When you find yourself wrapped up in legal troubles, hiring the right lawyer for the job is your top priority. Not all lawyers are born equal, and not all lawyers are well-versed in the same areas of of law. You have to pick the right lawyer for your unique case in order to have a satisfactory relationship throughout the pendency of your action.

More importantly, choosing the right lawyer could mean the difference between winning or losing your case! So, this is definitely not an area you want to invest little time in. Do your research, ask questions, and ask others who have hired that lawyer before to find out as much information as you can about the lawyer you are about to hire.

The more research you do ahead of time, the better off you're going to be and the more likely that you'll be satisfied with your lawyers' services. So let's dive in.

It is not every day that you get to chat on the phone  with an author of a book. Let alone an author of one of the most interesting books (to a nerdy lawyer like myself) on a topic that is new to you and you love to learn about.

The author is Mark D. Sutherland, Esq. and his book, 'Traffic Ticket Defense' is pictured on the left. The book is available on Amazon for a mere $1.19 for a used copy (a fraction of the price of having such a valuable treasure to include in your law library.)

The book, although written by an attorney, is not geared towards the attorney reader -- but the layperson. In it are helpful defense tips and strategies on how to defeat your traffic ticket in court. Including tips about trial strategy, customizing your defense, what to expect realistically from the judge and the prosecutor, and Mr. Sutherland even included a chapter on some very unexpected results to some of his cases (dismissals of course) for what one might think to be "run-of-the-mill."

Initially, I read the book in early August, about a week after taking the Kentucky Bar Exam.