Aside from a Super Bowl ring, possibly Plaxico Burress’ greatest win was beating recently a speeding ticket for going 125 mph. The former shoot-myself-in-the-leg NFL wide receiver was issued this ticket while driving his 2012 Ferrari in Broward County, Florida.
Burress’ traffic ticket lawyer noticed that the officer wrote the incorrect law on the speeding ticket and this was enough to get it dismissed.
The lessons of this story is that you should always fight your speeding tickets, always review them carefully for errors and have a good traffic lawyer on your side. Of course, more importantly, you should never drive such speeds for the safety of yourself and others.
About Matthew Weiss
Matthew J. Weiss, Esq. loves fighting any traffic ticket or speeding ticket issued anywhere in New York. He graduated Hofstra Law School in 1984. He was Law Review and won the law school's prestigious Procedure Award. Upon graduation, he became one of the first Hofstra Law School graduates to work at the New York State Court of Appeals (New York State's highest court) working on various appellate matters.
Mr. Weiss then worked for two years at Rivkin, Radler, Bayh, Hart & Kremer, a 200-plus attorney law firm, representing various clients, such as municipalities, insurance companies and large corporations, in various litigation matters. He also continued to do substantial appellate work.
In 1991, Mr. Weiss co-founded his private law practice eventually buying out his former partner in 2000. Through the years, Weiss & Associates, PC has successfully resolved 1,000s of traffic tickets and trucking tickets for its clients by way of dismissal or plea bargain. Mr. Weiss has written many articles on vehicle and traffic law, and lectures other lawyers on this subject. His blog "Confessions Of A Traffic Lawyer" regularly discussions various vehicle and traffic law issues.
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