In North Carolina I have unpaid traffic ticket. I''ve moved and didn''t realize they hadn''t been paid as a company I worked for was supposed to pay it.

You should definitely hire an attorney. Usually, there is a fine for Failure to Appear in court of $200. Most times, an attorney can get that stricken for you, saving you $200 to use towards his fee. There is no reason for you to have to come back to NC. In most cases, an attorney can show up in court for you after you sign a "waiver of appearance" form. A sample is available on my website here: http://rjshooklaw.com/resources/documents/ Once the attorney strikes your failure to appear, the suspension should be lifted from your license within about a week.  You may also want to call the clerk of court in the county where you failed to appear to make sure that you don't have an order for your arrest in that county. Summing up, hire an attorney for this. It will save you time, money, and grief!

The following response is for general information purposes only and is not to be construed as legal advice. The simple answer to your question is yes.  If the matter you are trying to resolve is a simple traffic ticket, you can hire an attorney to resolve this matter for you.  They will likely charge you a fee and ask for you to send them court costs of $188-$190 and the late fee of $200.  They will also likely request a Waiver of Appearance.  The Waiver of Appearance is what will allow an attorney to represent you without your presence in court. Attached to this response is a link that will let you determine whether or not the matter you are trying to resolve is one that may be handled by an attorney by waiver.  If the matter is for plea, as it appears yours is, even if your charge is one listed on the list of mandatory appearances, an attorney may still be able to get an agreement with the District Attorney to allow you to plead guilty by waiver.  Additionally, an attorney could assist in having your license reinstated with North Carolina.  The attorney may charge an additional fee to do this.  This is also a task that you could handle on your own after the attorney resolves the old traffic matter and provides you with a receipt or documentation that the matter has been resolved.