This company is a complete fraud. I contacted this company in 2003 because I needed legal assistance regarding an employment / worker's comp issue.
I signed up for membership and began paying $26/month. They referred me to an Attorney Ronald M. Canter. This man is one of the most unprofessional & unethical individuals employed as a lawyer. Not only did he sit on my case, he referred me to a completely corrupt doctor who attempted to bribe me twice after a failed attempt to falsify my medical records as well as misdiagnose me on purpose. The Lawyer never returned correspondence unless I called to complain to Pre Paid Legal. When he had himself removed from the case because he could see that I was not a sucker for his game, I was referred to another Firm - The Same occured like its written as a script.
Here's how they operate the scam together: The attorneys in the beginning will act as if they are gung ho about repping for you - but will shortly stop returning all correspondence knowing that you will be or will eventually get upset. When you finally call Prepaid Legal to complain or to have them call you, the referral attorney will say that you threatened them or their assistants and Pre Paid Legal will side with them and the attorney will DROP YOU AS A CLIENT. This happened to me with both attorneys and Pre Paid Legal will take the stand of not being responsible for the actions of the attorneys they have referred to you but continue to collect monthly dues from you. No Refunds on what you've paid for thus far - but they will happily refer you to another attorney so that you can have the pleasure of experiencing the same thing again. The issues you have with the attorneys must be taken up with the State Bar (which most people just wont do because it is very time consuming to put together the facts and timeline of what the attorney did and did not do.) If you're on the phone long enough with a customer service rep they'll transfer you to a person named "Danette" who will ramble on about the benifits of your pre paid legal membership - with a bunch of fake " I understand your position" comments. Hearing this is pointless because you cant get your lawyer on the phone in the first place! She will emphasize that pre-paid is "not responsible" for the actions of the attorney and she / they will talk you in circles until you finally get frustrated enough to get off the phone. They dont help you at all but hurt you alot. My case is almost 5 years long and this company has played me with their games and their fake attorneys that will sabotage your case and your life.
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