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How do their services differ from [Pre-paid legal service]?

Edit: Sorry, didn't see the question already asked!

On a different note....

I am not advocating either service. I have not been in the unfortunate circumstance to need them and no one who has is talking, so I guess the only way to find out if its money well spent is to need them (which I hope no one ever does).

But I seem to recall asking a similiar questions of [Pre-paid legal service] sometime ago when trying to make an informed decision and had my post removed (I can't seem to find them)/thread shutdown and several exchanges of PM's with moderators (can't find them anymore either).

For some reason, which I have not been able to fully determine, any discussion of [Pre-paid legal service] on this forum is frowned upon. So I am surprised talk of a similiar service has not been shutdown already. I don't know if the rub is because these services in general are not what they seem, something specific to [Pre-paid legal service] service or if there are any other reasons (ie. personal, legal, quality, etc.) not to rely on them.

IMHO, the price for either is small and the promise of what they deliver seems to be worth it, assuming they deliver. If you find your self in need of a lawyer, who are you going to call?

Unless you have a lawyer on retainer who specializes in this area of law or know one who you plan to call should you ever find yourself in need, you'll be in fix to find representation in a hurry. I would think from a legal standpoint, having immediate representation/legal advice could shield you from much grief and avoid mistakes when dealing with law enforcement that could hurt your case.

Anyone would be well advised to do their homework and have someone you can call if needed, whether a traditional lawyer on retainer or not or pre-paid service like what is being discussed.

I would imagine, any of the pre-paid services could at least get you through the initial contact with Law Enforcement after an event occured. If you find out later that they are not up to snuff you could alway seek other counsel. That is true of any counsel. I'm sure you are not bound to use their services and they can always be fired. Either way, unless you have been there before, you are trusting your fate to legal counsel that you are taking a chance on.

Having said all that, I am a member of [Pre-paid legal service]. Mainly because, I don't know who to call, I think the small price is worth the potential benefit and I can alway fire them if I feel I need to, but at least I have someone to call if needed. You could do worse, like picking a random name out of a phone book from jail.

We plan for the worse case by arming ourselves, we might as well plan the whole process out.

That reminds me I need to find a back up counsel just in case. Can anyone recommend any other adequate counsel in the Houston area?