It's something I've wondered in the past as well. There are pretty good odds that every single person has broken at least one law in their lives, and as surveil

It's something I've wondered in the past as well. There are pretty good odds that every single person has broken at least one law in their lives, and as surveillance and storage capacities increase, it's only going to get easier to dragnet them if you need some leverage on a person. There seem to be at least a couple of companies that offer legal services insurance[1][2], but it's difficult to tell from their sites if they cover criminal/potential criminal interview services under the circumstances described in the article. I also have no idea what sort of price you'd expect to pay. The ARAG Legal Calculator suggests ~$5k for a misdemeanor, but they've got something of a conflict of interest in quoting prices. Their stat of $283/hr average seems to be sourced though.[4] I think there are some free(ish) options, the UK has Legal Aid[3], and I think in the US there's some Public Defender provisions (although you might have to be already under arrest for that to apply). I'd imagine there's definitely some sort of market opportunity for connecting people to competent legal advisors quickly. Ideally something usable with your "one phonecall". [1] http://www.das.co.uk/ http://www.das.co.uk/ [2] http://www.araggroup.com/ http://www.araggroup.com/ [3] http://www.legalservices.gov.uk/ http://www.legalservices.gov.uk/ [4] "Average attorney rate in the United States of $284 per hour for attorneys with 11 to 15 years of experience, Survey of Law Firm Economics, Incisive Legal Intelligence, July, 2009."