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National Association of Attorney Generals - Supports Pre-Paid Legal Service Plans

Sponsored By:
Oklahoma Attorney General - Drew Edmondson

Adopted:
Summer Meeting
June 17-19, 2008
Providence, Rhode Island

RESOLUTION: IN SUPPORT OF THE CONCEPT OF PREPAID LEGAL SERVICES PLANS

WHEREAS the National Association of Attorneys General is an organization of the chief legal officers of all the fifty states and additional territories, including the District of Columbia; and

WHEREAS all Attorneys General have a deep interest in the legal welfare of the citizens of their respective jurisdictions; and

WHEREAS Attorneys General have a particular interest in consumer protection issues and are keenly aware of the victimization of consumers in their respective jurisdictions by unscrupulous practices and intentional fraud; and

WHEREAS while Attorneys General are able to assist many citizens with consumer issues, many others are directed to private counsel because their situation does not fall within the jurisdiction of the A.G., and many of those, unfortunately, do not have private counsel available to them; and

WHEREAS those individuals who have access to prepaid legal services plans are able to access an attorney in time of need and are further able to access the advice and counsel of an attorney in advance of need and thus are able to practice “preventive law” in the same manner as “preventive medicine”; and

WHEREAS the American Bar Association has long supported prepaid legal services plans because they:

1. Are important to maintaining the confidence in our justice system and the rule of law.
2. Efficiently and inexpensively provide preventative legal services to low and middle income Americans.
3. Ease the burden on overtaxed government programs.
4. Enhance productivity by allowing employees to focus on their jobs, not their legal troubles.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL, DULY CONVENED - That the National Association of Attorneys General joins the American Bar Association in supporting the concept of prepaid legal services plan.

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PPL Provider Law Firm Success Stories

The Pre-Paid Legal membership helps people. We see it every day. The two situations below may seem like small issues, but to some of us they can be very stressful. Many of us do not have the money to go out and hire an attorney just to settle these kind of legal issues. The cost for an attorney would be more than the recovered amount. These are everyday problems that can occur to any of us at anytime. Read below to see how having and using the PPL membership made a difference in our members' lives.

Our member wrote a check to a company. The check bounced. The company called and threatened our member, who paid the amount, plus returned check fees, via Western Union. The company ran the check through again, obtaining the money twice and causing overdraft fees at the member's bank. Our attorney wrote a letter and the member received the sum of $748.93.

Our member ordered a nutritional supplement which was advertised on television. The member believed that he was getting the ten day free trial, but he was billed for a 60 day supply. The member tried to get a refund and was unable to do so. Our attorney wrote a letter and was able to get a refund of $87.00 for the member.

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What Is Pre-Paid Legal?

Pre-Paid Legal was a New York Stock Exchange company (PPD) for several years. It is now called Legal Shield and the company has been providing legal service plans to North American families (USA/Canada) for over 42 years. We have 1.8 million members that benefit from our services.

Our customers can access legal counsel and advice from qualified lawyers simply by calling a toll-free number. All of our law firms and referral attorney's are AV rated. This is the highest rating that a law firm can achieve in the legal profession. With attorney costs exceeding $250 an hour, our service plans provide families with 24/7 access to a lawyer for a very minimal monthly fee ($17.00 a month).

There are many other benefits that are included with our service plans. Even at the most basic level, our plans allow you to have "Peace of Mind", knowing that the promise of "Equal Justice Under The Law" is a reality to all of us, regardless of our financial status.

CLICK HERE to learn more about our Legal Shield membership plans and there benefits. They will SAVE you money and time, plus eliminate STRESS from your life. Remember, with our basic plans, your entire family is covered!