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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

It's literally all that the attorneys you hire do for their money, they make the deal with the DA in advance.

I agree, for everyday violations you can accomplish exactly the same outcome and save the lawyer fee.

Yep, the first time I paid a lawyer that just requested Deferred _____, I stopped paying lawyers for tickets. I was able to do the same thing myself and save myself the fee. Most of the time I performed the request in person in court, but I did once talk to the DAs office ahead of time on the phone.

Originally Posted by javadog

Yeah, the only difference is the attorney can get them on the phone before trial; when you do it yourself you generally have to do it in person a few minutes before your case is brought up.

I did once manage to call and get it setup ahead of time. In other instances, I was able to get it setup the day of the court appearance.