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Posted by Dave | March 07, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Insurance

11 points & 400 dollars on two speeding tickets turned into 0 points & 100$ parking ticket

I picked up two speeding tickets, one in August, and one in October. 1st was for going 15 over the speed limit (SL) and i was given 3 points and 150 bucks as a fine. I was going to fight that one myself. It was the second ticket that I hired Palumbo and associates - it was for 8 points and a 360$ fin...e. I was going 38 over the SL, and I almost got arrested for reckless driving. Both cases I was commuting to school, and it felt like I was unfairly targeted as an out of state driver. Living on my own also, paying for car insurance alone was going to financially cripple me so drastically that I would have had to rethink my whole academic career, maybe move home to afford to live. Then there was the issue of taking time to go to court to state my case - I would have to taken a day out of class or work to make it. I've never contested a ticket before, and I am not from around here. the whole process seemed so intimidating and frustrating. The stakes were very high too, my license could have been suspended and I would have lost my ability to function up here in rural VT. I hired Palumbo's group to contest both of my tickets. Worth every penny. I didn't have to worry about court, about confronting the police officers who issued tickets to me, about missing school or work, and I was much more confident that my cases would work out better than if I was on my own. Anyways, the 8 point ticket was completely dismissed, no points, no fines. The 3 point ticket was converted to a parking ticket and I got no points. Let me also mention that BOTH of my hearings were on the same day in the same court. I can't even imagine how I didn't get the book thrown at me, for having two separate speeding cases with my name on them happen on the same day. NO SURCHARGE POINTS!!!!!! If I had absorbed even half of those 11 points from the tickets, I would be paying so much for insurance I can't even imagine how I could have lived. I talked to my insurance company, they were estimating that monthly rate would go to 400 bucks or more if I got up to 6 or 7 tickets. When I think of my decision to hire Palumbo, I can't help but think of it in terms of how it will pay for itself soon, and double and triple and quadruple my investment over years of not having high insurance rates from the points I avoided. I am not a gambling type, and I knew that hiring Palumbo and company was a great idea, and was gonna save me a huge hassle and money in the end. I strongly recommend, and god forbid, I will use them again if I ever goof up again behind the wheel (hopefully not though). Full disclosure: I was invited to take this survey via email link AFTER I was given my results. I was not offered any reward or any sort for typing this.

Posted by Hirami | July 21, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Insurance

Texting and driving while operating a truck and trailer

Thanks very much for your help!!! You save me a whole bunch of money with the insurance. I will highly recommend you up here in mass and also with my coworkers. Thank you thank you very much.

Posted by Ronny | January 19, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Insurance

He got 'er done!

There is a term, "you get what you pay for". I discussed my situation with Mr Palumbo and he gave me the layout of what were going to have to do to rectify my situation. We then discussed the price and though it was not cheap, I was still going to save some big bucks in insurance if things went my wa...y. He told me that we had a good shot, but nothing is 100%. Well, he got my case overturned and I am in the process of clearing things up with my insurance and getting refunded. Very happy camper. Thant you Mike Palumbo!

Michael Palumbo

Replied last January 19, 2016

Our office offers a lot of traffic related services in addition to defending and fighting speeding, moving violation, and auto crime cases. We also represent persons before the NYS DMV in administrative proceedings such as fatality hearings, medical reviews, and also offer a remediation service whereby we remediate driving records for one reason or another by reversing convictions. That was the service we provided this client. Without realizing the insurance ramifications, he mailed in a speeding ticket with a plea of "guilty," believing the fine would be the only economic implication. However, this recording of a guilty to speeding caused his insurances rates to skyrocket by thousands of dollars a year for a 3 year period. We commenced a special proceeding and vacated (erased) his plea of guilty, and re-plead him to a parking ticket that does not cause the same insurance increase. And there is NOTHING the insurance company can do about it, except refund him his previously paid insurance surcharge.

Posted by anonymous | December 13, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Insurance

A real find

I found Mike Palumbo online and called when I was faced with non-renewal of insurance because of a suspension on two tickets in upstate New York. He got me the information I needed me within the hour, told me what to do and how to handle everything most expeditiously, and on top of it referred me to... to an insurance agent who could place my insurance. If you have a problem with your license, or the DMV, do not hesitate to give him a call.

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