Lowell Steele—Legalshield Independent Associate

09/07/2018

LegalShield Real Member Story of the Day!
A new Legalshield member's car suffered $1,200 damage at an automatic car wash. Distraught, he remembered a sign on the car wash wall inviting customers to call "if there is anything we can do to improve your car-wash experience."

He despaired they would cover the repair costs after three un-returned voicemails. He thought about calling an attorney, then remembered he had access to an entire law firm! When he explained the situation to the provider-firm attorney, she asked for his repair estimates and called the car wash owners. The owners called our member within the hour, apologizing and asking him to stop by to pick up a $1,200 check! He told me, "That one phone call paid for my LegalShield membership for 4 years!"

09/23/2017

I just have to share this note from a friend I met through this business. She is a single mother with a first-grade son living in Texas. I won't steal any of her thunder:

"When our system updates tonight, my little home-based business will officially be responsible for having protected over 80,000 individuals, families and small businesses with LegalShield, IDShield or both. 😀 Yay! I'm excited about this milestone, and it's one I'm also very proud of.

"Personally, I've enrolled 603 members as of today in my tenure (celebrating 19 years on September 26th). You might think that's not a whole lot, and you're probably right. The math shows I've averaged enrolling 2.6 new members per month on my own. NOT breaking any records here, right? That's okay. I never set out to be #1, or at the top of any list, or ... the best. I just set out to help people get a really great service -- a service that helped me so much when I was introduced to and used it the first time back in 1998.

"It's funny how this business works, though. See, quite a few of the folks I enrolled for our services knew they'd also want to tell people about them, and they decided they wanted their own website to send people to (rather than send them to mine) so they could get the referral fees and commissions. That was fine by me! As all those folks referred our services and got paid, so did I. As a matter of fact, collectively, my team has been paid roughly $16 Million in commissions over the years.... and more than $1 Million of that has gone to my bank account. That's just in overrides, too. Again, do the math, and you figure that's an average of about $55K per year (the first many years weren't that high, the last many years weren't that low), and when you consider that my best year at my last job -- as a bartender -- was $19K, that's pretty cool. Not bad for a work-from-home mom who works 15-20 hours per week, and who hasn't had any other jobs since September 27, 1998.

"Of those 80,000 members who have enrolled over the years, aside from the upfront income my team and I have earned, aside from the residuals we all still continue to earn on those members who continue to pay voluntarily each month (because they believe in and love the value our services offer), my FAVORITE PART has been getting "the calls"; the calls from members who have thanked me -- sometimes in tears -- for helping them learn of our services, helping them understand the benefits with our services, and how our services have made such a big impact on their personal, professional and financial lives. That feels so good.

"We get to do well while doing good for others. I love what I do.

"Again, I've never broken a record or been #1 at anything with , but I'm pleased as punch to know that because I made a decision nearly 19 years ago to partner with this great company ... and because fantastic people I'm grateful to call colleagues, Associates and friends made a decision to join my team ... my "little home based business" has now more than 80,000 people in the USA and Canada.

"Wow. 😊 "

09/23/2017

"I bought a $200 phone. After a few weeks, it stopped working. I called the company and was told to box it up and send it back. I did, but I was moving at that time and the box got lost. I called and explained - they said they'd note my account and I could send it in later, which I did. A month later, I got it back -- the company denied it, and sent me a bill! Turned out, the company was now under new ownership. I called numerous times, spoke with managers, explained what happened and got nowhere. Now this new company reported a bad mark on my credit and I was getting calls and letters from their for . This went on for almost 3 years!! A friend told me about LegalShield and I wasn't interested at first because I hated and didn't trust them. Thankfully, she made me just try it - I had nothing to lose. The first thing I did was call about this issue. At my lawyers request, I sent them everything I collected over the years. My said he couldn't promise me anything because the issue was so old, but they'd try. Next thing I knew, I got a letter from the phone company with an apology and notice they were removing the bad mark off my credit report. That felt so good after all I'd been through. Since then, I have used MY Law Firm many times, and have NEVER been disappointed in the help or advice they gave me. This is one membership I will never be without."
- L. Stubbs, Maine

08/19/2017

"I tried to trade in my car, but the dealership only wanted to give me $2,000, when I thought it should have been worth at least $9,000; then, the dealership told me my car had frame damage! I told them that was impossible, because I was never in an accident the entire time I owned the car, and I bought it with a clean report. Apparently, the original place I bought it from knew it was in an accident, but never disclosed it to me!! So, I called my provider and the who called me back listened to my situation then decided to write a demand letter on my behalf stating the laws and my . Two weeks later, I got a for the original purchase price of the car I bought 3 years ago -- $13,544!!! Thank you, Legalshield!"
-- Another Happy Member

06/02/2017

"My husband and I enjoy the pleasure of traveling to Florida as Canadian . This year, my husband ended up in hospital. Fully insured, the company told the hospital "Yes, go ahead with treatment and just send bills directly to them." Long story short, two nights in cost over $28,000 US, plus $4,000 US in separate bills from doctors and the . The insurance company asked for 3 years of my husband's medical records from our family doctor, which we thought was odd. Got home to Canada, and then on May 10, received a letter from the insurance company telling us our claim was denied because we had lied on application! I called LegalShield and 45 minutes later our , Susan, called back - great response time - and after explaining our situation, Susan asked if we'd like her to write a letter for us. We scanned all info to her. On May 17 our letter went to the Appeal Board. On June 1 the insurance company called and told us they will be paying the - we had won the appeal. LegalShield helped save us over $32,000 US. Thank you LegalShield."
~ P. Francis; Ontario, Canada.

05/27/2017

of the Day:
"The first time we called, it saved us $7,500.00 (won a against us). The next time we called, it made us $4,500.00 (got withheld back rent from management company). One call gave me the exact words to use to get my son the attention he deserved at school. One call helped us return a . One call earned us $1,125.00, and another $22,500.00 (both lawsuits we won.) My favorite call saved us $350,000.00 (won a lawsuit against us)! We've called dozens of times for help and answers to our questions. It's great to know my family is totally . From the to the , LegalShield handles it all! This little card in my wallet [which is now an app on your phone] allows us to this life-saving help for less than $20 a month. Why wouldn't you want one?"
~ C. Peel, CA

05/20/2017

LegalShield Real Member Story of the Day
"Just recently, I was exploring my options to address my $41,000+ debt and came across a company boasting of all my student loans and reducing my monthly payments to $68 per month. I emailed the company's to my provider law firm so an attorney could review the contract for me. My provider law firm got me in touch with an in California to review the contract since that's where the student loan company is located, and I didn't have to pay a penny for him to review the contract or for his professional , since its part of my LegalShield membership. In the end, he told me not to sign it and ended up saving me close to $8,000+ in fees to the student loan repayment company had I accepted the terms of their questionable contract. I have total peace of mind knowing I have my own provider available to answer all my questions, check everything out for me, to always have my back, and do it all without sending me bills. Thank you, LegalShield."
~ Signed, Another Member
Not too bad for $19.95/mo, no contract--all accessed via an in the palm of your hand!

05/20/2017

LegalShield Real Member Story of the Day:
""I went to the gas station and pre-paid $20.00 for my .
I pumped gas but the gas didn't come out. I went inside and told the man my gas didn't come out. He said, "Swipe your card again." I told him "No, GIVE ME MY GAS or my back. He said he couldn't refund me until 72 hours. I said "OKAY, CAN YOU PUT $20.00 ON PUMP 6 ? You can see, my car is on E still." He said he can't. I told him, "Call the ." The manager said the same thing, "Re-swipe your card or refund in 3 days." So I said, " OK, I'll call my " (then I PANICKED, because I hadn't paid my$20 monthly fee!). So I got out my LegalShield app, and in 5 minutes I paid my membership, THEN I tapped the app again to call from inside the gas station. (The lawyer called me back in 3 minutes.) I told them the situation and gave the gas station manager's phone number. In less than 10 minutes, I was refunded my $20.00 with an additional $20.00 worth on pump 6."
The power of having access to your in your back pocket!

05/17/2017

LegalShield Real Member Story of the Day
"This morning on my way to an I turned down a road I don't usually travel and hadn't yet noticed a speed limit sign. Most of the surrounding roads are 50 or 55 mph roads. The moment I saw lights behind me I figured this road was obviously set lower.
When the approached my window and told me I was going 57 in a 35 (& wasn't happy 😬).… I apologized and explained that I'm a very safe driver without traffic violations, but I was heading to an appointment and don't usually travel that road. I THANKED HIM for keeping us safe. I told him that I understood he had to write me a … then mentioned that's exactly why I keep my LegalShield – because even safe drivers can make that mistake sometimes. 😉
He walked back to his car with my drivers and returned with this WARNING saying that he knew my LS would show up to defend my citation anyway & so he would just let me go with a warning. He thanked me for being so respectful and not arguing that I deserved the ticket...and reminded me to . 👍🏻
A FOR 22 OVER?! 😦
POWERFUL!! 🙌🏼
This is what we offer to our members folks! The confidence of being protected, peace of mind and the power of our LegalShield service/providers."
~ E. Westley, Florida
(Worth noting that for access to nearly 7,000 top attorneys , Ms. Westley pays $19.95/month, !)

05/11/2017

Real Member Story of the Day
"A couple of days ago I got a letter / bill for over $2072.68 from my insurance company, stating that I had to reimburse them for all of my son's medicines from 2016. Of course I almost went into a cardiac arrest, so I then placed a call to my and they fired off a letter to my company. Result: I just got a phone call saying that my account had been zeroed out, that they had committed an error and that they highly apologize that it didn't get taken care of sooner. My $20 a month has now saved me $2072.68, meaning that I've now paid for the next 8 1/2 years of my membership. Thank you, LegalShield for offering such a wonderful !"
- K. Harper, UT

05/01/2017

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03/06/2017

Real Member Story of the Day:
"I bought a pretty expensive set of and realized after awhile that it was just defective. I'd purchased the special warranty and figured all would be fine since the furniture was still under warranty. When I called the company, however, I was told that my situation was . Didn't sound right or fair, or anything like what I was told when I bought the furniture and the warranty, so I called my here in Kansas. The attorney who called me back was patient and kind and had me email him pictures of the furniture. Since the warranty company was in Illinois, my Kansas law firm had the Illinois law firm contact me for details, then they wrote a letter to the company on my behalf. Today I got an email and phone call from the general manager of that company!! He would like to us the cost of our furniture ($3,500) toward a new set of furniture of our choice!! That's like 175 months of my LegalShield membership now covered and paid for. Thanks, LegalShield."
~ M. Miller
Kansas