Family Legal Plan

When you or a household member has a legal concern, wouldn’t it be great to just pick up the phone, receive legal advice and not have to worry about the cost? Well now you can do just that!

UCA has secured participation for members and their households in “The Family Legal Plan," a national program with over 20,000 participating attorneys.

Your entire household can call any time during normal business hours (8:30 AM to 7:30 PM EST) or visit a plan attorney to get unlimited legal advice about any new legal matter and you won’t have to worry about the cost. The plan attorney will discuss your legal questions with you and assist you in reaching a solution to your problem. The plan attorney can review important legal documents (6 page maximum), draft a simple will or write letters on your behalf, all at no charge.

Membership Benefits

1. Unlimited phone consultations for each new legal matter
2. Face-to-face consultations for each new legal matter
3. Review of important legal documents (6 page max.)
4. A free simple will with free annual update
5. Help representing you in small claims court
6. Letters written on the member's behalf
7. Phone calls made on the member's behalf

Capped Hourly Rate: Family Legal Plan attorneys contract to never charge more than $125 per hour for legal care that goes beyond the free and discounted services. This is where real savings take place. After the free letters, calls and consultations take place, members and their attorneys will have to decide what course of action to take next. In some cases, members may not have a choice and litigation may ensue. This is the point in time that the attorneys charge the $125 hourly rate for legal care. Discount on Contingency-Based Cases will be a 10% reduction of the state maximum rate or the attorney’s usual rate, whichever is lower.

Law Areas Included: All areas are included in the Family Legal Plan. FLP does not exclude any type of law area.

How to Use this Program: To use this program, simply call the toll-free number on your card. Tell the customer service representative your name and membership number (or case number) and specify the type of legal matter. The representative will give you the name, address and phone number of the provider firm located nearest you.

Matters involving disputes or actions between members and Legal Plan or UCA (agents, officers, directors or employees) are specifically excluded from eligibility of this plan.

The Following Matters are Excluded from Your Plan Privileges:

• Legal matters involving the laws of jurisdictions outside the United States or its sub-divisions.
• Legal matters where the plan member has already retained participating counsel at their usual rates prior to enrollment in the Legal Club.
• Frivolous legal matters as determined by the Plan Attorney in accordance with the professional code of ethics in his/her state.
• Any action involving Legal Club of America®, plan attorneys, affiliated companies or any of their company’s or affiliated company’s directors, officers, employees or agents including National Benefit Builders, Inc. in any matter in which they have interests adverse to the plan member’s.
• Legal matters against the plan sponsor, employer, directors, officers, agents or employees, where Legal Club membership was gained through the sponsor or employer’s efforts.
• Legal matters related to the plan member’s business: In matters where the plan member and eligible family member have adverse interests, only the original plan member is eligible for plan discounts and not the family member unless both parties provide written authorization and consent

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