When searching for a traffic ticket lawyer in Colorado, you should be very selective. Having the right attorneys, with the right set of traffic, criminal defense, trial, and constitutional skills can mean the world. The consequences are serious. The law in this area is complex and difficult to navigate on your own. Our law firm has a team of lawyers, some with more than 30+ years of experience, who are experienced not just in traffic and criminal defense, but in trial law. We work as a team to acheive your goals. These are the types of cases our law firm can handle for you:

• Speeding
• Careless Driving
• Reckless Driving
• Failure to Stop at Stop Sign
• Failure to Yeild or Signal
• Others...

Having the right traffic ticket and criminal defense lawyer in Colorado can sometimes mean the difference between "not guilty" and a "guilty" verdict. The consequences are serious. Consider how the lawyer approaches the case; how quickly they will be able to assist you; how much time they can devote to your case; and what services the lawyer will provide. Who do you want standing next to you in the courtroom? A lawyer who is looking for the quick plea deal from the city attorney? Or the lawyer that is confident and prepared enough to go to trial if necessary?

At Benson & Case LLP, we strive to learn as much about the case as we can so that we can effectively analyze the case, advise you of your legal options, and then negotiate the best possible resolution for you. Many times this does involve a plea bargain with the city attorney. However, if a trial is necessary, be reassured that our lawyers possess the confidence and skill necessary to take your case from start to finish, no questions asked. Here is how we approach a case:

• PROFESSIONAL INVESTIGATION It is not enough to simply read a copy of the police reports, assuming you have a complete copy. At Benson & Case, we conduct a thorough investigation to find out if there are still facts that the police, CA, and even the client did not even know. Visiting the scene, viewing the evidence, speaking to witnesses, and taking photographs are all necessary for effective representation by a good traffic and criminal lawyer. At Benson & Case, we use a professional investigators to do these tasks.
• EXPERT RESEARCH AND ANALYTICAL THINKING Performing thorough legal research and finding you the most recent, or most relevant law is the next step our practice at Benson & Case. We take the universe of facts from our investigation, and apply them to the existing law. Many times this will involve your lawyer filing various court documents (motions) asking the judge to allow or not allow certain types of evidence. Cases can be won or lost at this stage. Benson & Case lawyers know how to identify and litigate relevant legal issues to fight your case. We will pursue every available option and file every motion to help you.
• COMPLETE ADVISEMENT & EMPOWERMENT OF THE CLIENT As the lawyer, it is our primary job to provide expert legal advice and make you informed of all possible outcomes. At Benson & Case, we offer guidance and expert opinions in an easy to understand manner. And because we have done our homework upfront, with the investigation and legal research, we can be confident that the advice we provide to you is sound. We go through and explain every choice and scenario available to you. As the client, you make the decisions. This is your case. At Benson & Case, we do NOT tell you what to do or force you to take a plea bargain. We respect you and support your decisions, whatever they may be. We are willing to fight from beginning to end on your case.
• WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY The city attorney is entrusted with applying the law and protecting the public. They have broad discretion on who and how to prosecute. Having a lawyer who has an open line of communication with the district attorney, and a mutually respectful relationship is very valuable. NO LAWYER can promise a client a specific result. The district attorney has the final say on a plea bargain, and at trial, the judge or the jury has the final say on a verdict. If you meet a lawyer who promises you a specific plea or verdict - run! At Benson & Case, we engage is negotiations with the district attorney to attempt to reach a positive result prior to trial. Sometimes this involves pointing out unreliable facts, or weaknesses in the case. At Benson & Case, we make every effort to reach an excellent result for our clients prior to trial.
• EFFECTIVE TRIAL SKILLS In the event a resolution is not reached with the city attorney, you need a lawyer who knows what he is doing in the courtroom at trial. Whether arguing an issue in front of a judge or in front of a jury, you must have a skilled, confident, prepared lawyer who can effectively communicate your case. This is where many lawyers fall short. Many lawyers rarely ever get to trial. At Benson & Case, our lawyers have spent most of their time in the courtroom and in trial. You can be assured that should you need a trial lawyer, you will be represented by the best.

The traffic ticket and criminal defense lawyers at Benson & Case are dedicated to defending the rights of the accused and our traffic ticket and criminal defense attorneys are committed to the presumption of innocence. Even in less serious cases, a good traffic ticket and criminal defense attorney can make a serious impact on the outcome of the case by ensuring that the rights of the accused are protected throughout the legal process. For these and other reasons, it is vital that those accused of a crime select the most competent, experienced and effective attorney available. If you have been given a traffic ticket, please contact us today for an aggressive and resourceful traffic ticket and criminal defense attorney. We will work tirelessly to ensure the best possible outcome for your case. Our lawyers are intimately familiar with all facets of traffic tickets and may help clients with the following:

• Work to get the charges dropped or lowered
• Interview police, involved parties, and any possible witnesses to expose any lies or exaggerations
• Make sure that no evidence against our client was obtained illegally
• Conduct a thorough pre-trial investigation
• Employ a private investigator, ballistics expert, polygraphist, or any other experts that may be able to help strengthen our client’s defense
• Obtain expert witnesses to testify on behalf of our clients
• Negotiate with prosecutors to make sure our clients face the minimum possible penalties

Benson & Case will work tirelessly to ensure the best possible outcome for a client’s case. We also are experienced in representing clients in other criminal matters including parole violation hearings, criminal appeals, bail reduction, and expungement.

A traffic ticket is a notice issued by a police officer or other government official (like a parking warden) to a motorist or other road user who fails to obey traffic laws. Traffic tickets generally come in two forms, citing a moving violation, such as exceeding the speed limit, or a non-moving violation, such as a parking violation, with the ticket also being referred to as a parking citation, notice of illegal parking or parking ticket. In some countries, a traffic ticket constitutes a notice that a fine, and perhaps some penalty points, have been assessed against the driver or owner of a vehicle; failure to pay generally leads to prosecution or to civil recovery proceedings for the fine. In others, the ticket constitutes a citation and summons to appear at traffic court. In the United States, most traffic laws are codified in a variety of state, county and municipal ordinances, with most minor violations classified as civil infractions. Although what constitutes a "minor violation" varies, examples include: non-moving violations; defective or unauthorized vehicle equipment; seat belt and child-restraint safety violations; and insufficient proof of license, insurance or registration. A trend in the late 1970s and early 1980s also saw an increased tendency for jurisdictions to re-classify certain speeding violations as civil infractions.[2] In contrast, for more "serious" violations, traffic violators may be held criminally liable, guilty of a misdemeanor or even a felony. Serious violations tend to involve multiple prior offenses; willful disregard of public safety; death, serious bodily injury or damage to property.[2] Each state's Department of Motor Vehicles maintains a database of motorists, including their convicted traffic violations. Upon being ticketed, a motorist is given the option to mail in to the local court—the court for the town or city in which the violation took place—a plea of guilty or not guilty within a certain time frame (usually ten days, although courts generally provide leniency in this regard).[3] If the motorist pleads not guilty, a trial date is set and both the motorist, or a lawyer/representative representing the motorist, and the ticketing officer, are required to attend. The motorist may be given the opportunity to move the hearing for a reason such as "a work conflict or travel", and reschedule the hearing for a time at which the ticketing officer is unlikely to attend.[3] If the officer or representative fails to attend, the court judge will often find in favor of the motorist and dismiss the charge,[3] although sometimes the trial date is moved to give the officer another chance to attend. The court will also make provisions for the officer or prosecutor to achieve a deal with the motorist, often in the form of a plea bargain that may reduce the impact from that which would be incurred from pleading guilty without attending court.[3][4] If no agreement is reached, and the prosecutor feels it is worth his time to charge the motorist, both motorist and officer, or their respective representatives, formally attempt to prove their case before the judge, who then decides the matter.[3] The motorist may, for example, put forward a reason the violation they are is accused of was justified, such as to "get out of the way of an ambulance or avoid a collision with another motorist", and call into doubt the level to which the officer recalls the specific details of the situation among the many tickets they have issued.[3] If the motorist pleads guilty, the outcome is equivalent to conviction after trial. Upon conviction, the motorist is generally fined a monetary amount and, for moving violations, is additionally given "points" demerits, under each state's point system. In the cases where the motorist is registered in a different state from where the violation took place, individual agreements between the two states decide if, and how, the motorist's home state applies the other state's conviction. If no agreement exists, then the conviction is local to the state where the violation took place. In some instances, failure to pay the fine may result in a suspension to drive in only the city or state to whom the fine is owed, and the motorist may continue to drive elsewhere in the same state.

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Road speed limits are used in most countries to regulate the speed of road vehicles. Speed limits may define maximum (which may be variable), minimum or no speed limit and are normally indicated using a traffic sign. Speed limits are commonly set and enforced by the legislative bodies of nations or provincial governments. The first maximum speed limit was the 10 mph (16 km/h) limit introduced in the United Kingdom in 1861. A temporary trial 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph) speed limit was permitted on a stretch of Austrian motorway during June 2006.[1] The Isle of Man[2] and Autobahns or roads with more than one lane for every direction in Germany[3] are the only places in the world that do not have a general speed limit. Speed limits are usually set to attempt to cap road traffic speed; there are several reasons for wanting to do this. This is often done with an intention to improve road traffic safety and reduce the number of road traffic casualties from traffic collisions. In their World report on road traffic injury prevention report, the World Health Organization mention speed control as one of the interventions likely to contribute to a reduction in road casualties (they estimated that some 1.2 million people were killed and 50 million injured on the roads around the world in 2004).[n 1] Speed limits are also set to attempt to reduce the environmental impact of road traffic (vehicle noise, vibration, emissions), to reduce fuel use and to satisfy local community desires. Speed limits are used to reduce the differences in vehicle speeds by drivers using the same road at the same time which increases safety. In situations where the natural road speed is considered too high, notably on urban areas where speed limits below 50 km/h (31 mph) are used then traffic calming is often also used. For some classes of vehicle speed limiters may be mandated to enforce compliance. Since they have been introduced speed limits have been opposed from various sources; including motoring advocacy groups, anti-motoring groups and others who either consider them to be irrelevant, set too low or set too high.

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Reckless driving or dangerous driving is a major moving traffic violation. As a legal term, it is used within the United States and the United Kingdom. It is usually a more serious offense than careless driving, improper driving, or driving without due care and attention and is often punishable by fines, imprisonment, and/or driver's license suspension or revocation. Reckless driving is a mental state in which the driver displays a wanton disregard for the rules of the road; the driver often misjudges common driving procedures, often causing accidents and other damages. Reckless driving has been studied by psychologists. However, no one cause can be assigned to this state.

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