Ada's Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. was featured in the Dreamers and Doers section of Free Enterprise, the US Chamber of Commerce's magazine.

Making Legal Advice Accessible

“It is true of the nation, as of the individual, that the greatest doer must also be a great dreamer.”
—Theodore Roosevelt

It’s no exaggeration to say that Harland Stonecipher developed the legal service plan industry in the United States, helping millions of people access legal advice and creating a business that’s a far cry from his humble beginnings as an Oklahoma sharecropper’s son.

Stonecipher started his professional career as a school teacher but always felt that “no matter how good a job I did at teaching, I could only earn a certain limited income. So I decided to do something else, where I wouldn’t have that limit.” He switched to selling life insurance and did well. Then, in 1969, Stonecipher was involved in a head-on collision that resulted in serious legal fees. This accident provided the inspiration for a new company. Read more...