I was pulled over speeding on I-88 east , at naperville ILLINOIS.
I appeared in the court and judge suggested me to hire an attorney in order to negotiate the penalty with the prosecutor . I spoke to a couple of attorneys , all of them starts with explaining that its a crime equal to that i killed somebody and i can be jailed for this.all of them asked minimum fee for representing me in the court is 1500$ ....but court judge only said that my driving privilege can be (can be) suspended for 90 days .
now can somebody suggest me please -what should i do ? should i hire the lawer to say the same thing which i myself can say to the judge ?
what is the added value of hiring attorney ?
what can be the worst consequences if i plead as guilty ?
anything else that i can do to save some dollars ..1500$ penalty is way too much for me.
anybody gone through the same phase ,please share the experience i would be thankful and appreciate your help.
thanks ,
MK
I appeared in the court and judge suggested me to hire an attorney in order to negotiate the penalty with the prosecutor . I spoke to a couple of attorneys , all of them starts with explaining that its a crime equal to that i killed somebody and i can be jailed for this.all of them asked minimum fee for representing me in the court is 1500$ ....but court judge only said that my driving privilege can be (can be) suspended for 90 days .
now can somebody suggest me please -what should i do ? should i hire the lawer to say the same thing which i myself can say to the judge ?
what is the added value of hiring attorney ?
what can be the worst consequences if i plead as guilty ?
anything else that i can do to save some dollars ..1500$ penalty is way too much for me.
anybody gone through the same phase ,please share the experience i would be thankful and appreciate your help.
thanks ,
MK