Legal Shield(SM) is a national network marketing company founded in 1972 offering a variety of legal and identity theft protection services for families, individuals, and small businesses.
The company has grown so quickly and has been so successful it was eventually invited to offer its stock on the New York Stock Exchange. Operating under the name Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. the company was one of the New York Stock Exchange’s top performing stocks for many years until the company was purchased by Midocean partners and is now privately held. Legal Shield currently provides its services in all 50 United States and in 4 Canadian provinces.
Legal Shield offers monthly membership plans that provide numerous areas of coverage. Its most popular plan, the family plan, costs $26 a month and provides coverage in 5 main areas. The first is preventive legal services. Members have access to a top-quality law firm in their state for unlimited phone consultations on unlimited matters. The attornies may also provide contract review and place phone calls and write letters on behalf of Legal Shield members. Members also receive a Will prepared for them at no additional charge that includes free yearly updates and reviews.
The second area of coverage is motor vehicle coverage. Law firms will represent the member in court for any moving traffic violations. This includes representation in manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter, negligent homicide, and vehicular homicide charges.
The third area of coverage is trial defense services. In a member’s first year of membership they receive 75 hours of their law firm’s time should they be named in a civil or criminal action. 17.5 of these hours can be used for pretrial services.
The fourth area of coverage is IRS audit coverage. Members receive up to 50 hours of an attorney’s assistance in the case of an IRS audit.
The fifth area of coverage is in regards to legal matters that do not fall within the previous four areas. Members receive a 25 % reduced rate of the law firm’s regular hourly rate.
Legal Shield also provides members with 24/7 access to lawyer should they be detained by law enforcement, involved in a motor vehicle accident, etc.
Another popular service the company provides is its Identity Theft Shield. This service addresses a rampant problem facing households in the 21st century. As identity theft increases exponentially more and more people are finding themselves victims of this invasive crime. Legal Shield’s Identity Theft Shield provides its members with continuous credit monitoring as well as forensic assistance in restoring their credit should any identity theft have been executed on their name.
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