpful. Like I had an invalid license (forgot to renew it), so they weren't able to go to court for me for free because I technically wasn't a licensed driver, but they still gave me all the advice I wanted and I was able to be the ticket anyway.

Anyway, their website is just http://www.prepaidlegal.com. EVERYONE should have this!



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - (Cheshire_Cat)
Posted by: SN2BDNGRZB55 at 1:31 AM 1-20-2004



Quote, originally posted by Cheshire_Cat »

Yes, that's what I have as well. I'm not sure there is another one. It was only $13 when I signed up so that's still all I have to pay.

Yeah, in some circumstances they might not be as helpful. Like I had an invalid license (forgot to renew it), so they weren't able to go to court for me for free because I technically wasn't a licensed driver, but they still gave me all the advice I wanted and I was able to be the ticket anyway.

Anyway, their website is just http://www.prepaidlegal.com. EVERYONE should have this!

Or you can call me....



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - (SN2BDNGRZB55)
Posted by: Cheshire_Cat at 4:52 AM 1-20-2004



Cool, are you a rep? I was going to do that, but I didn't want to make anyone wait while I got it set up. It would be cool if I could make money off of all the referrals that I've given Prepaid though.



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - (Cheshire_Cat)
Posted by: SN2BDNGRZB55 at 10:31 AM 1-20-2004

Quote, originally posted by Cheshire_Cat »
Cool, are you a rep? I was going to do that, but I didn't want to make anyone wait while I got it set up. It would be cool if I could make money off of all the referrals that I've given Prepaid though.

No, we market it under our products - is on my homepage in my signature under products.



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer
Posted by: Srdjan at 1:13 PM 1-21-2004



Fred Hopkins is not sure if he can drop it and he wants 250, Jeanie Mucklestone wants 350 and she is hella confident that she can drop it and her brother is the same price and he says he can drop it. Mitch doesnt do the municipal courts. Give me some options. Please need help bad



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer (Srdjan)
Posted by: SN2BDNGRZB55 at 3:04 PM 1-21-2004

Why doesn't Mitch do Municipal Courts? It sounds like they may be harder to drop... (maybe why he doesn't do them and why his record is so good.. just a thought).

Kinda sounds like you are stuck between money and confidence, meaning do you wanna pay the higher price for a lawyer just because they are more confident...

If you ask me, I would ask each attorney if they have dealt with your SPECIFIC ticket before, and also if they have ever contested a ticket in THAT municipality's court before, and if they know the judges. If one person says, "yeah I've been there a couple of times and got this judge, he seemed nice", and the other lawyer says "yeah we are in there just about every week, don't get Judge Bob on Thursdays because he drinks with his poker buddies on Wednesday night", then guess which lawyer I'm going with even if he/she is $350 instead of $250? The one that's not going to raise my insurance rates for five years AND make me have to pay the ticket. Nuff Said. IMO

EDIT: The flip side of the coin may be that if that same lawyer, who has been to that court many times, has never faced the kind of ticket you received, then I would go with the lawyer with experience with your ticket...

Modified by SN2BDNGRZB55 at 12:11 PM 1-21-2004



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer
Posted by: Srdjan at 4:32 PM 1-21-2004



still looking for help to make my decision. its not the money its just some of them seem to good to be truth. To confident.



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer (Srdjan)
Posted by: WHOBGHILEE! at 1:44 AM 1-22-2004

John Eltringham!! all the way...He's gotten me off of tons of stuff.
1.)Speeding - 50 in a 30 approaching a cross walk
2.)Neglegent Driving - This one I didn't do anything to deserve to even get pulled over. I was in the car pool lane 405 north bound and I had to get onto I-5 so I changed lanes (4) to make the interchange (I even waited 2 secs inbetween lane changes). The cop was being an ass
3.)Speeding - 52 in a 25, (4 hours after recieving the neglegent ticket) okay this one I deserved and it should be on my record...if it wasn't for John

You don't even have to show up to any court dates, you just get him a copy of the ticket, you send it back to the police, and he does the rest. I didn't even tell him when they were and he just knew and took care of everything. Oh yeah and I have a clean record aswell



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer(WHOBGHILEE!)
Posted by: Srdjan at 1:01 PM 1-23-2004



sent IM


Modified by Srdjan at 6:02 PM 1-23-2004

Modified by Srdjan at 6:03 PM 1-23-2004



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer(WHOBGHILEE!) (Srdjan)
Posted by: JesterVr6 Too! at 9:28 AM 2-18-2004



I added Johnny Cochran to the list, as i feel he'd be the best to represent my traffic tickets in the court of law. B*tches.



Post Title:
Posted by: SiGmA_X at 10:30 AM 2-18-2004

What about OREGON!?

I need something like WHOBGHILEE's #3:
3.)Speeding - 52 in a 25, (4 hours after recieving the neglegent ticket) okay this one I deserved and it should be on my record...if it wasn't for John



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (Bantastique)
Posted by: ScooterMac01 at 4:50 PM 2-18-2004



They are a family practice, there is John that I have had the pleasure to hire, and Jeanie is used alot by the MicroSerf's in Redmond.

I have known of John, and hired him several times, in the last 7 plus years. John's big advantage is that he has a great rapport with all the judges that I have seen him come in contact with, and John is really well prepared at all times. I would highly recommend him to anyone, and my friends that have used Jeanie thought she was awesome too. Either way you can't go wrong.

Mucklestone, Jeannie P - Mucklestone & Mucklestone
(206) 623-3343 615 2nd Ave # 720
Seattle, WA

Mucklestone, John P - Mucklestone & Mucklestone
(206) 623-3330 615 2nd Ave # 720
Seattle, WA

55 in a 35 - dismissed
45 in a 30 - dismissed
Some past indiscretions of my friend, who has since had his right foot operated on to allow for only a certain angle of pedal depression, and sold the bikes off in a fit of common sense.
140 in a 55 - dismissed (on his GSXR 1200, yes 12 not 11)
110 in a 55 - dismissed 91 16v GTi
135 in a 55 - Dismissed (on his Ducati)
And the list goes on and on, and I still hold to the fact that I was not speeding, the officers radar gun was defective!
My family have all used John with the same result, case dismissed. John is the Man, on top of being just one hell of a nice guy.

Forgot to spell check...

Modified by ScooterMac01 at 2:01 PM 2-18-2004



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - (MEISTER)
Posted by: ScooterMac01 at 4:55 PM 2-18-2004



I know a couple of fellers that have used and can use their MicroSerf insurance for traffic stuff.

Dang spell check again...

Modified by ScooterMac01 at 2:03 PM 2-18-2004



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (SN2BDNGRZB55)
Posted by: QZ at 1:13 PM 2-19-2004



Andy Phipps is the man!!! He got me out of five speeding tickets, most going 15 over the speed limit. A second degree neg. driving where my friend and I were racing going over 120mph, and got my cuz out of a reckless driving ticket. And he did it all for cheep!!



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (QZ)
Posted by: MEISTER at 6:28 PM 2-19-2004

Quote, originally posted by QZ »
Andy Phipps is the man!!! He got me out of five speeding tickets, most going 15 over the speed limit. A second degree neg. driving where my friend and I were racing going over 120mph, and got my cuz out of a reckless driving ticket. And he did it all for cheep!!

Andy Phipps Sucks!!!! He said he would get me out of a reckless racing ticket and all he did was reneg it down to a negligant driving.

BTW: how did you get go 120 w/o getting tossed in jail.... ???



Modified by MEISTER at 3:29 PM 2-19-2004



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - WA State (MEISTER)
Posted by: Cheshire_Cat at 6:34 PM 2-19-2004



Quote, originally posted by MEISTER »
Andy Phipps Sucks!!!! He said he would get me out of a reckless racing ticket and all he did was reneg it down to a negligant driving.

He DID get you out of the wreckless racing ticket or you would have that on your record. You have a negligent driving ticket instead, which is significantly less, so I wouldn't complain. Maybe you should drive safely and not rely on a lawyer to accomplish miracles.



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - (MEISTER)
Posted by: Zorac at 8:29 PM 2-19-2004



Quote, originally posted by MEISTER »
I know that Microsoft employees have lawer insurance, but I don't think it can't be used on traffic infractions.

It used to be, as my dad has used Jeanie Mucklestone to get out of a 10mph-over ticket, and keep his record clean.

Apparently due to the way the insurance was worded, you could use it on any traffic infraction in which you could lose your drivers license. In WA, that meant any infraction, because there isn't a clear line for when you do lose the license.

Microsoft has since changed the terms of the insurance, so no more legal insurance can be used for getting out of speeding tickets.



Post Title: Re: Who's the best Ticket Lawyer - (Zorac)
Posted by: ScooterMac01 at 12:45 AM 2-20-2004



Bummer...I had best spread the word to those that dub at speed with impunity.
Thanks!





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