Mary Lynn LegalShield Associate
134 Afton Ave L3B 1W3 Welland, ON, Canada

We set the Gold Standard when we launched as the Best-in-Class provider in 2003... and now ID Shield is a 2x contender for the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards today. Our product is once again being recognized for its comprehensive data monitoring platform, identity protection policy of up to $1 million, and emergency services. Protect your Family with The Best... YOU deserve it. ... #TeamHOPENiagara #MissionDriven #WeProtectAndEmpower

Unfair Employer I just wanted to let you know the results of a letter sent for us on our behalf by [a lawyer]. After what we felt was a breach of contract with a company that my husband was recently working for, [the lawyer] consulted with us, reviewed our documents and then sent a letter for us demanding compensation. Two weeks later, we received a cheque from the company for $6,814.90 for vacation pay not yet taken, as agreed upon in the contract. ... Also, as it turns out, because we know what our rights are from the advice given by [our lawyer], we can still go after the company for another $4,500.00 where they illegally deducted worker’s safety benefits from our cheque. Because LegalShield informed us of our rights, we made another phone call to a certain government department where they will investigate this company and force them to pay back our $4,500.00 That’s a total of $11,314.00 we would have walked away from, had we not had our LegalShield membership. The only legal fee to us was our monthly LegalShield membership which has now been paid for the next 26 years! Thanks to LegalShield for your dedication and wisdom in making Equal Access to the justice system in North America reality for all. And thank you [lawyer] for your diligent assistance in this matter. #TeamHOPENiagara #ThePPLGroup #MissionDriven #WeProtectAndEmpower

Member Story of the Day - Small Biz Services: I hired a service for a new logo for a company I have. After weeks of emails and phone calls I never received my second round of revisions as agreed to in our service contract. After trying myself for a refund, one letter from my NJ law firm and it was processed next day. Grateful for my membership! My firm got me a $495 refund in 24 hours! #TeamHOPENiagara #WeProtectAndEmpower #MissionDriven

Medical Insurance Claims: I had had a brain tumor removed in ’97. Evidently, I had a rider on my policy that stated if I was ever seriously ill for a period of time, I did not have to pay on the insurance policy. My new insurance agent wanted me to know that I had money that should be returned to me and she put in a claim in my name. Over the next two months, the claim representatives were sending me letters and wanted doctor’s results, CT scans, etc. ... I had been nice at first and given them as much as I had. Finally, I decided that this was not right, since I wasn’t even the one that turned in the claim. I called my LegalShield Provider Law Firm and they had me fax them the latest letter from the claim adjuster and a copy of the rider to my policy. They immediately sent a letter off to the claim agent. Within a week I received a check for over $6900.00 and was also notified that I did not have to pay on my life insurance again until the following year! So they actually saved me many thousands of dollars ON TOP OF the $6900.00. That was my first experience with LegalShield. I will be a member for life and now my entire family. Another Happy member. Another Happy member. #TeamHOPENiagara #ThePPLGroup #MissionDriven #WeProtectAndEmpower

We LOVE living on our yacht, "Slice Of Life". It's the best lifestyle anyone could imagine but sometimes there are minor drawbacks . . . And sometimes big ones too. A few months ago, we discovered that seawater had somehow seeped into our engines ruining them to the tune of $120,000! Talk about BAD NEWS! I contacted our insurance company in hopes that this was a covered loss and, ya know what? They weren't very forthcoming so we contacted our LegalShield Provider Law Firm,... Parker Stanbury. After consulting with them, they wrote a SIX PAGE LETTER on our behalf and sent it off last week with another 14 pages of supporting documentation. By the way, we didn't even have to pay for the stamp that went on the envelope. It was all covered by our $25 a month membership. Well, if you're wondering why we're smiling it's because last night we received from our insurance company a settlement offer of $124,777 ! ! ! THANK YOU LEGALSHIELD! Sallie and Gerry Hasson #TeamHOPENiagara #ThePPLGroup #WeProtectAndEmpower #MissionDriven See more

Member Story Small Business Debt Collection: We had a ‘prompt paying’ client that on the last month of a six-month, $1100.00/month contract failed to pay and stopped answering our calls. He ignored our invoices. We drove by his old address and found no relief. We purchased a Business Plan from LegalShield and sent our documentation to our Provider Law firm. On the morning of the fourth day after a Demand Letter was sent by the firm, we found a Cashier’s Check in our... Mailbox for the entire debt. That collection paid for our membership for many years. The Peace of Mind (which continues today) is Priceless. #TeamHOPENiagara #ThePPLGroup #WeProtectAndEmpower #MissionDriven

Member Story Criminal ID Theft: I recently applied for a part-time job. The manager asked me if I could come in for an interview the next day. When I got there I was greeted by three police officers who asked a bunch of questions about my ID. One of the officers told me they were detaining me because they had reason to believe that I was responsible for vehicle theft and check fraud. They handcuffed me and placed me in the car and took me away to the police stati...on. As soon as a detective came into my holding room I asked to speak with my attorney immediately. For some reason, the detective was shocked of my request. ‘You have an attorney?’ was how the detective responded. I said yes and after a brief stare-down, the detective left. About five minutes later, the officer who placed the handcuffs on me came back with a phone and said, ‘Mr. Torres here’s your phone so you can call your attorney, is there anything else you need?’ I was shocked that he was even calling me Mr. Torres because at the establishment, he literally was going to have my head for just talking. I called the law firm, explained the situation and then eventually we got the ID Theft Shield specialists on the line as well. Another officer came in and gave me some water followed by him saying, ‘Mr. Torres is there anything else we can get for you at this time?’ The investigators explained to me that, based on the information they had, my identity had been compromised. They were able to figure out the last place where my information was being used. I then spoke with the attorney and said they were going to be letting me go and if they gave me any more problems to call back immediately. The detective came in and expressed the police department’s apologies. I was then let go. Looking back, I remained quite calm during that emotional ordeal that day knowing I had professionals watching my back just a phone call away. Every time I think about what happened that day, I ask myself ‘what would have happened if I didn’t have my LegalShield membership?’ I will never be without it. #TeamHOPENiagara #ThePPLGroup #WeProtectAndEmpower #MissonDriven

I'd like to share how my attorney from LegalShield here in Maine gave me my life back! I am a single mom of 3 boys. Wanting to raise my own children, I started a day care more than 20 years ago. I have been blessed with caring for many children over the years, but I NEVER expected the following to happen to me. On Friday, November 10, I received a call late in the afternoon from one of my day care moms telling me that her 11-year old son had gone to the school counselor and...Continue reading

The member called our LegalShield provider law firm quite upset. Her house had burned down and her home owner’s insurance company was denying the $250,000.00 claim. Most attorneys would jump at the chance to take that case on a contingency of about $80,000.00 but our firm opted to help her at no additional charge under the included provision of letters and phone calls. Our attorney first contacted the member’s insurance company's attorney to encourage them to pay the claim. ...The answer: still denied. He next wrote a letter to her insurance company, demanding immediate payment, or we would file suit for the $250K, court costs, attorney's fees, and, as provided under state law, three times the damages for bad-faith denial of their client's claim and their outrageous behavior. The insurance company promptly replied back that they had reconsidered, and would pay the claim. The frosting on the cake? The executives of the local branch of the insurance company took the member out to lunch to apologize for the way everything was handled. How much did this cost the member? Not one cent over her monthly membership fee. Another Happy Member (Story shared by Provider Law Firm) #TeamHOPENiagara #ThePPLGroup #WeProtectAndEmpower #MissionDriven See more

Member Story - Credit Card Processing: A restaurant owner who was promised a certain rate on his merchant card machine so he signed a 4-year contract because it was a good rate. A few months later, the rate started creeping up. he wasted hours upon hours and spent months trying to get them to fix it every time the rate went up, nothing but he's stuck with a contract and afraid of a hefty termination fee.... Not knowing what else to do, he enrolled for a LegalShield Small Business Plan. He called his Provider law firm, who wrote a 3-page letter to the merchant card provider. A few days later he received a phone call from district area manager to schedule a time to meet with him in person. After the meeting, the district area manager closed it with "I have no idea how this issue got this far but we will make it right and allow you to get out of our contract without any penalties. We calculated all the overcharges therefore will be sending you a cheque in the amount of over $6,000.00!" #TeamHOPENiagara #ThePPLGroup #WeProtectandEmpower #SmallBusinessSupport