Vanessa Ernette Hicks

I was stopped in Brunswick County and charged for reckless driving while speeding. It was my first offense. I immediately looked for lawyers from the area since I was not from the state. I found Attorney Hicks here on Avvo. When I contacted her she was very kind, informative and professional. She inf...ormed me about the different solutions and approaches for my case. After speaking with her I knew she was the right choice for someone representing me. She went to court and got my reckless driving ticket reduced to a speeding ticket. I am very grateful to have met her. I highly recommend her to anyone dealing with traffic violations.

My experience with Counselor Hicks was excellent from the first phone call to discuss the matter (reckless driving charge on I-95 Greensville Sheriff, potential 4 points and criminal misdemeanor). It was so obvious to me (and I work with business attorneys everyday for 30 years in my job) that Ms. H...icks was going to be that terrific combination of good listener, experienced, professional and gracious! Ms. Hicks was responsive whenever I called or emailed her. I mean immediately, even right after a long day in court. In that first call, she let me know exactly what I needed to provide her with (i.e. state driving record, and my version of what transpired). Once she had what she needed from me, she acknowledged it, and told me she would contact me before the court date (which was about 45 days from alleged infraction date). And right on time, a couple days before she let me know she was all set, and would provide the outcome after the hearing. Ms. Hicks informed me right away that same day of the hearing that the charge was reduced to a non-moving violation, no points. Just a total fine of $226. Ms. Hicks after initially hearing what my case was about in that first phone call, offered me a flat fixed cost for her time, efforts and guidance. It was very reasonable given she was having to appear in court on my behalf as I live about 3-4 hours away in another state. I had a really clean driving history and weather conditions were good, and I was alleged to be at 83 mph. In summary, I highly recommend Ms. Hicks, my experience was that she is honest, highly effective, and very reasonable. Thank you Ms. Hicks.

I hired Ms. Hicks on the recommendation of my boss and she was able to reduce my reckless driving charge (driving 84 in a 70) all the way down to a non-moving violation. With reckless driving being a big deal in Virginia, I was extremely worried, but Ms. Hicks took care of everything -- no worries... about license suspension and not even any points -- just a simple fine and the matter was totally settled. I highly recommend Vanessa if you find yourself in traffic trouble in Virginia!

I helped my boss hire Vanessa Hicks for a ticket he received in Virginia while on a business trip. We live in New York and received a reckless driving ticket in Mecklenburg County. The office Vanessa works in was very professional when speaking to me initially and Vanessa followed up with me promp...tly. She is extremely knowledgeable about the law and just speaking to her about my boss' case over the phone made me EXTREMELY CONFIDENT that she would be able to take care of it 100% remotely for us. She told me what the better and best case scenarios would be. There was not a worse case option! From beginning to end she was responsive, professional and did exactly what she said she would! Also, her fee was very reasonable. I'd recommend her to anyone for all of the above reasons.