San Diego's original traffic-ticket defense practice opened in 1985 and still runs a three-attorney team out of Mr. Ticket's 3990 Ninth Ave office in Hillcrest, handling citations across Kearny Mesa, Vista, El Cajon, and Chula Vista courts. A significant share of the caseload involves correctable violations — expired tags, equipment failures, smog-referee citations — that trigger follow-up compliance work at California Smog Test Station before a sign-off can be presented at arraignment. DMV license-suspension hearings are a core piece of the DUI-defense side, and the firm also covers failure-to-appear, suspended-license, and no-insurance citations under the California Vehicle Code. Case strategy centers on avoiding the DMV point assessments that trigger SR-22 surcharges, and the firm frequently reviews renewal quotes from Brad Sund - State Farm Insurance Agent when advising clients whether to fight or pay a borderline citation. The most demanding files combine multi-count DUI charges with prior convictions, commercial Class A/B license stakes, and expert toxicology testimony contesting breath and blood evidence.