by Daniel C. Lewis

With the current pandemic we will be experiencing some very dramatic changes to our laws across the country.  Record hospitalization, death, unemployment along with new standards for social distancing is ushering a new era. With new social guidelines happening across the country it is a smart choice for the professional entrepreneur to have the proper legal protection against looming legal issues.

Here are 4 reasons that professionals should carry some type of a legal service plan in their toolbox

1.  Legal Service Plans can give you access to an entire law firm.  Imagine if you, as an entrepreneur, had access to a Contract Attorney, Tax Attorney, or Estate Attorney.  Imagine being able to talk with an attorney about how to help you lower legal risk of operating your business.  Imagine even if in the process of going to each of your assignments you receive a traffic ticket and having an attorney represent you in court.  Would that be a benefit to you?

2.  Laws are becoming more and more complicated.  If you are not a lawyer it probably a mistake to try to interpret the laws on your own without the counsel of a trained and license attorney. Would it be a benefit to have an attorney to consult on business decisions?

3.  Not having a legal service plan will cost you.  As an entrepreneur you will be dealing with companies in a different states which means contracts that will be under the jurisdiction of that state.  Sometime you will even be asked to sign documents that is not quite clear to you and may even seem like it is in a different language.  If you are an employee you may be asked by your employer at times to sign documents that you would consider questionable.  If an unintentional mistake is made on documents by you, would you feel more confident in the outcome of a legal proceeding if you had an attorney to help you through the process?

4.   Having a Legal Service Plan helps you operate an Efficient/Effective Business.  Using a Legal Service Plan effectively helps to keep you out of litigation and becoming a Defendant in a court case.  Remember the old saying “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”.  Could you benefit with consulting with an attorney about lower risk factors to your business?

Daniel C. Lewis resides in Carmel, IN. He has had more than 43 years of business experience. Daniel is a Navy Veteran and is the Director of Lewis Training Services. He was named in 2010 National Notary of the Year as well as named Indiana Honorary Secretary of State. Daniel is the co-author of the business guide MAKE YOUR BUSINESS OUR BUSINESS. You can contact Daniel at admin@lewistraining.online.