The Pre-Paid Legal Story: The Story of One Man, His Company, and Its Mission to Provide Affordable Legal Protection for Everyone

by James Robinson, Harland C. Stonecipher, James W. Robinson

In 1972 Harland Stonecipher came face to face with the high price of justice when an accident he was involved in found its way into the courts. Even though the accident was not his fault, the staggering costs of legal protection nearly destroyed him financially. This traumatic experience planted the seeds of a vision that would eventually become Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc., the revolutionary network marketing company that is making justice affordable...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761522212
• ISBN13: 9780761522218
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

If you believe in "Justice For All", you must read this BOOK

Building your dream is serious business. I does not just happen, you need to take control of your life and just do it...The events and stories in this book can help you recognize how our actions DO have RE-actions that can change the world we live in. The only thing you need is, hard work, commitment and dedication. DO not believe in what other might say, read it from the source, and you too can reach your untapped potential. Mr. Stonecipher and his team did a wonderful job capturing the journey that we no dought will change our "Justice System" for the better in a very short time. Enjoy it and be prosper.

As a Pre-Paid legal Member for 16 years, the story is TRUE!

I've been a Pre-Paid Legal member for 16 years. As a single parent raising 3 children, this membership has been a LIFE SAVER. PPLSI has saved me countless thousands, especially on car warranties that insurance companies did NOT want to honor. They have helped me with insurance claims too. The adjuster is NOT your friend. It is their job to reduce or deny your claim !Pre-Paid Legal is one of the main PIONEERS in the Industry, and the industry now also bears the company's name in part.Like any product or service, when the VALUE is becoming WELL known, then imitations start popping up, some good, some bad, and some terrible. Those that market the imitations will try to bad-mouth the company they are trying to copy. This makes no sense at all.A good copy of a priceless painting may be very valuable, however the ORIGINAL is priceless.I remember what Zig Ziglar says when a person says a product or service is "JUST LIKE" another product. (Paraphrasing) He says I understand what you mean. My wife and I are "JUST ALIKE" We both have two ears, two eyes, two arms, two legs, one mouth. We love to eat and dance. However, there are a FEW "UNIQUE DIFFERENCES" and that is WHY I married my wife. There are also a FEW "UNIQUE DIFFERENCES" between the products that I'd like to explain.There are some "UNIQUE DIFFERENCES" in Pre-Paid Legal (PPL) Services, and that is what the book points out. ONLY PPL has a "Closed" panel of lawyers so they can AFFORD to INVEST vast amounts of money to connect the provider law firms in the states by computer to Ada OK, train them and their staff to give the BEST quality service, owns the 800# to the law firms, and give the law firms daily, weekly, and monthly report cards to help them give the best service. They mail out surveys to those members who use the service to have them rate the lawyers. PPLSI is the ONLY company that specializes in the Pre-Paid legal service that is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and is DEBT FREE to boot.PPLSI pays the law firms hundreds of thousands per month to provide membership services at "No Extra cost" to members. If the law firms do NOT give the BEST services to members or can NOT keep up with the rapid growth of the membership base, then they are replaced. Many law firms are on a waiting list to replace them. The Texas firm is paid over $700,000 a month, or over $8.4 million dollars a year and that figure is increasing in ALL states ! Thus, Pre-Paid legal members are (collectively) the law firm's #1 client. They are given the SERVICE and RESPECT that Pre-Paid Legal MEMBERS deserve by the nation's TOP-rated law firms. They have a network of lawyers in case you need a closer lawyer. I have the NEW "Legal Shield" for 24/7 NATIONWIDE help if a family member is detained, questioned, or arrested by a law officer or a security guard, with a few common-sense exceptions.In my opinion, Pre-Paid Legal Services and the book is like the TIP of an iceberg. You

There really are real-life heroes out there!

As the great Dr. Martin Luther King once said, " We refuse to believe that the Bank of Justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so we've come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand, the riches of freedom and the security of justice." If only he had met Mr. Harland Stonecipher. No matter what race, creed, color, or ethnicity, you now have a way to "cash your own check" and demand equal access to the justice system as well as "withdraw from the vaults" of PPL's incredicle financial opportunity. Harland's mission should be acknowledged and heralded by anyone ever having their rights trampled on or been denied justice. On top of that, he had provided a way for each Independent PPL associate to have an opportunity to achieve financial success beyond imagination. Everyone benefits from Pre-Paid Legal Services: The company, the independent associates, the lawyers, as well as the justice system itself. Everyone needs to read Harland's incredible story and his plans to change the justice system in North America!

Liberty and Justice for All!

I suppose I am biased. My life totally changed 5 short months ago when I became a Pre-Paid Legal Associate. I had the service and only mentioned it casually to friends, when I discovered the need in the marketplace. Pre-Paid Legal is a much needed service and it is going to change the face of justice in this country. It is amazing how much money the Pre-Paid Legal Associates are making simply by telling others about this much needed service.This book details the life and vision of Harold Stonecipher. I had the opportunity to hear him speak and he is powerful. A God-fearing man. A visionary. He helped me remember that Justice is not a commodity, its a right! Read this book. Know the story. Change your life.

An Incredibly Important Story For All North Americans

The essense of a great mind is a powerful imagination, because without being able to imagine things the way they are NOT, not even the greatest intellect can change things from the way they are. Harland Stonecipher's imagination of a world in which affordable access to justice--true equal justice under law for everyone, not just the rich--has become a reality thanks to the hard work and sacrifice of himself and his associates at Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. This is a business story, a personal story, and one of the most important stories you'll read this or any other year. As a member of Pre-Paid Legal and one of its many dedicated Independent Associates, I urge everyone in the USA and Canada to read this remarkable book by a remarkable man whose common sense, intellect, determination and imagination are making your life better every day.