Family Legal Plan Planmember Guidebook
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One - Section 2
FREE ATTORNEY PROVIDED SERVICES
The following services are available
at no charge from your plan attorney. Please read this
section carefully.
A. During normal business hours, you may
call your plan attorney with any new legal matter. A new
legal matter is one about which you have never spoken to
the attorney before. Your attorney will listen to your
problem, advise you about your legal rights, and help you
find a solution to your problem. In some cases further
legal advice may be unnecessary. If not, you may be advised
on how to solve your problem by yourself. If further representation
is necessary, then you and your attorney will decide the
next step. You may be responsible for long distance toll
charges for telephone calls made by your attorney to you
or on your behalf.
B. Before you sign on the dotted line,
bring your legal documents to your plan attorney for review.
Legal documents include: loan agreements, leases, residential
real estate contracts, employment agreements, etc. Your
plan attorney will review up to 6 pages at no charge. Additional
pages may be reviewed or the entire document may be rewritten
at the guaranteed low hourly rate of $75. plus costs. Documents
that are part of an on-going case, require extended legal
service or require third party negotiation are not included
in this section.
C. Phone Calls and Legal Letters often
help resolve legal matters. When necessary, your plan member
attorney will write an initial letter or make an initial
phone call on your behalf. letters, or legal situations
which need further negotiation with third parties, are
part of an ongoing case, and letters related to collection
matters will accrue additional charges. These charges are
not to exceed the guaranteed low hourly rate.
D. In-Person Consultations - for any
new legal problem are available at no fee. When further
meetings concerning the same matter are necessary, your
attorney will inform you that additional charges will accrue
at a rate of no more than the guaranteed low hourly rate.
E. If a simple will fits your needs -
your plan attorney will prepare a simple will or update
an existing simple will for you and eligible family members
at no charge. You are also entitled to have the simple
will updated at no additional cost. A simple will covers
the distribution of personal property and homestead generally
and does not include specific bequests, guardianships,
complex tax matters, trusts, or estate planning. If your
financial or legal situation requires you to have a more
complex will, your attorney can draft the will at a fee
no more than the guaranteed low hourly rate or guaranteed
fixed fee if your will qualifies. Fixed fees are reviewed
later in this guidebook.
F. Before you represent yourself - in
small claims court, contact your plan attorney for advice
and strategy on how to plan and prepare your case at no
cost. Your attorney will counsel you over the phone during
this initial consultation about how to prepare the necessary
paperwork to represent yourself. If necessary, your plan
attorney may prepare the paperwork for you at an additional
fee in accordance with the discounted rates.
G. When government red tape - has you
going around in circles, your plan attorney will assist
you during an initial consultation in locating the proper
agency and counsel you in how to cut through the red tape
of government programs like Social Security and Medicare
at no cost. Your plan attorney can formally file for services
and represent you at no more than the guaranteed low hourly
rate.
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