In the US, criminal defense lawyers are only appointed after you have been charged with a criminal offense and are awaiting trial, which only happens after you

In the US, criminal defense lawyers are only appointed after you have been charged with a criminal offense and are awaiting trial, which only happens after you have been put in jail. Negotiating a parking violation would require private counsel which easily costs more than the amount of the fine. As for the failure to inform, state agencies often have old addresses on record. Some people do try to avoid parking tickets by pretending to not get the notice, but even when that happens this spiral of duchbagery is bull.