When a person chooses to represent themselves in court, that is called being a “pro se litigant.” In our area of practice, we most see this when a person has received a traffic ticket or other class “c” misdemeanor in Texas. You are not entitled to an attorney for these types of crimes in Texas,…
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Many times, after being hired to help a person with an occupational driver license request, we are asked whether or not our clients will have to attend a hearing to have the occupational driver license request approved? This is an important question to know the answer to so the client will know whether or not…
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Some internet sites and attorney websites have some pretty inaccurate information on where and how to file an occupational driver license in Texas. For example, we have seen sites state that if a judge denies your occupational request that you can simply appeal that decision. That is not correct. Once a judge denies the request,…
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Our traffic ticket attorneys get calls daily about a variety of issues related to traffic stops. One of the most common issues we hear about from potential clients is whether or not their case will be dismissed based on an error in the ticket. For example, what if the officer wrote down that the car…
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Ex Parte is a latin term that means for one party. In the legal sense an ex parte hearing means there is no opposing side. One party is making a request to a judge for specific relief. For example, if a person were to file for an occupational driver license, then most of these hearings…
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One of the more troubling trends we are seeing in smaller counties in Texas is the denial of occupational driver license requests due to the judge considering a “bad driving record” or other reasons. The troubling issue is that, if a person’s request for an occupational driver license is denied based on a bad driving…
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Disregard traffic control device tickets in Texas are one of the more common types of violations our traffic ticket attorneys defend on a daily basis. There are so many types of traffic control devices that there is an entire manual of devices that are used to control traffic. To see the manual for traffic control…
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Disregard warning signs and barricade traffic tickets are a pretty common occurrence that our traffic ticket attorneys see on a daily basis. Especially in larger cities like Dallas, Fort Worth, etc., the amount of construction that goes on these cities brings opportunities for warning signs and barricades to be misread, ignored or misplaced. Each individual…
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There is much confusion about expired registration violations in Texas. The laws don’t really make a lot of sense in the fact that, in some cases, even if your case is dismissed, the court is still allowed by law to charge you a fee. This article goes into depth on the statutes that allow for…
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This article is intended to help those that have been charged with a disregard green arrow violation in Texas. Although these types of cases are not common, they do occur. After reading the statute below, if you have questions, feel free to contact our traffic ticket defense attorneys today by calling 214-321-4105. Sec. 544.007. TRAFFIC-CONTROL…
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