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Hyatt Legal Plans company history timeline

1982

In 1982 sales reached $4 million, then Harland Stonecipher decided to take the advice of an old friend named John Hail that multilevel marketing (MLM), also known as network marketing, was a legitimate and effective way to sell goods and services.

1985

In 1985 Christopher P. Nolan worked as a Pre-Paid Legal Services salesman, but he felt MLM was more suited for selling a tangible commodity.

1987

By 1987 Pre-Paid Legal had recruited over 200,000 sales associates, who were independent contractors, like distributors in other MLM firms.

Of course, Pre-Paid Legal continued to honor the open plans signed before 1987, but those declined as time passed.

The National Resource Center for Consumers of Legal Services estimated that in 1987 about 30 million Americans were enrolled in a prepaid legal plan.

1993

In 1993 the company entered a marketing agreement to use the services of Roger Staubach, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback.

1995

Beginning March 1, 1995, it introduced a level commission schedule where commissions of about 25 percent were paid during each year customers paid their premiums.

The firm's Small Business Legal Plan was first developed and marketed in 1995.

1996

In its 1996 annual report, Pre-Paid Legal stated it had "mixed success with cooperative marketing arrangements in the past and is unable to predict with certainty what success it will achieve, if any, under its current cooperative marketing arrangements.

1997

Third, Pre-Paid Legal began on January 4, 1997 a one-day classroom and field training program for sales associates.

Salomon Brothers emphasized, "Network marketing is Not a Pyramid Scheme," in its report on Pre-Paid Legal on May 29, 1997.

By 1997 the firm was offering its Family Plan in Spanish in states such as Florida, California, and Texas.

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