Because employment.ScottDLS wrote: Why need a lawyer for a class c ticket?
Ever see that question, "have you ever been convicted of a crime outside of a traffic offense?"
That's why you hire an attorney. It's not the fine. The USA really doesn't have a concept of "sentence completed".. It's the real "permanent record" that can have big time opportunity cost.
If you're self-employed, you don't have as much at risk.