ATTORNEY FEE SCHEDULE

Important Notice to Plan Attorney
NOTE: The following fees are exclusive of all court costs, filing fees and time charged for travel to and from any courts. Members contact attorneys directly and pay attorneys directly. The basic free services listed below are designed to drive revenue to plan attorneys by promoting usage. In most cases, such basic free services are provided by many attorneys independent of any legal plan participation. Legal Club plan attorneys may require and work from a refundable retainer, or charge a flat fee, calculated using the Legal Club hourly rate.

INDIVIDUAL / FAMILY LEGAL PLAN

Free Services: (Lead Generators)

• One phone or face-to-face consultation during normal business hours for each new legal matter.
• Review of legal documents (6 page maximum) - one per new legal matter. Note that review and/or modification of any pages above and beyond the maximum of 6 pages or subsequent documents that are part of an ongoing case are not included and would be billed out at the reduced hourly rate of $75.00.
• Make the initial telephone call or write a letter on behalf of a client for a new legal matter, when determined appropriate by attorney in their professional judgment (independent of ongoing case).
• The drafting of a “simple will”, along with annual updates, as defined below. Please note that a questionnaire is provided to members to aid attorneys in the completion of the simple will in an effort to minimize the intake time.
• Advice for clients to represent themselves in small claims court via an initial consultation.
• Assistance in solving government programs via an initial consultation.

Discount Fee Services: (See limiting "Definitions" below for each legal service.)

Legal Services	Member Rate
Traffic Ticket Defense	$89.00
Name Change	$155.00
Simple Will with Minors Trust	$250.00
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy	$750.00
Non-Support (Spouse/Child)	$275.00
Simple Divorce	$275.00
Regular Incorporation	$295.00
Residential Real Estate Closing	$250.00

Guaranteed Low Hourly Rates:
Plan attorneys will provide extended legal service, including in-court representation, at an hourly rate of $75.00. Note that there is no limit to the amount of hours that can be charged to Legal Club clients for the legal care provided. If a partner, associate, or employee of the law firm works on a member’s case along with the plan attorney, additional hourly charges may be added to the member’s bill. The hourly rate for work done by other associates and/or members of the staff shall not exceed the reduced hourly rate of $75.00. A retainer may be collected up front, provided it be calculated using the discounted hourly rate.

Additionally, criminal matters can be handled on a flat rate basis. This flat rate should be arrived at by using the reduced hourly rate of $75.00 as its basis.

Contingency Fee Discounts:
Plan attorneys provide a 10% reduction on contingency fees either from the state maximum rate or the attorney’s usual rate, whichever is lower. For example, a 40% contingency fee rate would be reduced by 10% to 36%.

SMALL BUSINESS LEGAL PLAN

Free Services: (Lead Generators)

• One phone or face-to-face consultation during normal business hours for each new legal matter, with a thirty (30) minute time limit per subject matter.
• Initial review of up to 5 independent documents (10 pages maximum each) per calendar quarter. Note that review and/or modification of any pages above and beyond the maximum of 10 pages or subsequent documents that are part of an ongoing case are not included and would be billed out at the reduced hourly rate of $89.00.
• Initial telephone call or letter written on behalf of a client’s business for each new legal matter, when determined to be appropriate by the plan attorney in their professional judgment. Unless otherwise indicated, limit to one (1) telephone call or one (1) written letter per legal matter for a maximum of three (3) independent legal matters per calendar quarter. Follow up calls or letters are made at the reduced hourly rate of $89.00.
• Initial collection letters are limited to one (1) per new legal matter for a maximum of ten (10) independent legal matters per calendar quarter. Additional charges begin at the onset of follow up at the reduced hourly rate of $89.00.

Guaranteed Low Hourly Rates: (Court costs, travel and filing fees additional)
Plan attorneys provide extended legal service at a reduced rate of $89.00 for out-of-court representation and $109.00 per hour for in-court representation. Note that there is no limit to the amount of hours that can be charged to Legal Club clients for the legal care provided. If a partner, associate, or employee of the law firm works on a member’s case along with the plan attorney, additional hourly charges may be added to the member’s bill. The hourly rate for work done by other associates and/or members of the staff shall not exceed the reduced hourly rate of $89.00 per participant. A retainer may be collected up front, provided it be calculated using the reduced hourly rate.

Additionally, criminal matters can be handled on a flat rate basis. This flat rate should be arrived at by using the reduced hourly rate of $89.00 as its basis.

Contingency Fee Discounts:

• For collections matters, plan attorneys will accept 18% if the case is settled before formal court proceedings begin. After proceedings begin, 27%.
• For all other contingency fee matters, plan attorneys will provide a 10% reduction on either the state maximum rate or the attorney’s usual rate, whichever is lower. For example, a 40% contingency fee rate would be reduced by 10% to 36%.

DEFINITIONS FOR FIXED AND FREE SERVICES

If a legal service does not fit within the definitions below, please bill members at the reduced hourly rate. Costs, filing fees, and travel time are all billed additionally, and retainers or flat fees can be charged under the plan as long as the cost is calculated using the reduced Legal Club hourly rate.

CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY – $750.00: The discounted fee includes the preparation of a regulatory petition, preparation and review of the required bankruptcy documents and scheduling of a 341 hearing. To qualify for this special rate, the member’s (i.e., debtor’s) income cannot exceed the state’s medium income in which the bankruptcy is being filed. In situations where the debtor’s income is greater than the state’s medium income, all bankruptcy work will be done at the reduced hourly rate of $75.00.

Court costs, filing fees, and other costs such as attorney travel, are additional. Court appearances by your plan attorney will be billed at the reduced hourly rate of $75.00.

SIMPLE DIVORCE – $275.00: Plan attorneys will consult with members, review and prepare any documents and/or petitions necessary to effectuate a simple divorce. They will also represent the member, one time, at the final hearing.

To qualify for a simple divorce the following must be true. The plan member’s spouse is not represented by separate counsel, the member and spouse have no children under the age of 18, their marital assets are less than $70,000.00 and all issues are agreed to without aid of counsel.

This fee does not include additional court appearances, filing fees, the attorneys travel time to and from the courthouse or the preparation of documents affecting the disposition of tangible property. In situations that do not meet this definition, all divorce work will be done at the reduced hourly rate of $75.00.

ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS: are the plan member’s significant other, domestic partner, unmarried dependent children who are twenty-five (25) years of age or younger and any categorically dependent individuals living in the plan member’s home such as a parent or grandparent.

REGULAR INCORPORATION – $295.00: Plan attorneys will consult with a member to determine the appropriate type of corporation or partnership they should set up. Should the member choose to set up a simple corporation (C or S corp.) plan attorneys will prepare the necessary incorporation documents, (articles of incorporation, by-laws, and the minutes) for the creation of a member’s company. This includes the filing of a 1120s election form, and the SS-4 application for a Federal identification number.

Not for profit organizations, limited liability corporations (LLC) and limited partnerships (LLP) are not included in this definition. Plan attorneys can assist members choosing to set these organizations up at the reduced hourly rate of $75.00.

Filing fees, duplication costs, and the corporate kit are extra. Extended work for the new corporation is not eligible for the family legal plan discounts.

NAME CHANGE – $155.00: Plan attorneys will assist the plan member and their eligible family members in obtaining a name change when it is not contested or challenged by another party. This includes preparation of the petition, attendance at the hearing and preparation and review of the final judgment document.

This fee does not include additional court appearances, filing fees, or the attorneys travel time to and from the courthouse.

NON-SUPPORT (SPOUSE/CHILD) – $275.00: The discounted fee for members includes the preparation for and the attendance at a single hearing for judgments or contempt citations for non-payment of alimony and child support maintenance. Additionally, the plan attorney will provide one hour of collection efforts after the hearing, which may include an initial phone call made and/or a collection letter written on the member’s behalf.

Preparation does not include obtaining discovery evidence, extended court time and extended collections work. All extended legal care will be provided to members at the deeply discounted rate of $75.00 per hour.

PLAN/PARTICIPATING ATTORNEYS: Attorneys are licensed and qualified to practice law in their respective state(s), required by the company to maintain professional liability insurance, and have contracted with Legal Club of America® to provide legal services to plan members as outlined in this Legal Club attorney fee schedule and Legal Club Plan Member Guidebook for the law areas that they handle and the cases that they accept.

PLAN MEMBER: is any person who has contracted with the Legal Club of America® for a membership in the plan and has a current paid membership.

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE CLOSING – $250.00: Includes reviewing purchase or sale agreements, one hour of telephone counseling and a one hour appearance at closing for the purchase or sale of residential real estate not used for business or investment purposes. Title policy, other documentation preparation and extended counseling (if any) can be billed at the reduced hourly rate of $75.00.

Additional hours will be billed at the reduced rate of $75.00. Commercial properties are excluded from this discounted rate.

All research including Title insurance, liens, deeds, property judgments, flood, hazard, or mortgage insurance, and fees associated with filing real estate documents in specific states are not included in the definition or covered by this discounted rate. Additional work will be done at the reduced hourly rate of $75.00.

SIMPLE WILL: A will distributing personal property and homestead and not involving trusts, specific bequests, real estate, tax matters, guardianships, living wills, health care proxies or partitions.

TRAFFIC TICKET DEFENSE – $89.00: The discounted fee applies to first time non-criminal traffic infractions including but not limited to, violation of traffic control device, failure to stop at a stop sign, improper change of lane, illegal turns, improper or unsafe equipment, expired tag, no proof of insurance, unlawful speed, improper passing, failure to use turn signal, failure to yield the right of way and safety belt violations.

The special privileged rate applies to each individual non-criminal traffic infraction. The discounted fee includes the preparation of any necessary court documents and attendance at a single court hearing to settle a single, first time, misdemeanor traffic infraction.

The discounted fee does not include court costs, fines imposed by the presiding judge, additional scheduled hearings or other traffic matters that the court deems to be criminal in nature.

WILL WITH SIMPLE MINOR’S TRUST – $250.00: The discounted fee includes the preparation of a simple will with a minor’s trust for the surviving minor children of the plan member. This document will contain information related to minor children, specifically name, date of birth, social security number, real estate, specific bequests, and information pertaining to the appointed guardian of the estate of our member. This fee does not cover extensive information regarding retirement plans, investments and their tax treatment, other kinds of trusts, complex tax matters, or estate planning. Counsel for these additional areas of law will be provided to plan members at the reduced rate hourly rate of $75.00.

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

Plan/participating attorneys are bound by their state’s professional code of ethics. Plan attorneys will advise plan members and Legal Club if they have a conflict of interest in taking a plan member’s case. Plan attorneys have the inherent right to decline a case for any reason. However, plan attorneys shall not reject any eligible plan member seeking services by reason of the amount of fees to which he or she may be entitled to charge under the Legal Club attorney fee schedule or corresponding plan member guidebook. If a case is rejected, plan attorneys are responsible to refer plan member back to Legal Club’s Member Service Center toll-free at 800 305-6816 for assistance to locate another plan attorney to assist them with their legal matter.

The plan member pays attorney fees directly to the plan attorney. Participating attorneys are not employees of Legal Club of America® and have no financial obligation to the company.

Legal Club of America® is not liable to indemnify or reimburse any plan attorney or plan member for any attorney fees or costs generated by the plan member.

The plan attorney notes that different fee schedules exist, with differing rates, for plan members that have personal and family legal needs and plan members who have business or corporate legal needs.

The penalty for deceiving the Legal Club or any plan attorney for the purpose of utilizing the plan for a non-eligible family member is automatic termination of plan privileges and immediate notification to the plan attorney about the termination.

The plan attorneys in their attorney/client relationship have the sole responsibility for providing legal services to the plan member.

Legal Club of America Corporation, is not a law firm, insurance carrier or a provider of legal services.

Court costs, expert witness fees, filing fees, court reporter fees, transcript expenses, travel expenses to and from court, photocopying costs, postage, telephone toll charges and any other incidental expenses incurred by the plan member are excluded from discounted rates under any of the discounted pricing described in this guidebook.