Avoid Unexpected Legal Fees if You're Sued
A personal legal plan from LegalShield provides comprehensive help for nearly all legal situations, including trials. Standard plan benefits include time for your lawyer to conduct pre-trial research and defend you at a covered civil trial. Because trials can be time consuming and expensive, many LegalShield members like to add extra trial defense time to their plan.
Advice and Consultation to Keep You Out of Court
An argument with a landlord over a security deposit. A dispute with a car dealer regarding your lease agreement. Defaulting on a mortgage or being delinquent on credit card payments. The complexity of modern life can lead to disputes that land you in court.
If you’re having a disagreement with an individual or a business, the best first step is to contact your lawyer to get legal advice that can prevent you from being sued. All LegalShield personal plans allow you to call your lawyer to get advice and counsel on an unlimited number of legal issues.
Letters and Calls to Settle Disputes Before Trial
When legal issues become a bit more serious or you’ve been threatened to be sued, your lawyer can write letters on their letterhead or make phone calls on your behalf to diffuse disagreements and negotiate settlements.
For as little as $24.95 per month, you, your spouse and your dependent children can enjoy the peace of mind that comes from knowing you can call your lawyer at any time and that they can write letters and make phone calls to solve legal problems. When your lawyer helps keep a small argument from spiraling into a lawsuit, you’ll be very glad you have a legal plan from LegalShield.
Document Review and Trial Defense Services
Many civil lawsuits involve contracts or other documents that are at the center of an argument. Your personal legal plan allows you to submit any documents (up to 15 pages) each to your lawyer. They will review the documents and provide specific feedback to help guide your response. Document review is another invaluable part of your legal plan designed to prevent you from being sued.
In the unfortunate situation that you or your spouse find themselves as a named defendant in a covered civil lawsuit, don’t stress. Your legal plan includes trial defense services. Each year you are a member of Legalshield, you earn additional lawyer time for pre-trial research and for actual defense at trial.
See the next section for more detail on the trial defense benefit and optional supplement.
The Benefits of Our Trial Defense Supplement
All legal plans come with trial defense hours as a standard benefit. Because trials can be time consuming and expensive, many LegalShield members like to add extra trial defense time to their base plan. If you are concerned about being sued, now is the time to upgrade your plan by adding our Trial Defense Supplement. The supplement cannot be added after you’ve already been sued. Hours are split between pre-trial research and time at trial defending your rights.
| Trial Defense Hours | ||||
| Membership Year | Research Hours | Pre-trial Hours | Trial Hours | Total Hours |
| 1 | 5 | 27.5 | 132.5 | 165 |
| 2 | 5 | 28 | 192 | 225 |
| 3 | 5 | 28.5 | 251.5 | 285 |
| 4 | 5 | 29 | 311 | 345 |
| 5 | 5 | 29.5 | 370.5 | 405 |
Your Membership Includes:
- Consultation on unlimited personal legal issues
- Demand letters & phone calls
- Unlimited personal legal contract review (up to 15 pages each)
- 24/7 Emergency assistance
- A lawyer drafted Will, Living Will and Power of Attorney + yearly updates
- Trial defense services
- Uncontested adoption, divorce and separation assistance
- Help with IRS audits and residential loan documents
- Consumer finance issues related to collections, warranties and guarantees
Protect Your Family Before it's Too Late
Trial defense benefits don't apply to pre-existing conditions. If you're concerned about any legal issues, join now and lock in your protection.
$37.90/Month
See What Our Customers Say
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- The lawyer who spoke with me was extremely helpful. She answered all my questions, made sure I knew where to complete the Will forms online, and called me to confirm information to complete our forms. The completed Will, Power of Attorney, and Directive to Physicians were completed and back to us within a week. We were pleased and would highly recommend your services.Sharon H.Texas MemberThe lawyer who spoke with me was extremely helpful. She answered all my que..stions, made sure I knew where to complete the Will forms online, and called me to confirm information to complete our forms. The completed Will, Power of Attorney, and Directive to Physicians were completed and back to us within a week. We were pleased and would highly recommend your services.Read More Read Less
- I have had an above and beyond experience each time I've reached out to the support team. I ask questions and I get great feed back and informative information that has helped me with my situation that I would not have know if it wasn't for the attorney informing me of my rights. Thank you and keep doing a wonderful job.Renita L.Missouri MemberI have had an above and beyond experience each time I've reached out to the..support team. I ask questions and I get great feed back and informative information that has helped me with my situation that I would not have know if it wasn't for the attorney informing me of my rights. Thank you and keep doing a wonderful job.Read More Read Less
- They called me back before the allotted time frame and looked over the documentation quickly as well. I have been able to handle what I needed to on my end because they have been so thorough.AyanaOhio Member
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Krizia Verplancke of provider firm Davis, Miles, McGuire, Gardner has been serving LegalShield members since 2017.
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Spencer Tadashi Schiefer of provider firm Davis, Miles, McGuire, Gardner has been serving LegalShield members since 2011.
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Michael E. Medina Jr. of provider firm Davis, Miles, McGuire, Gardner has been serving LegalShield members since 1993.
How LegalShield Works
Finding solutions to your legal issues doesn’t have to be stressful, complicated or expensive.
LegalShield puts the power of legal representation within reach of any individual, family or business. We work hard to make it easy, simple and affordable to get the legal help you need, when you need it.
