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Legal representation at first point of contact with law enforcement

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By Your Side Legal Services (BYSLS), the first company to offer legal representation during encounters with law enforcement, announces their crowdfunding campaign at https://igg.me/at/BYSL. The money raised will be used to build an application that connects its clients with lawyers during interactions with law enforcement and to market their services.

“I’m one of the people who always looks for a solution,” said Austin Jambor, the CEO/Founder of By Your Side Legal Services. The entrepreneur said he was inspired to invent the service by just watching the news.

“Time and time again these tragedies happen,” Jambor said, describing traffic stops that turn into  officer-involved shootings. “Why couldn’t they have a lawyer on the phone?”

The service, which has a planned launch for January, 2021, operates like this: When BYSLS clients see blue lights of a police car in their rear view mirror or they are stopped by a police officer on the street, they will activate the BYSLS application on their phone. The application will connect them immediately with a lawyer who will represent them during the encounter. When the officer approaches, they will hand the officer their BYSLS membership card.

The membership card will inform the officer that the client is not going to answer any questions and will remain silent based on the rights granted by the 5th Amendment. The card also stipulates that the client does not consent to a search of their person, vehicle or passengers. Additionally, the membership card informs the police officer that an attorney is on the phone and will speak on their behalf. The lawyer will then speak to the officer on the client’s behalf and provide representation until the conclusion of the encounter.

“When you are detained, you have a right to counsel,” Jambor said. He has been working on this project since April, 2019 and has spoken to hundreds of people about the concept, including lawyers. He has plans to recruit lawyers state-by-state, as there are different regulations for each. Jambor believes the service will be financially attractive to lawyers, who usually have to spend money to get client leads.

“The app will connect you with a defense lawyer, who will walk you through the basics,” Jambor said. “Remain silent. No, you can’t search me, my car, or my passengers.”

Citizens are often unsure of their rights and are under the impression that they are obligated to answer police officers questions. The framers of our constitution provided protections for citizens from over aggressive police action including:

• 4th Amendment that provides protection from unreasonable searches and seizures

• 5th Amendment that provides the right to remain silent

• 6th Amendment that provides the right to be represented by counsel

Unfortunately, these protections are often thrown away by citizens because they don’t know their rights granted by the constitution or are afraid of the police. Legal representation during encounters with law enforcement will help citizens avoid being bullied into answering law enforcements’ questions and consenting to their searches.

BYSLS’ goal is to offer their services in all 50 states within 18 months after launch. These services will cost $24.95 a month or about .89 cents a day.

“I am asking you to help me make this vision a reality by going to https://igg.me/at/BYSL and donating $10 or $5 or even $1 to make legal representation at first point of contact with law enforcement affordable for all.” said Jambor.

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