Bronxville employees who are members of the Trust are entitled to legal representation in certain circumstances. The details are below.
HAROLD, SALANT, STRAFFIELD & SPEILBERG
81 Main Street
White Plains, New York 10601
Tel: (914) 683-2500
GROUP LEGAL SERVICE PLAN
COVERAGE
The plan covers the plan member, spouse, children to the age of 19, living at home, or dependent children in school and not gainfully employed to age 25. The plan is limited to the practice of law in the States of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey and within a 50-mile radius of Bronxville, New York.
INCLUDED SERVICES
1. Consultation and Advice (in office or by phone)
a. Any personal matter
b. Any business matter
2. Simple Document Preparation or Review (personal non-business matters):
a. Loan Agreements
b. Contracts to buy or sell personal property, e.g.: automobiles
c. Installment sale contract, e.g.: to purchase household furnishings
d. Leases
3. Correspondence and Telephone Communication to Third Parties (personal non-business matters), e.g.:
a. Property damages claims, e.g.: automobile accidents
b. Consumer problems, e.g.: defective products or services
c. Negotiation of debt repayment obligations
d. Protection against improper debt collection practices
e. Landlord/Tenant problems
4. Purchase and sale of house, condominium or cooperative apartment (Member’s primary residence)
5. Simple Will for member and spouse
6. Living Will, Medical Care Proxy
7. General Power of Attorney
8. Initial appearance at Criminal and Family Court (Emergency night telephone number is provided below)
MATTERS NOT COVERED
1. Anything not specifically included in plan
2. Claims between members of the plan
3. Claims between the member, spouse, or dependant and the Trust Fund, the Association or the School
District or arising under the Collective Bargaining Agreement
4. Matters currently with another attorney
5. Unmeritorious or spite claims
6. Litigation before any Court or Administrative Tribunal