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Members, their business and their family will have
access to a nationwide network of over 20,000 plan
attorneys that have contracted with Legal Club to
provide them with free and discounted legal services.
Upon enrollment, Members will be referred to a plan
attorney based on geographic location, area of law
required, and language preference.
Free
Attorney Provided Services for Business Related Matters:
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Unlimited phone consultations for each new legal
matter. Members can access plan attorneys by
phone during normal business hours to consult
on each new business related matter, for free.
After the initial free consultation the plan attorney
and the Member can decide on the next legal
step to take. (No time limit on initial phone
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Attorney
review of 5 independent documents each month (10
page maximum each). |
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Members
can have plan attorneys make initial phone calls
on behalf of their business (2 separate calls
and legal matters per month). |
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Plan
attorneys will write an initial letter on behalf
of the Member's business (3 per month, one letter
per business matter). |
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10
initial collection letters will be written on
the Member's behalf each month (10 per month). |
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Plan
attorneys will provide Members with in-person
consultation for any new legal matter (30 minutes
maximum). |
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Members
can use a plan attorney as their registered agent
for their business (in the state where they are
incorporated). |
Guaranteed
Low Hourly Rates for Business Related Matters:
Plan
attorneys have contracted to never charge more that
$89.00 per hour for out-of-court representation for
business matters. In-court representation is available
from participating attorneys for no more than $109.00
per hour for business matters. In most cases, attorneys
can accurately estimate the hours for any given case.
Contingency
Fee Discounts for Business Related Matters:
Attorneys
often work on a contingency fee basis on cases like
personal injury and collections. This fee is usually
expressed as a percentage of the amount collected
or awarded. In collection matters, plan attorneys
will accept 18% if the case is settled before formal
court proceedings begin. After proceedings begin,
the fee is 27%. On all other contingency matters,
there is a 10% discount on the lower of either the
state maximum or the attorney's standard rate.
The hiring of a lawyer
is an important decision. Before you decide to hire
the lawyer to whom you are referred, please ask the
lawyer for written information about the lawyer’s
qualifications and experience. This membership is
for a period of one year and will automatically renew
unless written cancellation is received thirty (30)
days prior to the renewal date. All legal services
benefits are administered by Legal Club of America
Corporation.
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