The legal information presented on this site is not intended to offer legal advice. The content on this website is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for the professional judgment of a legal professional, and you should not rely upon any material or statements in this web site for legal advice. It is not intended to create an attorney-client relationship. While reasonable attempts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the information on this web site, our firm cannot make express or implied representations or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of the information. The material does not necessarily reflect the opinions of Ruane Attorneys or any of its attorneys or clients. Each person’s legal needs are unique, and these materials may not be applicable to your legal situation. Please contact a local attorney for a consultation on your particular matter.
If you communicate with us through this site, please remember that internet e-mail is not secure and you should avoid sending sensitive or confidential internet e-mail messages unless they are adequately encrypted.
Please be aware that the transmission of an e-mail itself does not create an attorney-client relationship. Ruane Attorneys cannot serve you as your counsel in any matter unless you and our firm expressly agree in writing that we serve as your attorney.
Ruane Attorneys does not offer any guarantee of case results.
This web site may be considered advertising in some jurisdictions under applicable law and ethical rules. The hiring of an attorney is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisement. Before you decide to retain us, obtain free information about our firm by visiting our web site or call us at 203-567-6474. Our attorneys do not wish to enter into a representation with anyone desiring representation based on viewing these materials in a state where this web site fails to comply with the laws and professional responsibility rules of that state.
Ruane Attorneys are licensed to practice in multiple Federal Courts, The United States Supreme Court and the following state courts: New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Texas, Rhode Island and Colorado. We may affiliate in particular cases with attorneys licensed to practice in state or federal courts throughout the United States.
To the extent any State Bar rules require us to designate a principal office and/or single attorney responsible for this site, Ruane Attorneys designates James O. Ruane, Ruane & Associates, 1 Enterprise Drive, Suite 305, Shelton, Connecticut 06484, (203) 925-9200, as the attorney responsible for this site.
All rights reserved. Speeding Ticket Lawyers serving the communities Long Island, Buffalo, Rochester, Western New York, Upstate, New York, including New York City, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Bronx, Brooklyn, Nassau County, Suffolk County and all counties across New York State, Oklahoma, Connecticut, Texas, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC and Colorado.
Speeding Tickets Not A Specialization
While any lawyer fresh out of law school can say a practice “concentrates” or is “limited” to speeding tickets or any other field, to use the word “specialized,” the lawyer must have received specialization certification from an agency or organization that has met rigid tests imposed by the American Bar Association. This is for good reason. According to the American Bar Association [a] lawyer who is a certified specialist has been recognized by an independent professional certifying organization as having an enhanced level of skill and expertise, as well as substantial involvement in an established legal specialty. These organizations require a lawyer to demonstrate special training, experience, and knowledge to ensure that the lawyer’s recognition as a certified specialist is meaningful and reliable.
Certification is not a requirement for the practice of law in Connecticut and does not necessarily indicate greater competence than other attorneys experienced in this field of law.
Connecticut attorneys are governed by the Rules of Professional Conduct. Rule 7.4A specifically denotes the areas in which an attorney can be certified if that attorney has met the requirements of the governing body for certification.
Those areas are: Administrative law, admiralty, antitrust, appellate practice, business bankruptcy, child welfare law, consumer bankruptcy, civil rights and discrimination, civil trial practice, commercial transactions, consumer claims and protection, corporate claims and protection, corporate and business organizations, corporate finance and securities, criminal, environmental, estate planning and probate, family and matrimonial, governmental contracts and claims, immigration and naturalization, international, labor, military, natural resources, patent, trademark and copyright, residential real estate, commercial real estate, taxation and worker’ compensation.
As you can see, speeding ticket defense is not one of these areas.
Therefore no attorney can state they specialize in the area of speeding ticket defense in Connecticut because Connecticut has not recognized any ABA certification program.