Samantha Lou Upton

Samantha Lou Upton

4.7
Rating: 8.0

Licensed for 13 years

Speeding and traffic ticket Lawyer at Richmond, VA
Practice Areas: Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI

412 Libbie Avenue, Ste 2, Richmond, VA

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$0 first 15 minutes


Payment Methods

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Licenses

Licensed in Virginia for 13 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 2012

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Upton Law

412 Libbie Avenue, Ste 2, Richmond, VA, 23226

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Samantha Lou Upton's Reviews

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4.7 /5.0

30 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | January 22, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

satisfactory

I have consulted weiland upton in november regarding my citation for RD 87/70 and they had explained me how they could deal with the case.But after the court date the charges was only reduced to some extent and was paying the same amount before choosing the attorney as fine to the court including the... court charges.The only thing i can be happy is in the reduction of RD to no point violation.I am only satisfied.

Posted by anonymous | October 10, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Excellent Lawyer, Great results!

I contacted Samantha Upton because I got two speeding tickets in under two weeks, with one of those tickets being a Reckless Driving ticket. I have always stayed out of trouble and have never even stepped foot in a courtroom; so I was very concerned about the negative impact these tickets would have ...on my Drivers License, my car insurance costs, as well as the fact that Reckless Driving is a misdemeanor in Virginia. I contacted Samantha Upton, had a consultation, and subsequently hired her. She went to court for me on both tickets; got my Reckless Driving reduced to a lesser non-moving citation, and got my other ticket dismissed once I attended a DMV approved Driving School course. I could not be more pleased with the service I got from Samantha Upton! She saved me from having my license possibly suspended, having a misdemeanor on my record, and thousands and thousands of dollars in fines and increased insurance costs. You'd be remiss not to hire Samantha Upton to handle any of your traffic related legal needs. I cant recommend her enough!

Posted by Melissa | July 19, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Minimum Charges

Samantha did a great job representing my case and letting me know up front what my odds were of getting the reckless driving charge against me either dismissed or reduced. She was very knowledgeable about the Fredericksburg/Stafford area court system (DA's, Judges, Troopers and judicial system) de...spite being located in Richmond, VA. She personally knew the ticketing officer and was able to negotiate a lesser charge (moving violation) with no points accrued on my driving record and $85 in court fees. I will definitely recommend Samantha and her team to represent anyone I may come across with legal issues. Thank You Samantha!!!

Posted by Leif | June 14, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Excellent Work

I received a speeding ticket for driving 90 in a 65 in Virginia. In Virginia, you can be charged for Reckless Driving if you're going 80 or over. I had an expired registration, expired inspection sticker and had lived in Maryland for over a year without getting a MD license. I reached out to Sama...ntha Upton for help and she did a fantastic job! Once I provided all the necessary documentation and fixed all the issues with my car, she went to court on my behalf and knocked it out of the park! She was able to get the Reckless Driving charge completely dismissed. The only thing I have to do is pay court costs and take an 8 hour online driving course. All of this was for a very reasonable price. I am extremely satisfied with Samantha's performance and I'll be recommending her to all of my friends in the future.

Posted by anonymous | June 12, 2016 | Speeding & Traffic Ticket

Reckless driving

I hired Samantha to take care of my case.( Reckless driving). After we spoke on the phone the first time and I paid a fee( which was the highest fee of all the lawyers I've spoken to) she never got back to me about the result. And the result wasn't satisfying at all. Nothing was achieved. I got charg...ed with the reckless driving. She couldn't do a thing she promised she would do. I had a clean driving record. But I'm a florida driver. Apparently if you are not present in the court they don't really care about the result. She couldn't even call me back to explain what I should have done after. I wanted to appeal the case but never could talk to her. And I've tried to call her many times. She wasn't available since then. I would never rehire her.

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Speeding and traffic ticket lawyer | Jul 21

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Clint Clary

Speeding and traffic ticket lawyer | Jul 09

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Samantha Upton is a very well respected and effective attorney in the area of traffic law. I endorse her without hesitation."

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Speeding and traffic ticket lawyer | Dec 17

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Experience

Rating:  8.0 (Excellent)

Honors

2009

The A.D. Williams Law Scholarship, University of RIchmond

Work Experience

2014 - 2020

Partner, Weiland Upton (formerly Caddell Weiland and Caddell Nelson & Reibach)

2012 - 2013

Review Attorney Manager, LeClair Ryan through Hire Counsel

Associations

2012 - Present

Virginia State Bar

Member

2013 - 2018

The Tredegar Society

President Emeritus

Education

2012

University of Richmond, The T. C. Williams School of Law

Juris Doctor

2008

University of Virginia

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Publications

2014

The Americanist Independent Those Gals Had it Easy: The Conspicuously Untroubled Lives of Boydton’s Reconstruction Belles

Languages

English

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