10 Important Reasons To Become A LegalShield Subscriber:

My friend and business partner Tara Paustenbach wrote this article just about 10 days ago. It will be worthwhile your time to read it. I promise!

Having been a subscriber of LegalShield myself for more than 23 years, and especially having never used a lawyer enrolling for LegalShield, I think it's safe to say I'm a fan of this plan.

Just as the starship USS Enterprise had to use its shield many times on its five-year mission (to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no man has gone before... ??), navigating life down here on planet Earth is way, way easier with LegalShield.?Life events happen to us all, and most happen by surprise. From trivial annoyances to traumatic life-changing occurrences, being "shielded" with coverage and having unlimited access to your own full-service law firm can save a tremendous amount of time, money, and stress.

As I mentioned in the first paragraph, I'd never used an attorney before enrolling for LegalShield. It wasn't that I didn't NEED an attorney of my own -- I mean, I'd signed plenty of contracts prepared by other people's attorneys to buy cars or lease apartments, for example -- it was that I couldn't justify or, frankly, afford, hiring lawyers in my twenties. I figured only the rich or those who got caught breaking the law used attorneys, and "regular people like me" were just on our own, and for about 80% of the population across North America, that's pretty accurate -- the bottom 10% can access to legal aid, the top 10% can afford to hire lawyers.?What LegalShield has done is they've leveled the playing field?and made the same level of access to lawyers the wealthy have always enjoyed available to us all. Because let's face it ... if we didn't have to worry about the COST of using lawyers, wouldn't we use them more often? Wouldn't we have them review our contracts before we signed them? Wouldn't we run ideas by them, and get their advice and guidance before making major personal, professional, and financial decisions? Wouldn't we send them our traffic tickets to see if they could help out in any way, and use them to make sure our estate planning was always updated? Of course, we would.

You can see the full benefits and more details for each area of benefit in the links throughout, but here are what I believe are the top 10 reasons to enroll for LegalShield and keep this plan from now on for yourself, your family and, if you have a business, your business, too.

10. When you enroll for LegalShield the personal?taxes you file in that calendar year are covered?under the?IRS Audit Legal?Services benefit, which means if you or your spouse/partner are audited, you'll have a tax attorney assigned to you to represent you through that audit for up to 50 hours annually. If you are self-employed and include the?Home Business Supplement, your schedule C & E taxes filed this year are covered too. Maybe you've never been audited before. Maybe you don't think you ever will be audited ... but I bet that's what the 700,000+ people who were audited last year thought, too. If you don't have a lawyer representing you, that means you're representing yourself, and that is 100% not the best way to attend an audit! Tax attorneys can be some of the most expensive out there, so to have 50 hours per year covered "just in case" is big savings, not to mention that you can call in as often as you want - consultations with all lawyers are unlimited with LegalShield - all year long to ensure everything you're doing is right. Huge value.

9. All LegalShield subscriber members (for Personal or Small Business plans, as well as IDShield Plans) have immediate access to?MemberPerks, which can save the average family of 4 as much as $2000 per year on things they're already buying. It's kind of like AARP or AAA - membership has its privileges because LegalShield leverages the 4.4 million members to negotiate fantastic deals for us. I've saved on a Disney vacation, new tires, a lot of clothes and shoes, sending flowers and candy and I'm looking at a sweet deal on pet insurance now. Why not spend less on what you're planning to buy anyway?

8. Own a business or itemize? LegalShield is a?business expense; your subscription fees can apply as tax deductions which is a benefit to all those who deduct.

7. Statistically, you need to prepare or update your estate planning documents. Unless you've recently paid a lawyer to prepare or update your Last Will & Testament, your Living Will/healthcare directive, Power Of Attorney / Financial Power of Attorney, Minor's Trust for children, or the correct documents for your kids who have turned 18 (so you can make medical decisions in an emergency situation), there's a good chance your estate planning needs updating unless you're part of the 40% of working adults (U.S.) who hasn't prepared anything yet.?LegalShield members get ALL these important estate planning documents prepared by their provider lawyers at no cost?-- without LegalShield, the average cost can be as high as $1300 per person! With LegalShield, every covered family member over age 18 can have their complete estate planning done as part of your subscription, saving you thousands. Start your new year right by having all your affairs in order to enjoy peace of mind.

6.?Enjoy less stress?as you kick off 2022, knowing that?you and your family have unlimited access?to a national network of thousands of quality lawyers should anyone try to do you wrong or take advantage of you. I'm telling you, your posture changes when you know you can call your own law firm at any time to make sure your legal rights are protected and will be exercised whenever needed. That's empowering.

5. The cost of everything goes up, and especially this last year we've seen costs rise in all areas - it's no different for lawyer's fees, as they continue to charge more by the hour each year. The advantage of subscribing to LegalShield is that you?lock in rates?when you enroll ... and having unlimited access to your own full-service law firm all year long for about the same cost of hiring one lawyer for one hour without LegalShield is financially very smart.

4.?Accidents happen. You and your family members are covered if involved in a car accident that results in a fatality. As long as you're sober, registered, and insured, LegalShield?provides a 100% defense*- win, lose or draw - against the inevitable criminal charges that would happen in such an accident. This critical benefit is valued at over 6-figures in legal defense for your family and is part of your low monthly subscription fees. Heaven forbid anything like a tragic accident happens for anyone in your family - none of us want that! - but if it did, and a member of your family was facing time in prison for manslaughter or negligence because of an accident they couldn't avoid, you'd do whatever it took to defend them in court financially... thankfully, LegalShield has your back in these situations. This one benefit provides HUGE value, and I hope none us of has to ever use it.

3. With roughly 100 Million lawsuits filed in the U.S. annually - most being frivolous (and ridiculous) - it's only a matter of time before someone in your home gets sued. When you enroll, you'll automatically have 60 pre-paid?trial?defense hours?built into your plan in case you or your spouse/partner is named in a civil suit. Every year on the anniversary of your enrollment for the next 4 years, EVEN THOUGH your fees won't increase, LegalShield will add an additional 60 hours of trial-defense hours until you've reached 300 hours annually (roughly $120,000.00 in legal defense fees just in case you need them). I didn't use this benefit for the first 13 years I had a LegalShield subscription, but boy was I glad I had it when a frivolous lawsuit showed up at my front door! Within a week the scammers trying to gouge me for money dropped the suit -- once they spoke to my lawyer and learned she was pre-paid for up to 300 hours of her time, and they realized I wasn't going to settle (which was what they were hoping for), they went away. Without LegalShield, that one life event might have cost me a couple of thousand dollars just in hiring a lawyer for my defense even if it was dismissed by a judge!

2. Whether it's mistaken identity due to identity theft, profiling, wrong-place / wrong-time / wrong-area, a car accident where someone is injured, or some unforeseen situation that puts you or a member of your family in the presence of law enforcement for detainment, questioning or arrest, the only person you have the RIGHT to call is your attorney in a?legal emergency... and only LegalShield members can be guaranteed to have an?attorney available to them by phone 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Everyone should have this access.

1. LegalShield for yourself, your family, and your business is?one of the best decisions you can make personally, professionally, and financially?because having unlimited access to your own full-service law firm means you can use the legal system proactively, rather than just reactively. Have contracts and documents reviewed BEFORE you sign them, resolve annoyances on the front end BEFORE they become a legal crisis. Run ideas by your lawyers BEFORE you make significant decisions that affect you, your home, or your business. Empower yourself and your family to use lawyers often ... which you CAN DO when you don't have to make a financial decision before you check your legal rights or get valuable advice.

Author: Tara Paustenbach

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*?In New York this benefit requires a discounted hourly fee payment for services.