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Paid $500 for a lawyer to look at a parking ticket and got nothing out of it
I got a parking ticket in downtown LA last year for $65, but I thought I had a good reason to fight it. There was a faded sign and I was sure I was in the clear, so I hired a lawyer who specialized in traffic stuff. He charged me $500 upfront, said he'd handle everything and get it dismissed. Long story short, he sent one letter, the city didn't budge, and he told me to just pay the ticket. So I wasted $500 plus the $65, and learned that some lawyers will take your money for easy cases they know they can't win. Has anyone else gotten burned by a lawyer for something small like this?
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mary_foster924mo ago
$500 for a $65 ticket? That's insane!
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victorhill4mo ago
Blew my grocery budget for the month just to get a nosebleed seat, but hey at least I can say I was there.
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emery1993mo ago
Man, $500 for a $65 ticket is wild. I saw some resale site listing floor seats for almost a grand and I thought that was bad enough. But $500 for a nosebleed? That's just somebody trying to make a quick buck off people who actually want to be there. I get supply and demand and all that, but come on. That's not even a fair markup, that's just greedy.
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