Legal Shield
The LegalShield legal plan gives you great protection for your personal legal needs; however, you may want the option to enhance your plan.
Unexpected legal issues arise every day and that’s why we offer our Home Business and Trial Defense Supplements.
Home Business Supplement
Whether you own a home business, are a consultant or need business legal advice, you can add the Home Business Supplement to your personal legal plan.
Advice
- Phone consultation on an unlimited number of business topics, even on pre-existing conditions
Legal Document Review (up to 15 pages each)
- Up to three business contracts or documents reviewed per month
- Does not include review of documents relating to court proceedings or lawsuits
Letters and Phone Calls on Your Behalf
- Up to six letters/calls per year (one per subject matter)
- Available at the discretion of your Provider Lawyer
Debt Collection Letters on Your Behalf
- Up to three initial debt collection letters per month
Specialty Matters and Out-of-State Consultation
- Two thirty-minute consultations per year
- Topics include out-of-stat e business and these specialty areas of law: Employment, Tax, Securities, Intellectual Property, International Law, Import / Export, Antitrust, Immigration
IRS Audit Services
- IRS Audit services include Schedule C and E (attached to member’s personal tax return)
This supplement is not available to businesses with employees.
For only an additional $9.95/mo
Trial Defense Supplement
Trials can be expensive and time-consuming, which is why LegalShleld offers a supplement to your legal plan providing more trial coverage. It may be that you feel more susceptible to lawsuits or you just desire to have more trial benefit hours. The Trial Defense Supplement provides you with the additional coverage you need in the event you have to defend yourself In court.
With an additional 100 hours of defense, 75 hours of trial time and 25 hours of pre-trial time each year, you can rest assured that you and your family will be covered no matter what comes your way.
Below are the trial defense hours when you add the Trial Defense Supplement to your personal legal plan.
For only an additional $9.95/mo
What Your Legal Plan Covers
Advice, Consultation & Representation
Landlord not treating you fairly or maybe getting the run-around on an insurance claim? Your team of lawyers can help with these services:
Advice
Phone consultations with your law firm for any personal legal matter. even pre-existing matters.
Letters and Phone Calls on Your Behalf
Available at the discretion of your Provider Lawyer
Contract and Document Review
Contract/document review up to 15 pages each
Representation
Representation from law firm of lawyers if you or your spouse are named defendant / respondent in a covered civil action is just another way your legal plan protects you.
24/7 Emergency Assistance
Legal Emergency? Yes, your legal team even services you 24/7/365 days a year.
Yes. your legal team even services you 24/7/365 days a year in the following emergency situations:
- Arrested or detained
- Seriously injured in an auto accident Served with a criminal warrant
- State attempts to take your child(ren)
Family Matters
Relationships can be complicated so let your team of lawyers work out the details.
Uncontested Name Change Assistance* Preparation and if required, representation at the initial hearing by your Provider Law Firm for uncontested name change.
Uncontested Adoption Representation* Representation by your Provider Law Firm for uncontested adoption proceedings
Uncontested Separation/ Divorce Representation*
Representation by your Provider Law Firm for uncontested legal separation. uncontested civil annulment and uncontested divorce proceedings
Document Preparation
Let your law firm assist with getting your legal paperwork in order before a problem arises.Your member ship provides document preparation from a lawyer for:
Standard Will Preparation
- Will preparation/annual reviews and updates
- Living Will
- Health Care Power of Attorney
- Financial Power of Attorney
Residential LoanDocument Assistance Mortgage documents (as required of the borrower by the lending institution) prepared by your Provider Law Firm for the purchase of your primary residence
Traffic
Accidents happen. So. do speed traps. Your LegalShield membership provides lawyer assistance when you are faced with the following situations:
Moving Traffic Assistance
- Non-criminal moving traffic violation assistance
- Motor vehicle-related criminal charge assistance
- 2.5 hours to help with driver’s license reinstatement
- 2.5 hours to help with property damage collection assistance of $5.000 or less per claims
- Available for members with a valid driver’s license and driving a non-commercial motor vehicle
IRS
IRS and taxes don’t have to be frightening with a team of lawyers on your side.
IRS Audit Assistance
- 1 hour of consultation and assistance when notified of an audit
- 2.5 hours of additional assistance if a settlement is not achieved in the first thirty days
- 46.5 hours of assistance if your case goes to court
- Coverage for this service begins with the tax return due April 15th of the year you enroll
Additional Benefits
Additional legal coverage needed? Don’t worry. your legal membership has that too!
25% Preferred Member Discount
- 25% preferred member discount is provided off the providers standard hourly You can live more and worry less knowing you may continue to use your Provider Law Firm for legal situations that extend beyond what is already outlined. Your law firm will let you know when the 25% discount applies, so you are never surprised with an unexpected bill.
Who We Cover:
Legal Plan:
- The member
- The member’s spouse/domestic partner
- Never-married dependent children under age 26 living at home
- Dependent children under age 18 for whom the member is legal guardian Never married. dependent. children who are full-time college students up to age 26
- Physically or mentally disabled children living at home
* These services are available 90 consecutive days from the effective date of your membership. This plan provides personal legal assistance: however plans providing business services are also available.