Legal Defense – Membership Costs & Plans

SDF is the only one that will fight for you to the U.S. Supreme Court and cover all your expenses for both criminal and civil cases.  If you choose the “Optimum + $10 Million” coverage that plan has unlimited attorney fees plus extras and includes coverage of a civil judgement in case you are unlucky enough to have a biased judge and/or a bad jury. 

This plan includes payment of a civil judgement paid not to exceed the total aggregate via a supersedeas bond aka appeals bond.  Supersedeas (also termed “writ of supersedeas”) is Latin for “you shall desist,” and it refers to a stay of the enforcement of a judgment pending appeal; a writ or bond that suspends a judgment creditor’s power to levy execution.

SDF is the only one that will fight for you to the U.S. Supreme Court and cover all your expenses for both criminal and civil cases.  The “Basic Coverage” includes unlimited attorney fees plus $1 Million Dollars for extras. The appeal process is still ongoing. This plan DOES NOT cover civil judgements.

Frequent Question:  What is the difference between the Individual Membership $1Million (Basic Coverage) and the Optimum $10 Million plan?

Answer:  The basic Individual Membership plan does not cover civil judgements.  Although we win the majority of our member cases there is always the possibility of a bad jury and/or a biased judge.  With the Optimum $10 Million plan there is no need to worry because the judgement is covered while the appeal process remains ongoing.

• Access to legal consult services for your case.
• Unlimited hours of expert legal consult services for no additional cost.
• Post-Trial coverage, trial defense, appeal defense should you need to appeal a conviction.
• Alerts of changes to your state’s self-defense laws so you’re always aware of what is required of you.
• A complete archive of training video so you can hone your skills using real-life use-of-force events.
• Unlimited attorney fees (Criminal and Civil)
• 24/7 Attorney emergency phone number
• Q & A phone number (8am to 5pm CST)
• Access to more than one attorney. (Why settle for just one attorney when you can have access to the combined knowledge of over 150 attorneys nationwide)
• Private Investigator
• Expert Witness
• Access to a forensic testing lab
• Bail Bonds up to $100,000

Please compare the SDF coverage plan to other companies.  We have attorneys in every state. WE ARE NOT A REFERAL SERVICE. We pay our attorneys and their legal team to aggressively defend you because you deserve the best that money can buy.

The truth is that most armed citizens simply have no idea of the legal minefield they step into the second they pull the trigger or use any weapon. More than one of the people we have defended explained, from that moment, their life changed forever. Even if no criminal charge is filed.

Because we live in a litigious society, there are attorneys looking to make life miserable in criminal and civil court. That’s the reality. Defending a life with a firearm or any weapon can break people – it can destroy your life savings, your family and your job.

Only one legal gun defense will fight for you to the U.S. Supreme Court and cover you for both Criminal and Civil cases. We are NOT plea bargain attorneys.

SDF is the only one that will fight for you to the U.S. Supreme Court and cover all your expenses for both criminal and civil cases.  The “Basic Coverage” includes unlimited attorney fees plus $1 Million Dollars for extras. We are NOT plea bargain attorneys.  Read the law enforcement addendum for more details.

Federal, state, county or local law enforcement personnel expose themselves to risks every day. Those risks include the possibility of being sued criminally or civilly for something you did while performing your law enforcement duties. While acting in the scope of your employment, federal, state, and local officers can be sued for intentionally violating a person’s constitutional rights.

Like anyone else facing a lawsuit, officers have various defenses available to assert in their defense. Of course, these include all of the traditional defenses available in a criminal or civil case.

For law enforcement officers, the level of immunity available is known as “qualified immunity.” As the name implies, this type of immunity is protective, but is not an absolute guarantee against successfully being sued.
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SDF is the only one that will fight for you to the U.S. Supreme Court and cover all your expenses for both criminal and civil cases.  The “Basic Coverage” includes unlimited attorney fees plus $1 Million Dollars for extras. The appeal process is still ongoing. This plan DOES NOT cover civil judgements.

All though self defense instruction is normally a safe and a good way to teach discipline, self-defense, and confidence you the instructor open yourself to civil law suits from students for teaching them how to injure another person even in self-defense.

In the instruction world there are many arguments that take place. Many argue about the purpose of one’s training. Even though thousands of martial artists are interested in character-building, physical fitness and the mental discipline that comes with the training, most individuals join martial arts studios to feel more confident about their ability to protect and defend themselves and the same applies to taking firearms training or getting a gun permit.

The ability to defend your-self brings up some very interesting questions: Do you have the right to protect yourself in any way you feel is necessary?

Are you protected against assault charges, criminal or civil lawsuits brought against you by someone you injured while defending yourself?

If you are threatened with bodily harm, are you justified in taking any action necessary to protect yourself, your significant other or your personal possessions?

Any of your students who train in the martial arts should be aware of court rulings and certain laws that might affect their actions as well as you the trainer.

There are not many simple, clear-cut rights as you may think. Depending on the state or country that you reside, using your martial arts skills or shooting someone may lead to an arrest, or a costly and complicated lawsuit.

There are legal consequences in defending yourself. Remember this; in a court of law, it is assumed that you are aware of the legal limits of your actions. There’s a common legal saying, “Ignorance of the Law is No Defense.”

In today’s world martial arts and firearm instructors should be aware that you the instructor may also be held accountable for your student’s actions, especially if what you’re teaching is not within the limits of the law. Lets face it, we live in a litigate society and the laws commonly govern everything we do.

Individual Security Officer or Private Investigator.  SDF is the only one that will fight for you to the U.S. Supreme Court and cover all your expenses for both criminal and civil cases.  The “Basic Coverage” includes unlimited attorney fees plus $1 Million Dollars for extras.

Private Security – Armored Car Officer Protection

Private security is essential for many businesses however there is a higher degree of risk of being sued for the following reasons:

One of the main differences is that law enforcement can arrest individuals based on probable cause. A private officer can arrest someone only after he or she has committed the actual crime. Suspicion of a crime being committed is not enough.

Private security is able to make a citizen’s arrest, which means that they can restrain the individual or individuals until law enforcement arrive. They will have to contact law enforcement right away however otherwise there can be serious legal problems.

In addition, since a private security can only make a citizen’s arrest, the felony must either have been attempted or committed in their presence.  A law enforcement official, on the other hand, can arrest someone if there’s enough probable cause present.

This plan is the Basic Individual + $1Million which protects the place of worship entity as well as the Pastor, Priest, or Rabbi.  SDF is the only one that will fight for you to the U.S. Supreme Court and cover all your expenses for both criminal and civil cases.  The “Basic Coverage” includes unlimited attorney fees plus $1 Million Dollars for extras.

SDF membership can help protect your Church or Synagogue from the civil litigation that follows a place of worship shooting.
Protect your Church or Synagogue, Pastor or Rabbi, Plus other members or staff.

Church & Synagogue shootings happen often enough that there is a national shooting data base. No denomination is immune.
People continue to die at the hands of violent intruders in houses of worship. Since 1999 violent episodes at churches and other places of worship have begun to escalate with alarming frequency.

Jesus, Guns, Self-Defense: What Does The Bible Say? You Decide What is Right For Your Church.

There are numerous passages in the Bible that speak of Christians being peaceful and pacifistic (Proverbs 25 – Matthew 5 – Romans 12) thus confusing some Christians on the issue of self-defense.

Yet there are many passages that talk about war and violence that God approves of, such as David slaying Goliath (1 Samuel 17). Samson killed over a thousand men with nothing but a Jaw bone. The prophet Elijah killed the priests of Baal with a sword (In 1 Kings 19.) Saul had a bitter war with the Philistines (1 Samuel 14.) and anointed by God Ehud slays the Moabites. “At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all vigorous and strong; not one escaped” (Judges 3.)

As with many questions in our lives, self-defense has to do with wisdom, understanding, and tact. For instance, in Luke 11-21: “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe.” Also in Luke 22, Jesus prepares His disciples for the trip to the city for Passover telling them to get a sword because Jesus knew that now was the time when He would be threatened (and later killed) and His followers would be threatened as well but it was not for them to be slain. Jesus was giving approval of the fact that one has the right to self-defense.

As far as self-defense when one’s life is threatened, there is a whole lot in the Bible concerning this but not killing someone over loss of property. Exodus 22 speaks quite a bit about God’s attitude towards self-defense. “If a thief is caught breaking in and is struck so that he dies, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed.” This is speaking of thievery and not an attack.

The laws in all states support this view. Meaning you are justified to use lethal force, kill your attacker, but you are not justified to kill another over property.

Rabbi Shlomo bar Yitzchak, “Solomon the son of Isaac”, also called Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki – hence the acronym “Rashi”

Rashi is celebrated for his detailed word-by-word commentaries on the Torah and Talmud, comprising an enormous volume of work which is still studied as an essential text. The Rashi commentary on the Torah remains very widely read, with most observant Jews have a “Torah with Rashi” in their library.

In Exodus 22:1 we read: If, while breaking in, the thief is discovered, and he is struck and dies, [it is as if] he has no blood.

Rashi, who gathers together millennia of interpretation, comments: “He has no blood. [This signifies that] this is not [considered] murder. It is as though he [the thief] is [considered] dead from the start. Here the Torah teaches you: If someone comes to kill you, kill him first. And this one [the thief] has come to kill you, because he knows that a person will not hold himself back and remain silent when he sees people taking his money. Therefore, he [the thief] has come with the acknowledgement that if the owner of the property were to stand up against him, he [thief] would kill him [the owner]. – [From Talmud Sanhedrin 72a]”

Under Jewish Law there is an obligation for a private citizen to assist another in trouble: “You shall not stand by [the shedding of] your fellow’s blood. I am the Lord (Leviticus 19:16)” and as Rashi comments, quoting the legal texts of the Talmud: “You shall not stand by [the shedding of] your fellow’s blood. [I.e., do not stand by,] watching your fellow’s death, when you are able to save him; for example, if he is drowning in the river or if a wild beast or robbers come upon him. — [Torath Kohanim 19:41; Talmud, Sanhedrin 73a]”

SDF is the only one that will fight for you to the U.S. Supreme Court and covers the business entity and owner member as well as all your expenses for both criminal and civil cases.  The “Basic Coverage” includes unlimited attorney fees plus $1 Million Dollars for extras.

Example – Construction, Realtor, Jewelry Store, Gas Station, General Business, Convenience Store, etc.
The business and the owner are both protected.  Employees can be added.  No gun license is required. All weapons of any kind are covered.

Business membership is tax deductible as an operating expense.

More than just one attorney if needed. As a member you have the advantage of multiple specialized attorneys at your side.

Unlimited attorney fees plus one million dollars per person – per occurrence.

24/7 Emergency attorney hotline (Your call is always answered by a live operator and the call is recorded.)

Criminal litigation. (Includes all court cost)

Civil litigation. (Includes all court cost)

Case appeals up to and including State Appeals Court and US Supreme Court (Includes all court cost)

Expert witness. (If needed)

Certified scientific forensic testing lab. (If needed)

Private investigator. (If needed)

Immediate cash for a Bail Bond up to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00)

Transportation impounded. (Towing and impound fees paid up to 30 days)

Victim rights. (You have the right to counter sue your attacker to recover your losses)