Basic Member Benefits
Basic Legal Plan Benefits
Active Members and their family will have access to a nationwide network
of plan attorneys that have contracted with Legal Club to provide free and discounted
legal services. Upon contacting a Legal Club of America representative, members
will be referred to a plan attorney based on language, area of law, and location.
Benefit Features
Free Legal Services
- The following nine
(9) services are available at no charge from your plan attorney.
- Initial phone consultation
for each new legal matter (no time limit)
- Initial face-to-face consultation for each new legal matter
(no time limit)
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Review of independent legal documents (6 page maximum per document, no limit to
the number of new independent documents)
- Plan attorneys will prepare a free Simple Will for the
member and their family, as well as update the Will annually for free.
- Complete your living will.
This form can be notarized by a Notary Public. Store this document safely
- Plan attorneys will
help Members represent themselves in small claims court
- Assistance in solving problems with government programs,
such as INS and welfare
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When deemed appropriate by the plan attorney, he or she will write letters on the
members behalf (one letter per legal matter, with no limit on the number of new
legal matters)
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When deemed appropriate by your plan attorney, he or she will make phone calls on
the members behalf (one phone call per legal matter, with no limit on the number
of new legal matters)
Deeply Discounted Legal Services*:
The following are eight (8) commonly used legal services for which plan attorneys
have agreed to charge a one-time, deeply discounted fee.
Services Rate
Traffic Ticket Defense - $89.00
Name Change - $155.00
Simple Will with Minors Trust -
$250.00
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy - $750.00
Non-Support (Spouse/Child) -
$275.00
Simple Divorce - $275.00
Regular Incorporation - $295.00
Personal Real Estate Closing -
$250.00
*Court costs, filing fees and administrative expenses additional.
Guaranteed Low Hourly Rate:
Plan attorneys have contracted to charge no more than $125.00 per hour, or 40%
off their usual and customary hourly rate, whichever is greater, for legal care
that goes beyond the free and discounted services described above.
Retainers:
In the case of extended legal care, plan attorneys may ask the member for a retainer.
Any retainer sought will be computed by multiplying the number of hours a plan attorney
believes a case will take, by the appropriate discounted hourly plan rate. For instance;
10 hours x $125.00 = a retainer of $1,250.00. Any unused portion of the retainer
will be returned to the member.
Contingency Fee Discounts:
The contingency fee discount will be a 10% reduction of the state maximum rate or
the attorney's usual rate, whichever is lower.
Court costs, filing fees and administrative expenses additional. Program is not insurance
coverage and is subject to Legal Club of America's Terms & Conditions.