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What is the Texas Legal Protection Plan?
The Texas Legal Protection Plan (TLPP) is the largest, oldest and most comprehensive
legal program in Texas. TLPP was created in 1972 by the State Bar of Texas as a means
of better meeting the legal needs for Texans.
AT A GLANCE
● Served over a million Texans
TLPP connects its members to an open forum panel of nearly 1,000 statewide
participating attorneys who serve our members’ legal needs just as they would serve
their regular clientele, yet rather than billing the client, the attorney bills TLPP at a
contracted rate.
● Serve municipalities,
Legal matters covered in the TLPP program include Family Law, Civil Law, Criminal Law,
Juvenile Law, Consumer Protection, Estate Planning and much more. TLPP is NOT a
discount or referral program. TLPP is a comprehensive legal benefit program that offers
its members legal assistance, advice, consultation and complete court and trial
representation.
● Only legal plan created,
Fortune 500 companies,
State agencies, nonprofits,
universities, associations,
unions and more
endorsed and governed by
a State Bar Association
● TLPP adjudicates all claims
and administers the plan
Why would I need a legal plan?
Like all insurance policies, members or policyholders pay premiums in the anticipation
of an accident or an emergency occurring. We carry health insurance, home owners
insurance, car insurance even life insurance to help mitigate the costs should we get
sick, have a car accident, a house fire or a fatality.
The Texas Legal Protection Plan works in the same way. Imagine the costs of trying to
regain your identity after it has been stolen, the costs associated with a divorce or
modifying child support or alimony, the thousands of dollars it would take to prepare a
complete and executable Will? What about the costs associated with an adoption,
expunging a prior record, being sued by a credit card company, or even going through
probate. Legal issues are quite common and very expensive to resolve.
Most of us don’t consider these costs because we assume we will never have to. We
assume we will never have the need to hire a lawyer...until it’s too late. The Texas Legal
Protection Plan protects you and your family all year long for about the same cost a
lawyer would charge for just a single hour of work. Knowing you are protected should a
legal issues arise and NOT WORRY ABOUT HOW YOU ARE GOING TO AFFORD it is the
essence of the Texas Legal Protection Plan because members get the same great and
effective legal assistance as anyone else, they just don’t pay for it.
Don’t risk it. Prepare. Protect. Plan.
OUR IMPACT
● Partner with nearly 1,000
Texas attorneys statewide
● Adjudicate roughly $60,000
in weekly claims
● Collectively, saved our
members millions of dollars
● Serve both rural and urban
areas
● Tens of thousands of dollars
in legal benefit coverage
As an employer, why should I join TLPP?
Benefits are among the top factors for employees when considering positions as well as staying at current businesses
and organizations. If you want to ensure you are recruiting and retaining top staff, then a robust and valuable
benefits package is an absolute.
Adding the largest, oldest and most comprehensive legal program in the State, will enhance your benefit portfolio at
ZERO COST. That’s right. It’s completely FREE for employers to join the Texas Legal Protection Plan and make it
available to your staff. Plus, TLPP administers the plan, educates your HR staff as well as employees on the
membership benefits and provides FREE membership meetings and FREE legal clinics to your staff throughout the
year as often as needed.
Member Groups will be visible among our membership and, therefore, gain valuable exposure to some of Texas’ best
industries. Member Groups also have opportunities to partner with TLPP and sponsor member events.
Unlike all other legal plans, TLPP is a nonprofit, member-based organization that relies solely on membership dues.
TLPP is 100% member focused. TLPP’s Board of Directors is appointed by the State Bar of Texas’ Board of Directors
and regulated by the Texas Department of Insurance. TLPP doesn’t have individual contractors “selling” our service
and ALL of our attorneys are located and licensed to practice law in Texas. TLPP is accountable and transparent.
What kind of attorneys participate with the Texas Legal Protection Plan?
Lawyers of varying experience, practice area, certification and location choose to participate with the largest,
oldest and most comprehensive legal plan in Texas. The Texas Legal Protection Plan has nearly 1,000 attorneys
across the state that help us reach our mission of keeping affordable and effective legal assistance accessible to
our members.
Board Certified attorneys in Family law, Criminal law, Estate Planning
Sole practitioners
Partners and associates in both large and small firms
Average years of experience among TLPP Panel attorneys: 12
What are the benefits for attorneys for participating with the Texas Legal Protection Plan?
Attorneys choose to participate with TLPP on an open forum basis, with no preference or favoritism or case
quota. Participation with TLPP ensures a Panel attorney:
FREE to participate
Increase in law business
Increased visibility with the State Bar of Texas
Speaking engagement and opportunities
Exposure among our impressive membership
“I didn’t go to accounting school for a reason. I went to law school
because I wanted to become a lawyer. That often and awkward
conversation you sometime have to have with clients about their budgets
and how much they can pay me doesn’t happen with my TLPP clients.
That’s because TLPP pays me, not my TLPP client.”
-Robert Avera, TLPP Panel Attorney since 2009
GROUP APPLICATION
IDENTIFICATION
Organization/Business Name
Contact Name
Website
Email address of Contact
Office phone no.
Fax no.
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Office location address
City
State
Zip code
Mailing address
City
State
Zip code
Organization/business type
Date Organization/business established
Total number of location(s)
Business hours (Monday-Friday)
Business hours (weekends)
Total shifts (1 , 2 , 3 )
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Total number of employees
Other
HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT US
TLPP(website/announcement)
Other:
How did you hear about TLPP?
TLPP Participating Attorney:
TLPP Member:
COVERAGE
Plan type
Additional services (limited to qualifying groups)
State Employee Benefit = work-related civil and criminal defense endorsement $1.00 per month
TPEA Employee/Member Benefit = work-related hearing endorsement $1.00 per month
STANDARD PLAN (see below for list of services)
Plan year (12 consecutive months)
Billing Option
Calendar - January through December
Fiscal – September through August
Other:
Payment Option (select multiple options)
Bill directly to organization/business
Bill directly to member
Other:
Monthly Bank draft/ACH (checking or savings)
Annual Bank drat/ACH (checking or savings)
Annual Credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express)
ENROLLMENT
Enrollment Option
TLPP to coordinate enrollment directly from organization or employee/member
Other:
Enrollment period
Enrollment Meeting(s)
Open – Anytime (every month)
Closed – Only during enrollment period
Other:
Organization to coordinate enrollment
List date(s) for meetings
No
Yes
*In-Service/Education
New hire orientation
Benefit fair
Other:
Effective date (1st day of the month)
All staff meeting
Lunch and Learn events
Other:
*TEXAS LEGAL PROTECTION PLAN conducts educational and outreach sessions to organizations and businesses that vary from the importance of estate planning, family law, consumer protection
and other areas of law. These engagements last approximately an hour and are free of charge. TLPP partners with provider attorneys to provide the education.
SERVICES
Each of the services is available once per plan year established by the organization/business per account: (see Summary of Benefits for service limitations)
Estate Planning
Will(s) including complex trusts provisions/ Living Will(s)
Family Law
Adoption / Civil Action (defense)/ Divorce / Name Change/Modification of Existing Order (Divorce and Modification require a 6-month waiting period
from the date of the first date of coverage of the subscriber)
Criminal Law
/Power of Attorney(s)/Codicils
DWI (defense) / Felony (defense)/ Juvenile Court (defense)/ Habeas Corpus (defense)
License Suspension/Revocation (defense) / Misdemeanor (defense)/ Insanity/Infirmity
Civil Law
Civil Action (defense) /Consumer Protection
Bankruptcy
Chapter 7 or Chapter 13
Preventative Legal Services
4 hours of legal advice, negotiations, correspondence, document preparation
Hotline
Speak directly with an attorney for general legal advice and consultation Monday through Friday 9 am – 5 pm
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I am applying, on behalf of the organization/business named above to enroll as a group member and make these services available to the members, employees and affiliates of this
organization/business. The certificate of benefits, together with this application constitute the entire agreement between Texas Legal Protection Plan and the organization/business listed above
with respect to the membership, and there are no agreements, understandings, warranties or representations other than as set forth herein and in the certificate of benefits.
Signature
Date
Name:
Title:
Toll (800) 252-9346 | Fax (512) 327-0163 | Austin (512) 327-1372 | Office 7500 Rialto Boulevard, Building One, Suite 120, Austin, Texas 78735 | Web www.tlpp.org
CREATED AND ENDORSED BY THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS SINCE 1972 05/2011