They don't care if you have representation or not. When filling out your plea paper:
1. I wish the officer to be present at my trial.
2. I wish to dispute the officers evidence at my trial.
3. I have legal representation for my trial.
4. I forgot what the fourth thing is, lol.
If you were planning on just paying off the ticket anyways because it's your first offense, then there is really no need for you to get professional representation. Do it yourself to the best of your ability and if you lose you're not any worse off than if you had just paid it in the first place. Make sense?
-Jamie M.
Yeah, that was kind of my thinking here. Thanks again!