Family Legal Plan Planmember Guidebook
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Part One - Section 1
USING THE LEGAL PLAN
All your legal needs, new or old, can
now be attended to. Due to the volume of clients that Legal
Club of America® refers to its participating attorneys,
these attorneys have agreed to abide by the discounted
fee schedule and provide the free services described in
this guide book to Legal Club members. If you encounter
any problems accessing these services, please contact our
member service center for assistance or reassignment if
necessary.
YOUR PLAN ATTORNEY
When a new legal problem arises, call your participating attorney during
normal business hours. His or her name and number are on your Legal Club
welcome letter. All participating attorneys are pre-qualified, licensed
and registered to practice law in your state. They will be there to assist
you with your legal problem.
Only participating attorneys are obligated to provide our plan members
with our low discounted fees. Personal and family legal situations are
eligible for these fees. Many of the attorneys may agree to handle business
matters for you; however, the plan rates do not apply to these problems.
You should call the member service department for details on legal Club
of America's Small Business legal Plan if a business related legal need
arises.
You have been assigned an attorney based upon your geographic location,
language preference and specific legal need (if given). If you wish to
use another attorney in the Club, simply contact member services so they
can refer you to another participating attorney. Attorneys are listed by
location, area of practice and foreign language capability.
There are participating attorneys available to handle your problems in
almost every area of the law. These include: Family Law, Personal Injury,
Criminal Law, Real Estate, Wills and Trusts, Estate Planning, Traffic and
D.U.I. related offenses, Incorporation, Worker's Compensation, Employment
Law, Social Security Law, Landlord/Tenant, immigration, and other legal
matters. Many of the participating attorneys either speak foreign languages
or have translators available for clients requesting this service.
CALLING FOR LEGAL ADVICE
Please be sure to have your membership number handy when calling your plan
attorney for the first time. You must notify the attorney's receptionist
that you are a Legal Club member and give your membership number.
You will then be required to give a brief description of your legal situation
so the attorney with the expertise required for your problem can receive
your call. You and your attorney will then decide whether a face to face
consultation is necessary. This is a personal decision between you and
your attorney and may differ with each new legal situation.
Your initial in-person consultation for new legal matters is a members
privilege with no additional charge. After the initial visit, your cost
will never exceed the published rates outlined in this plan member guidebook.
You and your attorney will discuss which payment option is applicable to
your personal legal situation. Please refer to section
3.
 You
will pay your attorney directly for any legal expenses
you may incur in accordance with this guidebook. Each attorney
may have different payment plans, available, please ask
your attorney for their specific requirements. Attorneys
may charge a retainer fee at the discounted rates.
CONFIDENTIALITY
You can rest assured that all of your legal matters are guaranteed to be
exclusively between you and your plan attorney. Legal Club of America® will
not interfere in any way with the attorney/client relationship that you
have established. Participating attorneys are obligated by their State's
Professional Code of Ethics to maintain the utmost confidentiality in their
attorney/client relations.
For quality control purposes, you, as a plan member, agree that participating
attorneys may furnish the Legal Club of America® with anonymous information
concerning billing, area of practice, and time spent. This statistical
information allows us to make sure that you are receiving the full benefit
from your membership.
FAMILY ELIGIBILITY
Upon enrollment, you become a plan member of the Legal Club of America.
Your immediate family may utilize your plan privileges in the same capacity.
Immediate family members include your significant other and any unmarried
dependent children who are under 23 years of age. Individuals that are
living with you and are categorically dependent upon you for support are
also included. These individuals include mentally challenged individuals
or court appointed dependents. Unless requested by you as administrator
or executor, services to an individual's estate are not available at plan
rates.
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