Legalshield Ind. Assoc.- Joe Hess

09/20/2019

Legal services for construction companies, including litigation, contract review, negotiation, lien and bond issues, risk analysis and more.

06/25/2019

Seek wise counsel.

06/24/2019

Covered by the best! You should be too!

Identity theft has been a big problem for years, and it's not getting any better. That's why we recommend an identity protection service. Of course, the field is crowded when it comes to picking one. So, we compare five heavy hitters in the indust…

05/24/2019

The Better Way for dealing with daily troubles.

Success Story – Helping a member after a faulty mortgage transfer. Our member called because her mortgage had been transferred to a new servicer, which was raising payments to make up for the zero escrow balance. A review of her closing documents showed that the original mortgage company got an escrow payment, but when the mortgage had been transferred, the new servicer noted “zero escrow balance.” The other monthly statements revealed the original mortgage company had zeroed out her original escrow received from the closing, for unknown reasons. She’d spent many hours on the phone with both companies. We sent a strongly-worded letter to the first mortgage company. She called to say they cut her a $600 check to cover the missing escrow amount.

05/16/2019

Success Story – Helping a member withdraw from school with a refund. Our member had suffered from Seasonal Affective Disorder, and had a difficult time at his university. He’d attempted to withdraw from his graduate studies in economics, but was told he couldn’t get his money refunded nor could he get an incomplete. We wrote a letter to the university on his behalf. He just called in to say he’ll be getting a full refund. That’s a $10,000 value!

02/28/2019

Success Story – Helping a member with water damage cleanup. Our member hired a company for cleanup after water damage in her home. They never gave her an estimate when she asked for one, but they said insurance would pay them. The bill was large, however. More than the amount insurance would pay for. She consulted with one of our attorneys. With some assistance from us, she settled with the company and they reduced their bill from nearly $5,000 to approximately $3,000. We reviewed the settlement agreement, and she is going to accept the deal. That’s a $2,000 savings!

01/17/2019

Success Story – Helping a member avoid a scam. Someone called our member, claiming she owed $800 for a payday loan from 10+ years ago. Our member asked for their name, and called us worried about paying it. We wrote a dispute letter to the law firm the opposing party claimed to be calling from. That law firm called back to confirm that our member owes no debt. They are now looking into the opposing party, which has been using their law firm name for “collections” calls. That’s $800 our member avoided paying, to a phishing scammer!

12/21/2018

Reasons you can use an attorney.

Success Story – Helping a member who got the wrong flooring. Our member bought some flooring. She bought it specifically because they have children, and the salesman had promised it was waterproof. She spilled water on the new floor, which became discolored. She wanted a refund. One of our attorneys sent a letter on her behalf, along with a follow-up letter. Eventually, the company agreed to refund her money, totaling $2,450. Another happy member!

12/13/2018

Sound familiar??

Success Story – Helping a member file an insurance claim. Our member was having trouble with her homeowner’s insurance claim. She simply wanted to know if they would cover a claim for her, but they ignored letters from her as well as letters from our firm. We played phone tag with the insurance company for several months. Then, our member filed a complaint with the Commissioner of Insurance, which got their attention. They got in touch and said this wouldn’t normally be covered, but they’d be willing to pay something. Our attorney sent estimates for the work done, totaling $22,850, and stated that initial estimates had been over $40,000. They finally agreed to pay the pay the current estimates. Our member is very happy with the result!

11/30/2018

Success Story – Helping a member out of a purchase agreement. Our member was having a lot of issues with a condo that she was going to purchase. We wrote a demand letter to the seller, insisting they let her out of the purchase agreement and refund her earnest money ($1,000). The seller’s attorney got in touch, saying they’d let her out of the contract if they could keep the earnest money. Our member agreed to those terms.

10/22/2018

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