Keep Points Off Your Missouri Driving Record
A speeding ticket causes more problems than just a fine. Points on your driving record can raise your insurance rates and lead to a license suspension. They can even cause problems at work, particularly if you drive for a living or have access to a company vehicle.
Attorney Ruth Beerup helps drivers in St. Louis, St. Charles, Lincoln, and Warren counties with speeding tickets. In most cases, she can take your ticket information by phone, appear in court for you, and work to keep points off your record.
The goal is simple: protect your license and make the process as convenient as possible. Call 636-940-1111 or click the link on the page to see what she can do for your ticket.
How Ruth Beerup Can Help With a Speeding Ticket
Ruth Beerup has handled speeding tickets and traffic violations in courts throughout the St. Louis area for more than 25 years. After reviewing your ticket and driving record, she can explain the likely issues, enter her appearance with the court, communicate with the prosecutor, and work toward a result that protects your record whenever possible.
For many speeding tickets, the objective is to avoid points. That may involve negotiating an amended charge, paying a fine and court costs, completing driving school, or satisfying another court requirement. The right approach depends on the court, the prosecutor, the speed, your driving record, and whether there are any additional charges.
Ruth will explain the recommendation before you decide how to proceed. You should understand what the ticket means, what the proposed outcome does, and what steps you need to take to finish the case.
A Simple Process
Hiring Beerup Law for a speeding ticket is usually straightforward.
You can call 636-940-1111 or click on the phone number link if you are on mobile. You can also fill out the form on this page. Ruth or her staff will ask for basic information about the ticket, the court, and your driving history.
Next, Ruth reviews the ticket and determines what can realistically be done. If you hire her, she will enter her appearance with the court and begin working on the case.
In many cases, you will not need to appear in court. Ruth can communicate with the prosecutor, obtain a recommendation, and send you instructions for completing the case.
What Does It Cost to Hire a Lawyer for a Speeding Ticket?
Most routine speeding tickets are handled for a flat attorney fee. The total cost depends on the court, the speed, your driving record, and whether there are any additional issues such as an accident, missed court date, warrant, CDL, or company vehicle.
The attorney fee is separate from any fine, court costs, driving school fee, or other amount required by the court. Before you hire Beerup Law, Ruth or her staff will explain the attorney fee and what other costs are likely to be involved.
For many people, the purpose of hiring a lawyer is not just to reduce the immediate cost of the ticket. The bigger concern is avoiding points, protecting your license, and limiting insurance or employment consequences.
For more detail, read our guide to how much a Missouri traffic ticket lawyer costs.
Why Points Matter
Paying a speeding ticket without talking to a lawyer can mean accepting points on your Missouri driving record. Those points may seem minor at the time, but they can become a problem later, especially if you receive another ticket, drive for work, have a CDL, or already have points on your license.
Points can affect insurance, employment, and driving privileges. For a detailed explanation, read our page about the Missouri point system.
The important point: before you plead guilty and accept points, find out whether the ticket can be handled in a way that protects your record.
Serious Speeding Tickets
Some speeding tickets require more care. Tickets for speeds more than 20 miles per hour over the limit, construction-zone tickets, careless and imprudent driving allegations, accident-related tickets, and very high-speed cases can create more serious consequences.
In those cases, prosecutors may be less willing to agree to a simple amendment. They may ask for driving school, community service, probation, a court appearance, or other conditions. In more extreme cases, a prosecutor may actually recommend jail time.
Ruth Beerup can review the situation, explain what the court is likely to expect, and negotiate on your behalf. The goal is to protect your license, avoid unnecessary penalties, and resolve the case as cleanly as possible (and, of course, avoid jail time).
CDL, Company Vehicle, and Work Concerns
A speeding ticket can be especially serious if you drive for work, use a company vehicle, or hold a commercial driver’s license. Even a seemingly routine ticket can create employment or insurance problems.
Ruth can review the ticket with those concerns in mind and explain whether the charge creates special risks. If you have a CDL, tell Beerup Law right away so the case can be evaluated correctly.
Courts Beerup Law Handles
Beerup Law helps drivers with speeding tickets in St. Charles County, St. Louis County, Warren County, Lincoln County, and any municipality in those counties.
Ruth has handled traffic tickets in courts throughout the St. Louis area for over 25 years. Whether your ticket came from a city officer, county deputy, or Missouri state trooper, she can explain where the case is filed and what options may be available.
A speeding ticket is easier to handle before points, warrants, suspensions, or missed court dates become part of the problem.
Call or text 636-940-1111 to discuss your Missouri speeding ticket.