Guardian Legal Network Personal Injury Attorney Services Review

Research Tools

Guardian Legal Network is not a law firm and doesn't employ any attorneys. The site provides an attorney matching service exclusively. But unlike many similar services, Guardian Legal Network provides extensive information on the types of cases its client law firms focus on. These include defective or dangerous drug lawsuits, product liability cases (wherein injured parties file suit against manufacturers of products that cause accident or injury), defective medical device, cases, and a variety of personal injury cases resulting from sex abuse, asbestos exposure, and more. You can read in detail about the dangers of various products, litigation related to those products, the kinds of damages clients might receive in a jury trial or settlement, and settlement data.  

Communication

You can communicate with Guardian Legal Network via phone, a contact form, or live chat. We appreciated the contact convenience offered by the site. But remember, the company is not a law firm. You won't speak directly with an attorney in any case until the site has matched you with one. No attorney/client privilege exists between you and Guardian Legal Network, so it's best not to provide the company with any sensitive information directly. Save that for your attorney.

In addition, it's important to note that, as a marketing company, Guardian Legal Network makes money by collecting your personal data. Of course, the main reason injured parties visit the site is to connect with an attorney. Providing basic contact information is necessary to achieve that goal. Unfortunately, Guardian Legal Network also reserves the right to sell your contact information at its discretion. That may result in clients' receiving unsolicited marketing materials from companies trying to sell all kinds of products. A more restrictive privacy policy would make the service more valuable to clients and palatable to us. To its credit, the company does allow clients to opt-out from receiving certain communications, but it doesn't provide an obvious way to do this on its site and cannot control the actions of any company that has purchased your information. Site users may need to opt-out of marketing emails individually as they receive them.

Online Resources

Guardian Legal Network stands out for the efforts it takes to educate clients who have suffered a personal injury. The company provides fairly lengthy information on each type of lawsuit the lawyers they work with handle. According to the company's mission and value statements, Guardian Legal Network "strives to present unbiased, fact-checked data to the public" and to our minds, does a pretty good job of providing general information for people considering filing suit. Your attorney will provide more detailed, relevant information, but Guardian Legal Network can get you started. 

The company positions its advertising efforts as advocacy since their commercials increase awareness of legal actions against multiple companies people of their rights under the law. The company appears to invest a lot in TV advertising, and while that certainly serves to benefit Guardian Legal Network financially, Guardian Legal Network is arguably performing a kind of public service. The company's commercials—which you can watch on its website—educate potential clients on the many kinds of corporate negligence that may also entitle them to compensation.