Originally Posted by baddog

You want a starving atty. One that is looking for work. Anyone with an office is going to charge you as much as the ticket costs.

I'd start with http://www.lacba.org/showpage.cfm?pageid=1718

I know when I was doing law I would see attorneys willing to make appearances for $25. That was 15 years ago, but there are more attorneys now, so I doubt rates have gone up that much. For example: http://www.court-appearance-attorneys.com/