The link is from a lawyer who sent me advertising material

Thank you 水中 and 檸檬！The information you provided is helpful.  I am not against hiring a lawyer but doing one's homework is necessary, which includes not simply relying on the links lawyers wrote but also checking out someone's real experiences (again the guy may have hired the wrong lawyer, but his experience in the court is quite an eye-opener):

Someone’s court experience:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/northern-virginia/158584-reckless-driving-fairfax-va-my-experience.html