Spring Branch ISD

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Benefits Proudly Offered to Spring Branch ISD Employees

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with LegalEASE

Learn about legal benefits, a smart option for your protection.

Product Administered By: LegalEASE

LegalEASE can help ease the two biggest stresses -finding and paying for an attorney.

Nobody likes to be caught off guard, especially when it comes to legal matters. Life can be complicated. Finding a good attorney doesn’t have to be. With LegalEASE, it’s easy to choose the best attorney, because you get assistance from highly trained and qualified personal specialists who review the details of local attorneys and help you find your best source for legal advice. Being a LegalEASE member saves you time and costly legal fees. But most importantly, it gives you confidence and provides coverage for common legal matters.

With a LegalEASE plan, you get:

An attorney with expertise specific to your legal matter
Access to a national network of attorneys with exceptional experience that are matched to meet your needs
Coverage for in and out-of-network
Concierge help finding a better attorney and navigating common individual or family legal issues
Hours of financial counseling and coaching

We all make some sort of plan in life. But have you ever considered the possibility of a legal problem?

You've graduated from college and are planning for your future - where to get hired, which company will put you on the path to success. Whether to be single or date or settle down, and with the right person. Legal problems can be unexpected and interrupt your plans. LegalEASE provides coverage for your specific legal matter so you won't be caught off guard.

Protect your family’s future, with LegalEASE.

You work hard to make the right choices for your loved ones, especially when it comes to legal and financial matters. Get the peace of mind you want and the protection you need with a LegalEASE Plan. LegalEASE offers valuable benefits to shield your family and savings from unexpected legal issues.

According to the American Bar Association, more than 70 percent of U.S. households will have the need for a lawyer in the next 12 months. And the same study found most consumers feel uncertain about how to tell a good lawyer from a bad one. With LegalEASE you have access to a national network of credentialed attorneys and the help you need to find the best attorney for your legal matter with its concierge service.

Coverage

The Value of a LegalEASE Plan.

Being a LegalEASE member saves you time and costly legal fees. But most importantly, it gives you confidence and provides coverage for:

Home and Residential
Financial and Money Matters
Consumer
Auto and Driving
Family and Personal
Civil Lawsuits
Estate planning and wills

LegalEASE Plan Coverage

Benefits are designed to meet the typical needs of an employee and their family. There are no deductibles to worry about for covered services. Benefits cover the attorney’s time. Other costs such as filing fees or court costs are not covered. Listed below are the types of matters that are covered by the LegalEASE Plan. This plan offers the convenience of in-network and out-of-network benefits. Many of the below areas are fully covered in-network.

Plan Cost

The LegalEASE Plan is only $15.95 monthly, via payroll deduction.

Who's Covered?

The Member’s spouse and Member’s unmarried dependent children, including stepchildren, legally adopted children, children placed in the home for adoption and foster children, up to age 19, and from age 19 up to 26 years if they are enrolled in an accredited school or college as full-time student(s) and are primarily dependent upon the Member for support.

Schedule of Benefits
Advice and Consultation	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Participating Attorney	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Non-Participating Attorney
LegalEASE Helpline	Covered	Not Applicable
Initial Law Office Consultation (One hour per calendar quarter)	Covered	Not Applicable
Review of Simple Documents - up to 6 Pages	Covered	Not Applicable
Miscellaneous Law Office Services	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Participating Attorney	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Non-Participating Attorney
Legal Services for any Non-Excluded Legal Matter	25% Discount on Plan Attorney's Hourly Rates	Not Applicable
Consumer Matters	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Participating Attorney	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Non-Participating Attorney
Document Preparation: Simple Deed Promissory Note Consumer Dispute Correspondence Installment Sales Agreement Simple Affidavit General Power of Attorney: Member & Family Member Lease Agreement - Tenant only Time Share Agreement	Covered	$65 $55 $55 $55 $55 $55/Document $55/Covered Family Member Document $55 $55
Consumer Dispute	Covered subject to Managed Case Rules*	$300
Small Claims Court Reprsentation	Covered subject to Managed Case Rules*	$300
Mail Order or Internet Purchase Dispute	Covered up to 5 Hours with remainder at 25% discount	$300
Bank Fee Dispute	Covered up to 5 Hours with remainder at 25% discount	$300
First-time Vehicle Buyer	Covered up to 5 Hours with remainder at 25% discount	$300
Vehicle Repair and Lemon Law Litigation	Covered up to 5 Hours with remainder at 25% discount	$300
Cell Phone Contract Dispute Contract review up to 6 pages Representation	Covered up to 5 Hours with remainder at 25% discount	$300
Warranty Dispute Warranty review up to 6 pages Representation	Covered up to 5 Hours with remainder at 25% discount	$300
Healthcare Coverage Disputes and Records Office consultation up to 5 hours Review of Healthcare Policy Review/preparation of documents up to 6 pages	Covered up to 5 Hours with remainder at 25% discount	$300
Identity Theft Defense	Covered	$850 maximum subject to Managed Case Rules*
Estate Planning	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Participating Attorney	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Non-Participating Attorney
Simple Will or Codicil for: Member Spouse Family Member	Covered	$80
Complex Will	Covered	$310
Living Will and/or Health Care Power of Attorney	Covered	$55
Living Trust Document	Covered	$310
Probate of Small Estate	Covered subject to Managed Case Rules*	$340
Home and Residential Matters	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Participating Attorney	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Non-Participating Attorney
Purchase of Primary Residence	Covered	$490
Sale of Primary Residence	Covered	$365
Refinancing of Primary Residence	Covered	$385
Tenant Dispute	Covered subject to Managed Case Rules*	$765 maximum subject to Managed Case Rules*
Tenant Security Deposit Dispute	Covered	$765 maximum subject to Managed Case Rules*
Financial Matters	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Participating Attorney	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Non-Participating Attorney
Debt Collection Defense: Pre-Litigation Defense	Covered	$425 maximum subject to Managed Case Rules*
Debt Collection Defense: Trial Defense	Paid in Full subject to Managed Case Rules*	$850 maximum subject to Managed Case Rules*
Bankruptcy (Chapter 7 or 13)	Covered	$850 maximum subject to Managed Case Rules*
Tax Audit	Covered subject to Managed Case Rules*	$1530 maximum subject to Managed Case Rules*
Family	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Participating Attorney	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Non-Participating Attorney
Name Change	Covered subject to Managed Case Rules*	$255
Prenuptial Agreement	Covered subject to Managed Case Rules*	$680 maximum subject to Managed Case Rules*
Uncontested Guardianship/Conservatorship	Covered subject to Managed Case Rules*	$425
Governmental Agency Adoptions	Uncontested: Covered subject to Managed Case Rules* Contested: Covered subject to Managed Case Rules*	$765 maximum subject to Managed Case Rules*
Stepparent Adoptions	Uncontested: Covered subject to Managed Case Rules* Contested: Covered subject to Managed Case Rules*	$765 maximum subject to Managed Case Rules*
Juvenile Court Proceedings	Covered subject to Managed Case Rules*	$470
Civil	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Participating Attorney	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Non-Participating Attorney
Civil Litigation Defense	Covered subject to Managed Case Rules*	$1,700 maximum subject to Managed Case Rules*
Incompetency Defense	Covered subject to Managed Case Rules*	$1,700 maximum subject to Managed Case Rules*
Criminal Defense	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Participating Attorney	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Non-Participating Attorney
Serious Traffic Matters (resulting in suspensioin or revocation of license)	Covered subject to Managed Case Rules*	$425 maximum subject to Managed Case Rules*
Administrative Proceeding (resulting in Suspension or Revocation of License)	Covered subject to Managed Case Rules*	$255 maximum subject to Managed Case Rules*
Misdemeanor Defense	Covered subject to Managed Case Rules*	$1,700 maximum subject to Managed Case Rules*
Additional Benefits	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Participating Attorney	LegalEASE Plan Coverage Non-Participating Attorney
Immigration Assistance	Included	Not Applicable
Financial Advisor	Included	Not Applicable
Elder Law	Included	Not Applicable
Mediation	Included	Not Applicable
Identity Theft Assistance	Included	Not Applicable

Limitations apply.

* Managed Case Rules require the following:

1. Member and/or Covered Family Member must secure a confirmation letter from the Member Service Center prior to proceeding with an attorney.

2. The attorney must provide a written estimate of fees reflecting his or her best judgment as to the likely conduct of the case.

3. We will set a maximum attorney fee that takes into account the reasonable level of reimbursement of the proceeding and the proposed litigation strategy. Fees as a result of services in excess of the maximum attorney fee are the responsibility of the Member and/or Covered Family Member.

Network

About the Network of Attorneys

When going in for surgery, you don’t want a surgeon that has a poor track record or only a couple years experience. We feel that a legal need is just as important.

Help Focus Infrastructure

When it comes to finding an attorney, an employee can waste days looking for the right one, even with a legal plan. Our process has a Help Focus Infrastructure. We focus on our relationships with our Providers to help us help your employees, faster. Our Attorney Match Technology and dialogue with attorneys and members ensures the right help the first time. Matching an employee to the right help expedites solutions while saving time and stress.

Standards and Qualifications

The credentialing standards that we utilize to vet our providers is the most stringent in the country. We focus on years of experience, as well as insurance and discipline, as well as penalty of perjury submissions with extensive back ground checks.

Under the Provider Network, your employees will receive legal help from professionals with many of these service characteristics:

Experience in the Legal Matter Needed
Quality Time Spent in Consultations
Years of Legal Training and Experience
Up-to-date Legal Training Each Year
Lawyers Who are Service-Oriented
Lawyers Who Have a Solid Local Reputation in their Communities
Exceptional Backgrounds
Years of Courtroom and Trial Experience

Provider Standards of Care

The Network Provider shall strive to provide the highest quality of legal representation and service to Plan Members.

Plan Providers agree to the following:

To comply at all times with the Rules of Civil Procedure and Criminal Procedure and the Rules of Professional Conduct applicable to the jurisdiction.
To return member's calls promptly, within one business day, and communicate with members such that a member and the member's family do not voice substantiated concerns over promptness or frequency of your or your firm's communication.
To not enter continuances, adjournments, or the like without the member's comfort and consent.
To not arrange for substitutions or stand-ins unless the member has been previously advised and that the member understands that you remain responsible for the case and to contact you if there is any concern or if proceedings do not go as planned.
To always respect a member, their needs and family.
To maintain a professional office, in staffing and appearance.
To fully explain yourself such that a member has an understanding for the reasons behind your recommendations and suggestions, even if a member may not hire your firm.
To not complete any additional work that will result in a fee to the member, where not covered by the member's plan, until a fee arrangement is fully understood by the member and there is a written agreement.
To help each member individually and ensure that everything you do is in the interest of the member.
To notify LegalEASE if there is or may be the possibility of a conflict of interest or violation of ethical codes.
To notify LegalEASE if there may be a misunderstanding or potential service issue where there may be a complaint without breaking any client confidences.
To direct any grievances or concerns, such as process procedure or billing, to Legal Access and not a member.
To not refer any member to another attorney without the knowledge and consent of Legal Access if you cannot assist.
To take responsibility and uphold the highest standards of customer service delivered by any and all firm staff or employees that have interaction with members.
To communicate and cooperate with LegalEASE on any concern, inquiry or issue and return any communication from Legal Access within one business day.

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