I got a call this afternoon from my lovely wife.  She sounded a bit distraught, so I immediately got worried.  With all the rain in San Antonio, I thought maybe she had an accident in her new SUV.  I’m glad to report it was nothing so serious.  Instead, she informed me she’d just received a traffic ticket from a San Antonio Police officer.  She was allegedly driving a little over the speed limit and was issued a speeding ticket.  She was worried I’d be angry. As a traffic ticket lawyer in San Antonio, I take care of well over a thousand traffic Continue reading →

  Speeding tickets in San Antonio are common and almost every one of us will get pulled over sooner or later. You have a choice to pay the speeding ticket outright (called a straight pay) or hire an experienced San Antonio speeding ticket lawyer. Simple truth is, paying the fine, along with the increase in your insurance premiums and possible surcharges for the points added to your driving record can cost much more than hiring one of our San Antonio speeding ticket lawyers. The Coquat Law Firm is one of only a very few firms in San Antonio that has Continue reading →

Breaking News: Call 210-745-0144 to speak with a traffic ticket defense lawyer in San Antonio regarding traffic citations for speeding in a school zone, ticket warrants, commercial driver’s license tickets or a minor in possession citation. On March 28th, 2012 the City of San Antonio’s Department of Public Works sent out a memo notifying recipients that in early April of 2012 the Department of Public Works would be adjusting the posted afternoon time periods on some of the school zone signs within several school districts in the Bexar County area. The memo indicates that for school zones without flashing school Continue reading →

At this very moment on March 14, 2012, the San Antonio Police Department is running a speed trap all along the 281 corridor on the northern part of the city.  This is presumably an effort to get motorists to slow down amongst all the construction.  Workers are present, so traffic fines will double in the construction zones.  If you get stopped, you will want to have a traffic ticket attorney.  One of our traffic ticket lawyers can help!  Call: 210-745-0144 The police have officers at various places, including overpasses, radaring cars and then radioing in speeding vehicles to rows of squad Continue reading →

Breaking News: In a 5 to 4 opinion handed down by the Supreme Court of the United States, San Antonio traffic ticket violators can now be legally strip-searched by police for any reason when stopped, if taken into custody.  This right afforded to law enforcement to strip search was granted by the Court in Justice Kennedy’s April 2, 2012 decision of Florence vs. Boars of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington.  In short, the Supreme Court held the fourth amendment, which safeguards citizens against unreasonable search and seizure, does not extend protection above the right of jails to strip Continue reading →