Equal Justice for All Legal Expense Insurance Corporation provides affordable legal services to North Florida residents
Every citizen should have access to the legal system, and a person’s ability to have access is greatly enhanced with the assistance of a licensed attorney. The concept of affordable legal representation might seem out of reach to many. However, local attorney Fred C. Isaac, founder of Equal Justice For All Legal Expense Insurance Corporation, has made this concept his mission – successfully providing affordable legal services in Jacksonville for over 30 years.
“The concept is simple – Equal Justice provides an insurance policy for legal matters,” said Isaac, who started Equal Justice with David R. Lewis and Herman S. Paul in 1989 to provide access to legal representation at a fair price.
Equal Justice’s attorneys are available to handle many legal matters for their clients. For a monthly fee, a variety of legal issues can be taken care of by the plan’s attorneys, who have expertise in family law issues, misdemeanor criminal violations, real estate transactions, and personal injury matters. The plan provides members the power to manage their legal matters simply and effectively. A group policy through Equal Justice is available to all employees of a participating company. Employees typically pay through monthly payroll deductions or bank draft programs. For $20 a month, members and their families are entitled to a variety of legal services.
Rebecca Schriver, chief financial officer of Equal Justice, often hears clients say that the access to the legal services has been immeasurable. “Employers like the fact that their employees no longer have to worry about their legal issues because they have an attorney representing them,” Schriver said. “Statistics indicate that seven out of 10 people experience some type of legal issue in any 12-month period, and most of them do not hire an attorney because they cannot afford to do so. Approximately 30% of employees miss work due to a legal issue. The employees save precious hours at work and have peace of mind because they have a lawyer who is able to handle issues that they would have had to take time off from work to deal with themselves – such as traffic violations or family law matters.” Employers are able to provide a fringe benefit to their employees at no cost to them. The employees basically have an attorney on retainer.
“They know exactly with whom they’ll be dealing when they pick up the phone and call us,” Schriver said. Not to mention, employers and employees don’t have to mind the clock when they are dealing with their attorney. The monthly fee ensures relief from expensive, hourly rates.
Don’t work for a company? In business for yourself? Or maybe you’re an individual who wants the peace of mind that a lawyer is available anytime you need one. Equal Justice also features opportunities for individual policies at the cost of $25 per month. The plan offers unlimited phone and office consultations, contract review and preparation, and many other services. The pressure of having to monitor the hours spent talking to your attorney is removed and there are no exorbitant legal bills to pay. Schriver boils the opportunity down to numbers and cost savings. A simple will, living will and power of attorney for a husband and wife, for example, typically costs between $1,500 and $2,500, which are covered under the plan.
“The annual fee of $240 a year to participate in Equal Justice seems almost too good to be true,” Schriver said. “The goal of our company has been to find an expeditious way for an individual to have the advantages of ongoing legal representation just like large corporations have.” Equal Justice, based in Jacksonville, employs attorneys throughout North Florida. The Florida Bar supports the concept of legal service plans as a means of increasing a citizen’s ability to obtain legal services at an affordable cost. Equal Justice For All Legal Expense Insurance Corporation provides insured clients with access to the legal system as well as access to preventative legal services so they can find resolution early on the “small” issues before they become “major” legal problems. Fred Isaac has been practicing law in Jacksonville since 1969. For more information, call (904) 399-3313 or visit our website at www.equal-justiceforall.com.
“The goal of our company has been to find an expeditious way for an individual to have the advantages of ongoing legal representation just like large corporations have.”
— Rebecca Schriver chief financial officer of Equal Justice
“The concept is simple – Equal Justice provides an insurance policy for legal matters,” said Isaac, who started Equal Justice with David R. Lewis and Herman S. Paul in 1989 to provide access to legal representation at a fair price.
Equal Justice’s attorneys are available to handle many legal matters for their clients. For a monthly fee, a variety of legal issues can be taken care of by the plan’s attorneys, who have expertise in family law issues, misdemeanor criminal violations, real estate transactions, and personal injury matters. The plan provides members the power to manage their legal matters simply and effectively. A group policy through Equal Justice is available to all employees of a participating company. Employees typically pay through monthly payroll deductions or bank draft programs. For $20 a month, members and their families are entitled to a variety of legal services.
Rebecca Schriver, chief financial officer of Equal Justice, often hears clients say that the access to the legal services has been immeasurable. “Employers like the fact that their employees no longer have to worry about their legal issues because they have an attorney representing them,” Schriver said. “Statistics indicate that seven out of 10 people experience some type of legal issue in any 12-month period, and most of them do not hire an attorney because they cannot afford to do so. Approximately 30% of employees miss work due to a legal issue. The employees save precious hours at work and have peace of mind because they have a lawyer who is able to handle issues that they would have had to take time off from work to deal with themselves – such as traffic violations or family law matters.” Employers are able to provide a fringe benefit to their employees at no cost to them. The employees basically have an attorney on retainer.
“They know exactly with whom they’ll be dealing when they pick up the phone and call us,” Schriver said. Not to mention, employers and employees don’t have to mind the clock when they are dealing with their attorney. The monthly fee ensures relief from expensive, hourly rates.
Don’t work for a company? In business for yourself? Or maybe you’re an individual who wants the peace of mind that a lawyer is available anytime you need one. Equal Justice also features opportunities for individual policies at the cost of $25 per month. The plan offers unlimited phone and office consultations, contract review and preparation, and many other services. The pressure of having to monitor the hours spent talking to your attorney is removed and there are no exorbitant legal bills to pay. Schriver boils the opportunity down to numbers and cost savings. A simple will, living will and power of attorney for a husband and wife, for example, typically costs between $1,500 and $2,500, which are covered under the plan.
“The annual fee of $240 a year to participate in Equal Justice seems almost too good to be true,” Schriver said. “The goal of our company has been to find an expeditious way for an individual to have the advantages of ongoing legal representation just like large corporations have.” Equal Justice, based in Jacksonville, employs attorneys throughout North Florida. The Florida Bar supports the concept of legal service plans as a means of increasing a citizen’s ability to obtain legal services at an affordable cost. Equal Justice For All Legal Expense Insurance Corporation provides insured clients with access to the legal system as well as access to preventative legal services so they can find resolution early on the “small” issues before they become “major” legal problems. Fred Isaac has been practicing law in Jacksonville since 1969. For more information, call (904) 399-3313 or visit our website at www.equal-justiceforall.com.
Fred C. Issac
As managing partner of the law firm of Foerster, Isaac and Yerkes, P.A., Fred C. Isaac holds an AV rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the highest rating that can be determined by his peers. He is a graduate of Jacksonville University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and holds a Juris Doctorate from Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. Isaac is licensed with the Supreme Court of both the State of Florida and the United States of America as well as the United States Middle District of the State of Florida and all appellate courts in Florida.
Rebecca Schriver
Rebecca Schriver has long tenure with Foerster, Isaac & Yerkes, P.A. having worked for the firm 34 years. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Alabama and is a graduate of the American Institute for Paralegal Studies. Schriver is a Florida Registered Paralegal and is a member of The Florida Bar’s Florida Registered Paralegal Enrichment Committee.
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