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Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (PPD)On Jan 7: 42.86   0.00 (0.00%)  
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Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.
One Pre-Paid Way
Ada, OK 74820
United States - Map
Phone: 580-436-1234
Fax: 580-436-7409

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 600 SmallCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Services
Industry:Personal Services
Full Time Employees:801

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. designs, underwrites, and markets legal expense plans in the United States and Canada. It sells memberships, which allow members to access legal services through a network of independent law firms. The company primarily provides preventive legal services that offer toll-free access to a member’s provider law firm for advice and consultation on legal matters; motor vehicle legal protection services; and trial defense services, such as the provision of assistance to the member and the member’s spouse through a schedule of benefits based on Membership year. It also offers internal revenue service (IRS) audit services that provide up to 50 hours of legal assistance per year in the event the member, spouse, or dependent children receive written notification of an IRS audit or are summoned in writing to appear before the IRS concerning a tax return; and various discounted legal services. In addition, the company offers specialty service plans, including business owners’ legal solutions plan, which provides business oriented legal service benefits for small businesses; commercial driver legal plan designed for professional truck drivers and offers various driving-related benefits; home-based business plan designed to provide small business owners access to commonly needed legal services; and comprehensive group legal services plan designed for the large group employee benefit market. Further, it offers legal shield plan that provides members with 24-hour access to a toll-free number for provider law firm assistance if the member is arrested or detained; identity theft shield, which enable members to toll free access to the identity theft specialists; and Canadian family plan that provides assistance with Canadian Government agencies, warranty assistance, and small claims court assistance. As of December 31, 2008, Pre-Paid Legal Services had 1,559,154 memberships. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Ada, Oklahoma.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 3-Jan-10 is better than 7.4% of S&P 600 companies and 30.8% of Consumer Services companies.
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KEY EXECUTIVES 
 PayExercised
Mr. Harland C. Stonecipher , 71
Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres
$ 2.18M $ 0
Mr. Steve Williamson , 49
Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
$ 172.00K $ 50.00K
Mr. Randy Harp , 54
Chief Operating Officer
$ 294.00K $ 0
Mr. Mark Brown , 57
Chief Marketing Officer and Sr. VP
$ 1.01M $ 0
Ms. Kathleen S. Pinson , 57
VP of Regulatory Compliance and Sec.
$ 184.00K $ 0
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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