If a lawyer is hired for a traffic ticket, will you still have to pay for the ticket?

The answer is maybe.  A lawyer’s main goal is to protect a person’s driving record.  If the evidence shows that a person is guilty of a traffic related offense and the prosecutor can prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt, then a lawyer must negotiate a deal with the prosecutor to not have that offense reported on their client’s record.  Many times, this means that a person will have to pay a fee to the court to finalize the agreement between the prosecutor and your lawyer to keep the offense from appearing on your permanent driving record.