My lawyer turned a moving violation into a no seatbelt ticket. This had zero basis in reality. I didn't get points on my licence, but still had to pay a fine.

My lawyer turned a moving violation into a no seatbelt ticket. This had zero basis in reality. I didn't get points on my licence, but still had to pay a fine. People without lawyers didn't know that all that's really important is that you pay fines to the court. You're taking the court's time and you have to pay for it. They tried to deny they sped, the cop said they did, and the ticket stuck.