How I Survived – Thanks Totally to LegalShield

It’s been six months since my own personal D-Day event… when the internet exploded all over me and my family. In that time there have been more things happen to me and my family than you can imagine; some good, some bad, some as yet unknown.

I’ve been a member of Legal Shield for over a decade, and I’ve been a sales rep for them for just as long, though I’ve hardly ever sold a single account. If you’re a steady reader of the blog you might remember a few months back I made a post about them and said if you wanted to sign up, you should use my friend’s link. (That way he’d make the commission.)

Six months later, I’m taking the time to write this and share a few things with you; specifically

• How they helped me before I became famous.
• How they helped me after I became famous.
• How they can help you, both now and in the future.
• Sign Up for Legal Shield Now

Legal Shield BEFORE Life 2.0

Legal Shield (formerly Pre-Paid Legal) has helped me and millions like me for years now. It’s GREAT to have a gigantic firm of attorneys on your side, 24×7 without paying an arm and a leg for  it. Yes, there are all those normal things everyone uses them for such as traffic tickets and the like, but I’ve been using them for ALL KINDS of stuff for years. My thought was “Well, I’m paying ‘em every month, so let’s see what I can use them for.”

I looked through my member packet and Title I benefits package and quickly discovered they have a lot more use than I thought. I’ll skip all the long-winded examples and just give you the highlights in an attempt to maintain your attention span. Here’s the “crap” I used Legal Shield to save me from, on a daily basis.

• Collection letters that aren’t valid: I called them up and said “This company is trying to collect a debt I don’t owe. What can I do?” They asked me to forward them the letter and they could write up a response demanding a detailed account history. I asked them to send me a copy of the letters, just because I was curious. Sure enough, those companies stopped mailing me.
• Calls for Collections that weren’t valid: Just like with the letters, I would occasionally get calls from companies with officious-sounding titles, claiming I owed them stuff. I’d give them my attorney’s number and the Intake number I’d opened up with them for free, and advise them to call my attorneys and they’d handle it from then on. Amazingly, the calls stopped.
• Telemarketers: I freakin’ hate ‘em! I ask ONCE to be put on their do-not-call list. If they called again, I’d get their info and call Legal Shield. That’s a federal law now, and companies think the general public isn’t aware of it. They legally can’t harrass you anymore if you tell them not to. No worries. I just let Legal Shield handle it for me.
• Speeding Ticket: Yeah I got one. I was in another state coming home from my Dad’s funeral and wasn’t paying attention. I got the ticket. I got home, called Legal Shield and told them about it. I faxed them the ticket and they put me in touch with an attorney who had the ticket dismissed AND who refunded over half my money I’d paid him, since there was no cost of court. Even though out-side attorneys aren’t always covered, they took care of me. 
• Cell Phone Problems: Who doesn’t have them these days? A month ago I spent three hours arguing with a person from Verizon who was going to charge me 386.00 I didn’t owe! One call to Legal Shield and then a call to the local store to give them my attorney info… Poof… no more bill.
• Contract Review: When I moved into my condo five years ago I was granted a place to live AND a wonderful god-awfully-long rental lease agreement. I sent it to my attorneys and said “Can you check this out and let me know if it’s all ok?” They called me back within a day and said “Yep, nothing to worry about in it.” Thanks! Talk about peace of mind!
• Collection Letters: I had a client that used me one-time, ordered a bunch of custom work, then decided not to pay AFTER it was all installed. I called her, threatened her, emailed her, certified-mailed her, etc. No luck. This went on for three months. Finally I gave up and called Legal Shield and spoke to a lady who identified herself as “Attorney Black.” I said “Ma’am, I’ve been screwed over by a customer and I want someone who will write me the meanest, nastiest, most threatening collection letter ever seen!” She literally laughed on the phone and said “Oh boy. I haven’t done that all week!” Within two day the client had a certified letter sent to her and a copy was sent to me for my records as well. I read that letter… WOW. I’m glad it wasn’t coming to me. By the end of the week… the client paid in full.

These are the normal, every-day things Legal Shield does for me, and for everyone who is a member. It’s nothing special and it’s not special treatment. It’s just that most of us don’t think to call a lawyer to handle mundane stuff. For as low as $17.95 a month…. I’ll call ‘em every day if I have to! I love these guys!

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