Laura Mueller Baker

I hired Laura Baker to handle my case. She was able to get my speeding and reckless driving citation reduced to a ‘Exceeding a Safe Speed. Because of the high speed and the reckless charge, an improper equipment reduction was not possible; however, 2pts on my license is much better than 4pts. Job w...ell done.

My wife was unjustly charged with a DWI by a NC State Trooper after a minor single vehicle accident where she passed out or fell asleep, ran off edge of road, and side swiped a guard rail. There were no injuries, thank goodness. The State police were called by local police. She was transported to ER ...before the Trooper arrived. The Trooper did not see her until he arrived at hospital ER. He did not have personal witness of a DWI condition as she was sleeping in ER. He decided to site her with DWI citation at the accident scene before he had witnessed her condition. We contacted Laura and after a consultation we decided to hire her to represent my wife in court. Laura gathered all the facts and talked to the EMS personnel and Police Officers that responded to the incident. She did extensive research on the case and that work was evident as the case went before the Court. We were both very impressed with Laura as she argued the blood samples the Trooper had taken at hospital were unjust. My wife takes prescription pain medication which had shown up in the blood test and would have negatively affected the outcome of the case. She was not overdosed. The Judge disallowed the blood test from the case. She continued her arguments and ultimately had the DWI charge dismissed. My wife did get charged with failure to maintain control of her vehicle and received at $25 fine plus court cost. Laura is very pleasant to work with and very straight forward about what you can expect from the Court room. We were very happy with her service and do recommend her.

Maybe she is a better criminal lawyer, but I wish I had chosen someone who would advocate for me in my case. She was sporadic in her communication with me, I found myself having to recant my story several times over a year, as if she didn't believe me. I only heard from her 1-2 days prior to going ...to court. When I expressed my disappointment, it was if I had struck her across the face. I was met with the, "well what do you mean?", or the "what are you trying to say?" I don't feel as if I was represented well, and I was not guilty, but I could not afford to take this to trial at her rate. The case went on well over 1 year, without any positive repercussions.