When someone first learns of LegalShield, I often hear: 
- I've never really used attorneys 
- I don't get in trouble
- I usually figure things out on my own 
- I know a lawyer 

Did you know that most folks who say they haven't USED a lawyer have actually NEEDED one, but couldn't justify the high hourly costs of hiring one ... so they guessed, Googled and prayed instead?

Did you know bad things happen to good people, too?  Did you know wealthy folks  tend to use lawyers proactively, rather than only after something goes wrong?  

Did you know that hundreds - if not thousands - of practicing lawyers are members of LegalShield?  Lawyers especially recognize the value of unlimited access to experts in all areas of law, and having lawyers in states they're not licensed (especially for such a low and affordable flat monthly fee).  

Did you know our lawyers OFTEN help new LegalShield members FIX what went wrong after they tried to "DIY" their own legal situation?   

➡️  Even though the ABA suggests that the average law-abiding citizen needs the services of a lawyer an average of 4-6 times per year, roughly 80% of our society is priced out of the market when for using lawyers when they *should.*    

➡️ A recent study of the legal needs of small business owners showed that the overwhelming majority cite a major legal event as their biggest fear, yet more than half who said they experienced a legal event in the past two years did not hire a lawyer … because of costs.  

LegalShield has leveled the playing field by giving individuals / families and businesses unlimited access to their own full-service law firm for a low and affordable flat monthly fee.  No more having to guess, Google and pray when you have lawyers just a toll-free call away.  

One final question:  If you could talk with lawyers before making any personal, professional or financial decisions; if lawyers could help keep all your estate planning documents updated; if you knew a law firm had your back as you navigated through life ... and it didn't COST you anything extra ... would you use lawyers more often?   

If yes, I'd love to help you learn more. 

Visit deantouchberry.legalshieldassociate.com and click more details to see all of our plans.

"I tried to trade in my car, but the dealership only wanted to give me $2,000 when I thought it should have been worth at least $9,000.  Then, the dealership said my car had frame damage!  I told them that was impossible since I was never in an accident the entire time I owned the car, and I bought it with a clean CarFax. Or... so I thought.  Apparently, the place I bought my car from knew it was in an accident, but never disclosed it to me!!  I called my Provider Firm and the attorney who called me back listened to my situation then decided to write a demand letter on my behalf to the original dealership stating the laws and my legal rights.  Two weeks later, I got a check in the mail for the original purchase price of the car that I bought 3 years ago -- $13,544!!!   Thank you, LegalShield!"

-- Another Happy Member

Dean Touchberry

LegalShield Independent Associate

I returned from out of town to find three new speed bumps in my neighborhood.  We have small children in the area so I understood the need to slow down the drivers.  One of the speed bumps was so large, though, that it was impossible to drive over it in my Ford Mustang without bottoming out.  I contacted the president of my HOA and she was super defensive - it was her call to install these speed bumps. I was friendly, but argued that the one speed bump was just too high. She said, 'Too late. They're permanent, there's nothing we can do.'  I didn't know who else to turn to, so I called (legal plan)'s provider law firm.  The attorney did some research and concluded that the size of the speed bump was indeed unreasonable and wrote a letter on my behalf.  I was overjoyed (and so was my Mustang) when, 5 days later, I drove up to a crew of workers wearing welding masks as they worked to skim the top off that speed bump to reduce it to a reasonable size.  I enrolled for (my legal plan) in 1998 and have used it for hundreds of things since then, but never thought I'd use it for a speed bump. Ha!  I'm a member for life.”
-- S. Melia, SC

The American Bar Association reports that the average law-abiding American needs the services of a lawyer an average of 4-6 times per year… 

• Hiring lawyers 4 times the “traditional” way can cost $1,000-$1,500 in legal fees 
• 1 year of unlimited access to your own full-service law firm will cost less than hiring one lawyer for one hour, AND you’ll have an entire array of covered services available as well 

Make the wise choice and enroll today!   I have many lawyers friends and most of them subscribe to LegalShield because they understand the value.   

See all plans for individuals, families and businesses:  https://lnkd.in/gbmr4iyj

We'd leased a beautiful home in San Diego for two years, and made sure it was in excellent condition before moving out -- far better than when we moved in!  During the walk-through with a leasing agent, she kept thanking us for how great the house looked.  We handed her the keys, said goodbyes then started the drive toward our new home in Austin.  Within a week, the leasing company wrote us they'd return our $3500 deposit LESS $1450 for the 'huge gouge in the rosewood floors of the dining room'.  We said it must have happened after we gave the keys back and sent photos we'd taken during the walk-through.  We went round and round with them, and when they accused us of editing the time stamps on the photos, we called our new Texas Provider Law Firm.  Since it was a CA issue, they forwarded our issue to the California Provider Law Firm, and a CA attorney called us, had us send in everything we had to review, then they fired off a 2 1/2 page letter, using all sorts of legalese and citing the hundreds of complaints against them from other tenants who *also* didn't get their deposit back, either.  Within one week, via certified mail, we received a cashier's check for $1450."

Back in 2017, my family of 5 had been renting a house for 15 years when the owner decided to sell the house. We got no notification of this, as you would think you would. What we did get was a knock on the door, to find the sheriff standing there with 5 eviction notices! Talk about shocked!! But I am a LegalShield member and knew just what to do. I tapped my app, had an attorney on the phone in 20 minutes. She walked us through all the paperwork, answered all of our questions and told us what our next steps were. The whole entire process took us about 4 months, ending in mediation, which our attorney recommended. During the whole process our law firm saved us $1500, in filing fees and kept all 5 eviction notices off our records!! However, the biggest thing for us what that we had an attorney literally "holding our hands" the whole time and gave us incredible peace of mind in a normally highly stressful situation. It cost us nothing over our monthly membership fee! Best investment to protect our rights, EVER!!

“I wanted to share my experience with LegalShield as a Landlord.  I recommend that all owners of rentals protect themselves and their assets through LegalShield for this reason. The tenants I had in a property caused a serious sewage backup under the house they were renting. It involved hazmat and DEQ. None of their belongings were damaged, but they threw their furniture out anyway and then went to a lawyer to sue me for damages of $24,000.00.  I referred this immediately to the team at LegalShield. An attorney who was experienced in real estate rental matters reviewed the lease agreement and wrote one letter to that tenant’s lawyer. The tenants decided not to pursue their case. This was at no cost to me.  Yes, I carry all the insurances for rentals, but none of it would have covered this. I am grateful for the help LegalShield gave me in this instance and for the peace of mind that it gives me every other day.”

-- Another Happy Member

“I own a restaurant and was promised a certain great rate on my merchant card machine, so I signed a 4-year contract.  After a few months, the rate started creeping up.  I wasted hours at a time over months trying to get them to fix it each time the rate went up again, and got nowhere, so I was stuck in a contract, afraid of a hefty fee if I canceled.  I learned about LegalShield and enrolled for a Business Plan.  First call to my Provider firm was to ask about this situation.  My lawyer listened then wrote a strong 3-page letter to the merchant card provider.  A few days later I got a call from their district manager to meet in person, which I did, and he apologized the issue had gotten so far and he offered to make it right - he offered for me to get out of the  contract with no penalties.  Then, we calculated all overcharges and he committed to send a cheque for over $6,000.00 (and he did).  Thanks LegalShield.  I was getting nowhere without your help.”

- Another Happy Member

“My wife paid $700.00 to a state-licensed training school established to help people acquire professional certifications. The certification required a class which was scheduled for a particular date when my wife signed up, but the school postponed and rescheduled the class twice.  The new date no longer fit within her career plans, so she opted for a refund, which was available to her per the purchase policy.  Over the next TWO MONTHS, she was sent on a voicemail runaround, passed from person to person and told 'the check is in the mail'.  She must have explained the situation at least eleven times to eleven people.  Fed up, I called LegalShield. They gave me advice and sent a letter on our behalf.   The combination of their advice and letter resulted in our receiving a $700.00 check. You can be sure we deposited that refund check quickly!  Normally, I wouldn’t seek a lawyer for a small issue like this, but since it didn't cost us, why not?   The assistance our provider law firm gave us on this one issue covers our LegalShield plan the next three years!  That is huge value.”

— Another Satisfied Member

People ask me all the time, why would I need a lawyer? Take a look at this list and think back on all the times it would've been beneficial to have the advise from a top rated, full service law firm.  Now  think about having that access for a low monthly subscription rather than a high hourly rate. Consultation and advise on an unlimited number of legal issues with the option of 24/7 service for emergency legal issues. For me, the belief in the service came from me using it. I didn't have to go very far into the list to realize that I could have used this product any number of times, and that being proactive made sense for the future.

Had major reconstruction to our house in 2018. The contractors doing the work left tons unfinished and went MIA for 10 straight days. During this time, I called my provider law firm. After reviewing my nearly $40,000 contract and doing some homework, they informed me that my contractors didn't have a North Carolina contractors license. I asked what that meant and they told me that in NC, a contractor’s license was not required unless the job was more than $30,000… which ours was.  So, again, I asked what that meant?  They informed me it meant our contract with the contractors was NULL and VOID.  Once again I asked, ‘what's that mean’? They said it means we don't have to pay them any money and the contractors can't even come after me for it legally.  WHAT!?  I had a $40,000 check from the insurance company in my hands which ended up in MY pocket for me to use/spend/distribute as I saw fit.  Wow.  I’ve spent less than a dollar a day - around $6,000 total - for almost 20 years to have (legal plan) and they just put $40,000 in my pocket. That's a NO BRAINER in my book.  Life's easier with (legal plan)."
– Another Happy Member

"I was dealing with my apt complex and trying to get them to fix the gap in one of my windows. It was letting air in and heat out. It was causing an unusually high electric bill.
I told the complex, and hey had someone take a look and I showed them the gap.
Complex said the window people had the part on back order. Ok, they said it'd take 26 weeks. Covid was just now starting to let up so supplies were backed up. I get it,
but the trouble really started when i asked for a temporary fix of plastic.
The complex said no. All windows just look alike and I can't have plastic.
I called my LegalShield attorney and they told me who to call (zoning) to make a complaint.
I did this and then the complex agreed to put plastic on the window's.

Fast forward now it's time for the new windows to come in (more than 26 weeks later) 😐. I ask the complex when are they going to fix them? Now new workers are there. I told them the vendor who had the part from last time. I was told only use their new vendor and ID and I need to wait 6 more weeks.

Ok at this point I needed my LegalShield attorney to push more. So I called and they said they'd write a letter for me. This was on Monday. By Friday the complex called me "oh good news. We will have glass doctors (the previous vendor who they no longer used according to them), to install your windows next week.

So it took me having the attorney to write a letter and all of a sudden I get windows fixed in a week.

What I learned is I should've gotten the  attorney to write a letter the first time. I thought since they were going to do the temporaries fix that maybe they were going to follow through and do the right thing by me. Never making that mistake again!

Any issues in future, I'm letting the attorney write that letter right away because some of these companies out here don't take you seriously unless you're an attorney.

I'm grateful for LegalShield’s help

-Another Happy Member

A good friend of mine has been an attorney for about 25 years, and, like all lawyers, he specializes in a specific area of law.  He’s been a subscriber of LegalShield for about 20 years because he understands the value better than most.  He also set himself up to refer our services to friends and clients out of state and those who need legal help in areas of law he doesn’t focus.   

With his practice his main focus, he knows he can ask me questions anytime for quick clarity.  Recently, he referred a friend who owns a business to LegalShield and I helped answer a few questions about our new business plans.  The rest is our text exchange, which I'm sharing with permission.  

Business owners NEED our service.  I agree with my friend — JUST to have unlimited consultation is worth the monthly subscription fee .... which makes all the other benefits a huge bonus. 

T. Paustenbach 

https://lnkd.in/gbmr4iyj

What do LegalShield members call about?   Everything.  Of the more than 40,000 calls per week (2+ million per year) to Provider Law Firms across the US & Canada, here are the Top 15 Areas Of Law members call to discuss:

"A young man on his parent's (legal plan) was a pre-architecture college student in Cleveland, Ohio. He rented an old high-ceiling loft apartment in for a year while at school. The rules for the loft was to hang/attach nothing to the walls. So, the student built a free-standing loft system that turned his 1 floor into 2, providing living and study space below with sleeping space above. Upon graduation, the student was accepted at a graduate school in Boston, and he was at the end of his lease. The landlord said he must leave the free standing loft -threatened to keep his deposit if he didn't. The student contacted our PA Provider Law Firm for advice & consultation, since his parents live in PA and are primary members of the plan he is listed on. While attorneys at our PA firm didn't believe the landlord could get away with this, we don't practice OH contract law, so we contacted the Ohio Provider Law Firm. A lawyer from the OH firm reviewed the lease agreement and OH law and determined the student was within his rights to dismantle the loft system he built and take it to Boston, so he did, while the OH Provider Firm sent a letter to the landlord in Cleveland, OH -- upon receipt of that letter, the landlord returned the student's deposit. About a month later, after finding a loft to rent in Boston, the student again contacted our PA firm for review of his lease prior to accepting the terms; this time, we referred his contract to the MA Provider Firm for review. This one young man had the power of 3 top law firms on his side, and it cost him nothing extra, as all benefits were provided were covered under his parents' subscription."
-- Shared by Pennsylvania Provider Law Firm

“I think LegalShield is a no brainer for small business owners.  I don’t use it often, but in the past two months I used it to wipe out $3,000 of erroneously attributed fees from a draconian HOA, and to enforce a contract on a property we were buying. $80k on the line and at risk of evaporating when someone wanted to back out of an executed contract.  My membership was paid for for a lifetime in just these two instances.”

— B. Manley, AZ

We hear about frivolous lawsuits and see them on TV, but we never think they will happen to us. While in college, my part-time business started booming and instead of spending all the money, I did what I thought was the responsible thing to do - I paid off thousands of dollars in credit card debt I'd accumulated as a student. Several years later I was shocked to receive an invitation to court from one of the credit card companies. They were coming after me for a debt that I had already paid off and I needed legal representation in court. The cost of hiring an attorney could have easily been greater than the cost of the frivolous debt and representing myself was out of the question since I felt like I had no evidence from so many years prior. I thank God for my friend who had already enrolled me for (legal plan).  Not only was my issue resolved, but the cost of having my attorney represent me in court was 100% covered by (legal plan). I will recommend (legal plan) to everyone I know!"
-- F. Bell, CA

Having access to the balance of power is huge when it comes to legal issues. Options that won't break the bank are really needed in today's changing world.  Take a look at what many are doing about it in this video.

https://ltl.is/kc573q8zf

"I got to help an out-of-state gentleman tonight who's been taken advantage of by two different auto repair shops!  He has a Corvette and had paid more than $7,000 for a new engine, thousands more for parts and labor, and still hasn't been able to drive his car since last August.  Frustrated, he used a second auto shop which discovered the first place switched out some of his original parts for aftermarket parts, but they still charged him labor and his car still runs too hot to take home.  The second place offers to send his car home since they're also charging him storage fees, but he refuses to take it until it’s properly repaired!  The new engine is under warranty.   He found an attorney online who has already billed him over $3,000.00 without even speaking with the auto shops yet, and he's getting billed each time his attorney calls HIM to check on the status of events. (Not the other way around. 🤔)  This poor guy was SOOO happy to hear that our flat-rate subscription connects him to an entire full-service law firm who will NOT bill him by the hour, and who WILL review all documentation he’s collected, who WILL write letters on his behalf AND WILL assist with dealing with the current attorney and both repair shops all for that same $24.95/mo.  Just because you drive a Corvette and CAN pay thousands to hire a lawyer doesn’t guarantee you’ll be treated fairly.   I’m so happy I was able to get him the help he needs!! 💪🏾"

-- Shared by LegalShield Associate L. Bowers

We are passionate about our work with LegalShield — we are leveling the legal playing field and making unlimited access to justice affordable and attainable to all.   It feels great to be doing good in our communities, and making a positive difference daily in the lives of so many.  ☺️

Need your Will prepared or updated?  No worries!  Your Provider Law Firm will prepare or update your complete comprehensive Will as part of your monthly subscription (at no cost).

Need advice or guidance on a specific situation?  No problem!  Your Provider Law Firm is a full-service firm with attorneys who cover every area of law, which means you have unlimited access to any of them as part of your monthly subscription. 

Need a contract or document reviewed?  Don't fret!  Upload whatever you want reviewed to your Provider Law Firm and they'll look everything over and advise you by suggesting needed edits or changes before you sign it, or letting you know where you stand on an agreement you’ve already signed, so you are always protected as part of that same monthly subscription.  

Get a traffic ticket, get sued or get audited by the IRS?  Call your Provider Law Firm right away, since coverage and representation is built in to your monthly subscription for all three.  

Find yourself in a legal emergency?  Scary!  But, keep calm and call your Provider Law Firm 24/7/365 ... they'll always be there to walk you through whatever it is while having your back.

Sound too good to be true?  
What if it is but you never found out?  😉   

Today, more than 4.4 million people like you have unlimited access to their own law firms thanks to LegalShiels, which means they have protection, security and peace of mind for themselves, their families and even their businesses.  

Why NOT you?  

Personal plans start as low as $29.95 per month.
Small business plans start as low as $49 per month. 

What it costs you to hire ONE attorney for ONE hour could give your entire family unlimited access to an entire law firm for an entire YEAR.   😳⚖️

Smarter.  

More effective.  

Better use of your hard-earned money.  

Otherwise, that "vending machine" will keep taking your cash as long as you keep putting it in.  

Get more leverage with LegalShield:           

90 seconds on plan for you and your family: https://ltl.is/zk23nb9jm

180 seconds on plans for your small business  https://ltl.is/ynv47shtd

taplio

Dean Touchberry's Linkedin Analytics

Dean Touchberry

Performance ScoreDean Touchberry's LinkedIn Performance

What is Dean talking about?

Dean Touchberry's Best Posts (last 30 days)

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?

taplio

.css-6ytdur{background-image:linear-gradient(284deg, rgba(39, 43, 72, 1) 0%, rgba(33, 47, 183, 1) 100%);color:transparent;-webkit-background-clip:text;background-clip:text;}Dean Touchberry's Linkedin Analytics

Dean Touchberry

Performance Score.css-goub6s{font-size:var(--chakra-fontSizes-md);font-weight:500;color:var(--chakra-colors-gray-600);display:block;margin-top:var(--chakra-space-1);}Dean Touchberry's LinkedIn Performance

What is Dean talking about?

Dean Touchberry's Best Posts .css-1emoo84{font-size:var(--chakra-fontSizes-md);font-weight:400;color:var(--chakra-colors-gray-600);}(last 30 days)

Ready to grow your LinkedIn presence?

Dean Touchberry's Linkedin Analytics

Performance ScoreDean Touchberry's LinkedIn Performance

Dean Touchberry's Best Posts (last 30 days)