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Posted by anonymous | February 24, 2019 | Hired Attorney

My tickets

I got 2 speed tickets and 1 dismissed another bond schedule. About the Palumbo lawyer I can't complain because for me he's professional and everyone has the his value. I needed him and I am Satisfied. I hope everything will be fine about bond schedule ticket.

Posted by KL | February 08, 2019 | Hired Attorney

Highly Recommended

Palumbo & Associates, PC helped me resolve my first traffic ticket (a 6 points ticket - 76mph in 55mph zone). I am pleased with their service. I was worried about the ticket because I have no experience on it and I don't live in New York. I had searched some infomation about the ticket and finall...y decided to hire them because of the great rating and review online. As expected, their service is awesome and convenient. I can keep updates of my case by phone call or email, and I don't need to be worried about taking off work for court, which saves me a lots of time. The result is great, a 0 point non-moving violation, I won't have frustrating record and it won't affect my insurance. I do highly recommed Palumbo & Associates for anyone who has trouble in traffic tickets.

Posted by Jason | February 06, 2019 | Hired Attorney

Worth every penny!!!

Mr. Palumbo charges more than other lawyers, but for good reason! You get what you pay for! He got a New York City ticket for use of handheld electronic device dismissed. I thought this would be impossible to defeat, but he did it! When I get a ticket - I just give it to him and take his advice 1...00% He's the best traffic lawyer I know, and I drive professionally for a living and have dealt with many traffic lawyers. Do not hesitate because of the cost! He will save you so much more!

Posted by anonymous | January 11, 2019 | Hired Attorney

Palumbo and Associates Save the Day!

Driving from New Jersey to Connecticut to visit a terminally ill friend , I got a speeding ticket in New York. I had already lost money taking time off work and paying for gas and tolls to drive through 3 states to see my friend just one last time before he passed. That was expensive enough, but we... all know speeding tickets ding your insurance 3 yrs on top of the ticket cost in states that share info. Who can afford that? But to take another days pay off plus gas and tolls to go out of state to court to try to fight a ticket that I likely wouldn't win cause I don't have much familiarity with tickets... how was that anything but more expense with little chance of it even being useful? Either of those choices just dug me deeper financially. I needed help. I saw good reviews for Michael Palumbo and decided to contact the office. Mairead Twohig and I corresponded via email and Mr. Palumbo himself answered my call, my questions, and my concerns. From the way he spoke I could tell he was very experienced with tickets like mine so I felt confident that although another law office might be able to do as well, it was unlikely anyone knew more and could do better . I also liked his polite, straightforward manner and his honesty about reasonable expectations. And although he must have to explain the same things over and over to new clients, he was still patient with my questions and careful to explain things while staying mindful of time. We're all trying to cram 28 hrs into 24. I sent in the necessary documents and payment feeling that I had made a good choice and I prepared to wait however long it took for the final outcome. Only a couple months later I received a letter... I had to keep reading it over and over cause it wouldn't sink in... DISMISSED! :) They got my ticket dismissed! Holy Moly! No fine, No insurance increase, no time off work, no paying any gas and tolls, no driving to another state to court. I said it once- Its possible there's another law office that can do as well, but there's probably not one that can do better. :) Experience counts. And their experience counted for me. When I needed help, Palumbo and Associates Saved the Day! :)

Posted by A. Mancuso | December 24, 2018 | Hired Attorney

I don't recall

Mr. Palumbo spoke to me regarding my case ,improper turn, and explain to me that since nyc traffic court don't let you plea deal on the ticket his strategy would be to postpone the case for 18 months so the points on the ticket would be ready to be erased and will not go on my record and if we l...ost the case at the worst I would pay the fine , unfortunately for me, he totally forgot his strategy went to court on 12/20/2018 lost the case and his memory because after I called regarding the case he stated that he never told me that he will postponed the case for that long . definitely not the best in the market

Michael Palumbo

Replied last December 24, 2018

Mr. Mancuso you can have your own opinion but not your own facts. As I told you repeatedly in no way did I state that I would postpone the case for a minimum of 18 months, and in no way did I state that the points would be "erased" and will not go on your driving record. My firm is a boutique law practice and I have been doing this a long time. As told you, and as I tell EVERYONE who consults us and asks about points, points and convictions are NEVER erased from a driving record. EVER. Your driving record is there permanently and there is a permanent, lifetime driving record that the NYS DMV maintains on you. If you, or anyone that sees this does not believe me, you can requisition your lifetime driving record from the NYS DMV and see what I am saying by going to this link: https://dmv.ny.gov/get-my-own-lifetime-driving-record. What you are confused about, and where you get the 18 month period from, is that there are LOOK BACK periods for certain things. We discussed that the 18 month look back comes into play if you accrue too many points within an 18 month period then the NYS DMV fines you more above and beyond the court fine, called an "assessment," and if you hit 11 points in 18 months then the DMV suspends your license. Anyone who sees doesn't have to take my word for it. This information is on the DMV's web site here: https://dmv.ny.gov/tickets/pay-driver-responsibility-assessment and here: https://dmv.ny.gov/tickets/about-nys-driver-point-system. THIS is what I explained to you and the reason why we adjourn the case for AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. At NO TIME did I guarantee a minimum 18 month adjournment. I never do that nor can I do that, and if anyone wants to vet me out on that simply call our office and ask anyone you speak to from my office if we can guarantee a minimum 18 month adjournment. We will tell you that we cannot. The NYC traffic court system is unlike the rest of the state in that there is no plea bargaining. A plea bargain is where an attorney negotiates with the prosecutor to avoid a trial and reduce the charge by pleading your client guilty to a charge that has no impact on his insurance rates and driving history and carries a small fine. Inasmuch as a motorist cannot do that in NYC, the motorists must take every case to trial. As in anything, you win some and you lose some. Any lawyer that tells you he wins 100% of his NYC traffic trials is lying, and if he is not lying then he has to be paying people off. It's IMPOSSIBLE to win 100% of your cases in that court, or any court for that matter, unless you do 1 trial, win, and retire. While Mr. Mancuso claims that we are "not the best in the market," what he fails to tell you is that in 2016 we represented him in a court in upstate NY (our law firm covers the entire state), and negotiated a plea from a 4 point speed to a zero point parking ticket. That was the absolute best deal that we could have gotten for him. I reviewed my client reviews from around that time frame (Nov. of 2016 - Jan. 2017) and it is quite apparent to me that at that time he did not leave me a 5 star review stating that we are the "best in market," even though we got him the best possible result. So this is the source of this negative review - someone who, after we did the best possible job anyone could ask for did not leave a positive review, but when they were disappointed an outcome which is to a large degree beyond our control, point fingers and blame, claims we consulted on things we never said and which anyone can look up at the DMV's web site as untrue, and claims that we are "not the best in the market." If you have a traffic ticket you need handled plea, by all means, go to the links I provided and vet out what I am explaining for yourself. Then, call us ANYTIME 24 / 7 at the Avvo Number on my profile or toll free at 1-877-99-No-Tix (1-877-996-6849). We talk to people with tickets every day and we'd love to answer any questions that you may have!

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