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BRONXVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST

 

GROUP LEGAL SERVICES 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:

Consultation and Advice (in office or by phone)

Any personal matter

Any business matter

Simple Document Preparation or Review (personal non-business matters):

Loan Agreements

Contracts to buy or sell personal property, e.g.: automobiles

Installment sale contract, e.g.: to purchase household furnishings

Leases

Correspondence and Telephone Communication to Third Parties

(personal non-business matters), e.g.:

Property damages claims, e.g.: automobile accidents

Consumer problems, e.g.: defective products or services

Negotiation of debt repayment obligations

Protection against improper debt collection practices

Landlord/Tenant problems

Purchase and sale of house, condominium or cooperative apartment

(Member’s primary residence)

Simple Will for member and spouse

Living Will, Medical Care Proxy

General Power of Attorney

Initial appearance at Criminal and Family Court

(Emergency night telephone number is provided below)

MATTERS NOT COVERED

Anything not specifically included in plan

Claims between members of the plan

Claims between the member, spouse, or dependent and the Trust Fund, the Association or the School District or arising under the Collective Bargaining Agreement

Matters currently with another attorney

Unmeritorious or spite claims

Litigation before any Court or Administrative Tribunal

REDUCED FIXED FEE SCHEDULE FOR NON-INCLUDED SERVICES:

Purchase or sale of house, condominium or cooperative apartment (non-primary residence): 5% of price (minimum $500: maximum $1,000)

Traffic Court matters: $150 per pre-trial Court appearance: trial by agreement

Administration or Probate of Estate: 2.5% of gross estate (minimum $1,000)

Name change: $350

Uncontested Adoption: $500

Uncontested Divorce or Uncontested Separation Agreement (excludes negotiation): $750

Uncontested Personal Bankruptcy: $750

Personal injury actions: 25% contingency fee

Business and personal matters not set forth in the Fixed Fee Schedule: Fees shall be mutually agreed to by the attorney and client

NOTE: Court and filing fees or other disbursements are payable by the client.

HAROLD, SALANT, STRAFFIELD & SPIELBERG

81 Main Street

White Plains, New York 10601

Tel: (914) 683-2500 Ext. 310; Fax: (914) 683-1279

(Christopher Harold’s Home & Cell Telephone Numbers,

For Emergency Use Only: Home (845) 628-7663,

Cell (914) 420-8636)

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