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Well, you might call it SPAM, but a lot of Pre-Paid Legal Services representatives are passing around this message about big news with their company.
Since we aim to keep you up-to-date about what's going on in the legal plan services industry, here's a re-print, verbatim, of the email we received at LegalPlanReview.
For the first time ever, Pre-Paid Legal (PPL) Services, Inc. will be featured in a 30 minute documentary on Court TV, Saturday morning, September 29th! Justice for All, Accessing the Promise will be the title, and will educate consumers across the nation on how PPL makes Justice for All a true reality in the
Hosted by Mr. Mike Moore, former Attorney General for the state of Mississippi and responsible for the $246 billion settlement against the tobacco industry; this outstanding TV show features compelling member stories and insights from: Tom Donohue, President U.S. Chamber of Commence; Harry Alford, President National Black Chamber of Commence; Duke Ligon, Advisory Council Board Member; Bill Paul, former President of the American Bar Association; Mike Turpen, provider attorney and former Attorney General for the state of Oklahoma; Harland Stonecipher, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Prepaid Legal Services, Inc.; and many more!
The broadcast will go to over 84 million subscribers! Times will be: 11 AM Eastern, 10 AM Central, 9 AM Mountain, and 11 AM Pacific. Direct TV (Channel 246), DISH Network (Channel 204), and local cable (check listings in your area) will have this coverage. Be sure to watch this special and also record for later viewing.
By the way, PPL stock (NYSE trade symbol is PPD) has gone up 4,302% in the last 15 years according to the front page of the Money Section of USA Today, August 22, 2007 (and that's nothing compared to what we will see the next 15 years)!!
In this video, a rather mellow but informed prepaid legal attorney from Ohio (Patrick Maguire of Ohio's Maguire and Schneider LLP) discusses the value of having a prepaid legal plan, and mentions that one of the benefits is that it covers you nationwide.
He suggests that people review the written materials that come in the membership packet.
He also recommends that people call in advance with legal issues
He also recommends getting your wills done quickly, as that is one of the best ways to see the value from your legal plan.
This is a preview about the legal services plan offered through Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.
Like many other plans, they offer a service that allows you to have attorneys available just a 1800 number phone call away.
This article, called Prepaid Legal
was originally posted at ChatCheaters.com sometime in 2005.
It discusses the ways that Americans are using legal service plans to really get the most out of what they're already doing in their lives.
It goes on to talk about the costs of legal services and how affordable legal plans really can be for people.
Prepaid legal services are allowing average Americans to protect themselves legally by providing access to top lawyers and law professionals for just pennies a day. Instead of being denied legal help because of prohibitive legal fees, a prepaid legal plan allows
Below are a bunch of responses to a question on Stretcher.com, about whether Prepaid Legal plans are a good investment of time and money. It's a good idea to read through some responses of what people's experiences have been, in order to make a good decision yourself.
Hope you find this helpful!
TheStreet.com is notorious for not having positive things to say about Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. However, in an article called How Dating Rules Can Help You Find an Attorney (link), from September 5, 2007, TheStreet says one of the most positive things it has said about the prepaid legal in a long time.
As with dating, many business owners are afraid to dump their lawyers or even to communicate when they have a concern, says Charne. When small-business owners use a middleman such as a referral service, though, they call the service first if an issue arises, eliminating the need for direct confrontation.
In addition, referral services lessen the chance of a problem in the first place. The average time in practice of the NYC Bar's referral service's ABA-approved lawyers is 18 years, and its attorneys are checked for complaints filed against them.
Thanks to the resources out there, you don't have to be a naif to the attorney scene. If only the search for my next date could be as comprehensive...
Your business may also benefit from services such as Pre-Paid Legal Services, which provides legal expense plans, similar to medical reimbursement plans, for businesses that pay a membership fee of around $26 per month. Siegel says he has seen some clients benefit from similar plans through unions.
We found that interesting, and wanted to share it with you.
In this YouTube video, Darnell Self, The National Black Chamber Of Commerce Enterpreneur of the Year, speaks about his experience with having attorneys from prepaid legal work on helping him through his prepaid legal membership.
Though not specifically about Prepaid Legal Services, Inc., the founder of Pre-paid Legal Services was quoted in yesterday's USA Today Article about how birth order may affect how likely someone is to become a CEO.
The article, called First-born kids become CEO Material, suggests just that... that the people who are born first are more likely to head up large companies.
But...
Prepaid Legal Services Plans
An article from the Law Offices of Aaron Larson
Originally published August, 2003 at expertlaw.com