• posted: Feb. 10, 2024
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Criminal Defense,  Traffic Offenses
• speeding,  traffic violation,  traffic ticket

Choosing to plead guilty to a traffic violation may seem like the simpler, hassle-free option. However, this seemingly straightforward decision can have lasting repercussions that extend far beyond the initial Read More

• posted: Oct. 20, 2022
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Traffic Offenses
• license plate obstructions

Some police stops are nothing more than pretexts. You are pulled over for some minor traffic violation that allows the officers to find cause to search the car for evidence Read More

• posted: Mar. 15, 2020
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Traffic Offenses
• police vehicle searches,  probable cause,  traffic stops

If you’re pulled over by police during a traffic stop, you’re likely to feel fear and anxiety, even if you believe you’ve done nothing wrong. You may wonder why you Read More

• posted: Nov. 15, 2019
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Traffic Offenses
• commercial driver's license,  serious traffic offenses,  suspending CDLs

If your job requires you to drive a school bus, an eighteen-wheeler, hazardous material transport, or any vehicle or combination of vehicles that total 26,001 pounds or more, you are Read More

• posted: Nov. 02, 2017
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Traffic Offenses
• CDL,  commercial vehicles,  speeding violations

If you drive a truck for a living, your commercial driver license (CDL) is your livelihood. When a driving infraction threatens your license, you have to fight that ticket or Read More