Student Legal Benefits
The following is a summary of the services covered by the Student Legal plan. Please refer to the policy for a more complete description of coverage.
- Personal Legal Matters:
- Unlimited consultations (either in the office or by telephone).
- One demand letter or phone call per legal matter.
- Unlimited personal legal documents reviewed, such as leases, contracts, etc. (up to 12 pages each).
- Small claims assistance (Help with preparing documents and how to present your case).
- Eviction and Tenant defense (but not recovery of the security deposit).
- Debt collection defense.
- Will preparation.
- Preparation of legal documents (affidavit, deed, note, mortgage, etc).
- Administrative and Civil Litigation:
- Limited defense of administrative proceedings.*
- Limited defense of civil litigation.*
- Limited representation in a mediation or arbitration.*
- Criminal Matters:
- Traffic and Misdemeanor coverage.
- DUI/DWI charges excluding property damage or personal injury.
- Limited coverage for felonies.*
- Non-covered Matters:
- Members receive a 20% discount from the plan attorney's customary rates.
*Limited coverage is limited to 8 hours of pretrial and preparation time and 8 hours of trial or hearing time.