Burlington County Municipal Court Defense
This county is our home court.
Shugar Law Office sits on High Street in Mount Holly, the county seat, and we've defended traffic, DWI and criminal charges in Burlington County's municipal courtrooms for 23+ years. Same judges, same prosecutors, week after week. That familiarity is exactly what you're hiring.
Why It Matters
Local counsel isn't a slogan here
Every municipal courtroom develops its own habits over time: how the judge takes pleas, what the prosecutor's office will amend, how discovery disputes get handled. In Burlington County we don't have to guess at any of that, because these are the rooms we work in every week.
Our office is in Mount Holly, minutes from courtrooms all over the county. When a prosecutor wants to talk or a judge moves a session, we're already here, not driving in from two counties away reading the file at red lights. And because we're in these same courts week in and week out, we know what each prosecutor's office needs to see before it amends a charge, and how each judge wants a resolution presented. Familiarity doesn't guarantee outcomes (nothing does), but it takes the guesswork out of your defense.
One more thing worth knowing: under Rule 7:12-3, most routine traffic matters here get handled with the attorney appearing and the client at work, at home, or out of state. We take the court date. You take the phone call with the result.
The Court Landscape
Why Burlington County writes so many tickets
Burlington is New Jersey's largest county by land, and three of the state's busiest corridors run straight through it. The New Jersey Turnpike, I-295 and Route 130 all cut north–south across the county, with Routes 38, 70, 73 and 206 feeding traffic between them. The result: township courts along those corridors carry some of the heaviest traffic dockets in South Jersey.
The corridor courts
Mount Laurel (Turnpike Exit 4, I-295, Routes 38 and 73), Evesham/Marlton (Routes 70 and 73), Moorestown (I-295 and Route 38) and the Route 130 towns of Willingboro, Cinnaminson, Delran and Burlington see a steady stream of speeding, careless driving and cell phone cases, many written to drivers just passing through. If you're one of them, our out-of-state driver guide explains how we resolve these without you coming back.
Beyond the tickets
These same courts hear DWI cases, drug possession and paraphernalia charges, shoplifting from the county's retail corridors, and disorderly persons offenses of every kind. A municipal charge in Burlington County is still a real case with real consequences, including a criminal record that stays until it's expunged.
Find Your Court
Burlington County municipal courts
Your summons names the court. Find it below, and keep in mind that several smaller towns share a court with a neighbor, so the courtroom may sit in a different town than the stop.
Mount Holly
Mount Holly Municipal Court: what to expect, the charges we defend there, and whether you need to appear.
Mount Holly court guideMount Laurel
Mount Laurel Municipal Court: what to expect, the charges we defend there, and whether you need to appear.
Mount Laurel court guideEvesham Township
Evesham Township Municipal Court: what to expect, the charges we defend there, and whether you need to appear.
Evesham Township court guideWillingboro
Willingboro Municipal Court: what to expect, the charges we defend there, and whether you need to appear.
Willingboro court guideMoorestown
Moorestown Municipal Court: what to expect, the charges we defend there, and whether you need to appear.
Moorestown court guideCinnaminson
Cinnaminson Municipal Court: what to expect, the charges we defend there, and whether you need to appear.
Cinnaminson court guidePemberton Township
Pemberton Township Municipal Court: what to expect, the charges we defend there, and whether you need to appear.
Pemberton Township court guideBordentown Township
Bordentown Township Municipal Court: what to expect, the charges we defend there, and whether you need to appear.
Bordentown Township court guideBurlington Township
Burlington Township Municipal Court: what to expect, the charges we defend there, and whether you need to appear.
Burlington Township court guideBurlington City
Burlington City Municipal Court: what to expect, the charges we defend there, and whether you need to appear.
Burlington City court guideDelran
Delran Township Municipal Court: what to expect, the charges we defend there, and whether you need to appear.
Delran court guideFlorence Township
Florence Township Municipal Court: what to expect, the charges we defend there, and whether you need to appear.
Florence Township court guideLumberton
Lumberton Township Municipal Court: what to expect, the charges we defend there, and whether you need to appear.
Lumberton court guideMaple Shade
Maple Shade Municipal Court: what to expect, the charges we defend there, and whether you need to appear.
Maple Shade court guideMedford Township
Medford Township Municipal Court: what to expect, the charges we defend there, and whether you need to appear.
Medford Township court guideMedford Lakes
Medford Lakes Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYPalmyra
Palmyra Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYRiverside Township
Riverside Township Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYWestampton
Westampton Township Municipal Court: what to expect, the charges we defend there, and whether you need to appear.
Westampton court guideEastampton
Eastampton Township Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYHainesport
Hainesport Township Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYSouthampton
Southampton Township Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYSpringfield Township
Springfield Township Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYMansfield Township
Mansfield Township Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYChesterfield
Chesterfield Township Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYNew Hanover
New Hanover Township Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYNorth Hanover
North Hanover Township Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYWrightstown
Wrightstown Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYShamong
Shamong Township Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYTabernacle
Tabernacle Township Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYWoodland Township
Woodland Township Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYBass River
Bass River Township Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYWashington Township
Washington Township Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYBeverly
Beverly City Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYEdgewater Park
Edgewater Park Township Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYDelanco
Delanco Township Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYRiverton
Riverton Municipal Court. Call with your summons for a read on this court.
1-888-9-NOT-GUILTYCommon Questions
Burlington County court questions
Which court is my Burlington County ticket in?
The municipal court of the town where the stop or incident happened. A Route 73 ticket in Marlton goes to Evesham Township Municipal Court; a Route 130 stop in Cinnaminson goes to Cinnaminson Municipal Court. The court name and its contact information are printed on your summons. Some smaller Burlington County towns share a court with a neighbor, so the court named may sit in a different town than the stop.
Do I really have to show up for a Burlington County court date?
For most routine traffic matters, no. Under New Jersey Court Rule 7:12-3, many municipal cases can be resolved through an attorney appearing on the client’s behalf. We appear in Burlington County courtrooms every week and handle most traffic cases without the client present. Some charges and some judges require a personal appearance, and we tell you up front if yours does.
What will a municipal court lawyer cost me here?
It depends on the charge, and we quote a flat fee before you decide anything. For point tickets, weigh the fee against what a conviction actually costs: fines, MVC surcharges, and three to five years of higher insurance premiums. The free consultation exists so you can do that math with real numbers before spending a dollar.
I got a ticket on the Turnpike or I-295 just passing through. Do I have to come back?
Usually not. Turnpike, I-295 and Route 130 tickets are heard in the municipal court of the township where the stop occurred, and in most cases we appear for out-of-state and long-distance drivers so they never return to New Jersey. Don’t just pay the ticket, though — paying is a guilty plea, and a conviction becomes part of your permanent driving history.
Charged in Burlington County? You called the right county.
Tell us which courtroom you're headed to and you'll hear how that one runs, what the realistic outcomes are, and whether you need to be there at all. Free, in one phone call.
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Legal information on this page reviewed July 2026 against current New Jersey statutes. Laws change; nothing here is legal advice for your specific case.