Considering a pre-paid legal plan? He’s a
run-down of the services
you’re most likely to get and also some
legal documents you need to sign before you
enroll.
Telephone and Office Consultation: You have
unlimited telephone access to a panel of
attorneys regarding any legal matter of
interest to you. You can also make brief
consultation visits to your lawyer for up to
30 minutes per day at no cost to you. n
The only condition placed on these two
benefits is that you enquire about a
different legal matter. This aspect of
coverage provided by legal plans is one of
the most beneficial because it promotes
preventive law. Preventive law is very much
like preventive medicine – it helps in
anticipating potential problems and taking
the appropriate legal steps so that
unnecessary legal problems or
risks are avoided.
With a simple phone
call to your lawyer you can avoid
getting embroiled in a hellish legal
situation, and you can even identify legal
rights you don’t even know you had.
Follow-Up Service: The panel of lawyers will
write letters and make phone calls on your
behalf to adverse third parties. Such
follow-up service may be all it takes to
solve many of your legal problems.
Legal document review: Simple personal legal
documents, such as your insurance policies,
sales contracts and leases will be reviewed.
Any questions of legal nature that you have
about the documents will also get answered
by your attorney.
Drafting of wills: A will is a written
document that regulates how you want your
property distributed after your death. Your
attorney will draft your will according to
your state’s laws so that it’s valid when
you die. He will also advise you on any
provisions you might want to consider, such
as appointing a guardian and establishing a
trust.
Discount on regular fees: Any additional
services not covered in the
written fee agreement will be at regular
fees – either hourly or flat –
with a discount between 20 to 30%. These
services generally include family matters,
such as divorce and the custody of children,
and court representation, such as traffic
tickets and lawsuits.
Some of the legal paperwork you need to read
carefully, agree on and sign include the
following:
Written fee agreement: This is an
agreement that outlines what services are
provided in the plan, how much it costs and
the methods of payment.
Grievance procedure: This document
details the procedures that will be taken by
the provide to resolve any complaints about
attorneys or disputes
regarding service fees.
About the
author
James
Williams is
retired
bricks and
mortar
retail
executive
who now runs
his own home
based
Internet
business,
publishing
and
marketing
how-to
business
information.
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