# PrePaid Legal **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 25, 2004, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepaid-legal/256837 "2004-07-25T19:55:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2004, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepaid-legal/256837/1 "2004-07-25T19:55:25Z")
Has anyone heard about or joined this service? Do you have the Straight Dope? ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepaid-legal/256837/2 "2004-07-26T00:21:57Z")
I got involved with them through a guy I kind of knew, when you have a problem you get the run around and if you are persistent you might eventually get some flimsy advice. I wouldn’t go so far as to call it a scam but it is an unneccessary(sp?) expense (just do the math, it’s almost $400.00 a year). Unclviny ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepaid-legal/256837/3 "2004-07-26T03:07:35Z")
Thanks **Unclviny** , since I posted I’ve found they seem to be involved in a few lawsuits as defendents, but not much else. Think I’ll stay away from this one. ---
**Author:** ![Skully](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Skully](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skully)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepaid-legal/256837/4 "2004-07-26T03:18:07Z")
From one persons bad experience? My family has pre-paid legal for a while now. It is very convenient if you like to sue a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepaid-legal/256837/5 "2004-07-26T21:59:54Z")
> [@Skully](#): > > From one persons bad experience? My family has pre-paid legal for a while now. It is very convenient if you like to sue a lot. I _think_ the OP is referring to a brand name called “PrePaid Legal,” right? Lots of companies offer pre-paid legal as a company benefit that you pay for with your flex dollars or cafeteria plan or whatnot. Not a necesarrily a bad thing. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepaid-legal/256837/6 "2004-07-26T23:27:48Z")
Mr. Van der Kellen: “Oh, I have a cousin like that. He’s a sewer.” Bob Hartley [Newhart]: “That’s not a very nice thing to call him.” Mr. Van der Kellen: “No, that’s what he does. He’s a sue-er. He sues people.” ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prepaid-legal/256837/7 "2004-07-27T02:41:13Z")
> [@Balthisar](#): > > I _think_ the OP is referring to a brand name called “PrePaid Legal,” right? > > Lots of companies offer pre-paid legal as a company benefit that you pay for with your flex dollars or cafeteria plan or whatnot. Not a necesarrily a bad thing. Correctamundo!