[cloudmountain]

There would be no use for lawyers if folks could settle their own differences. They can't, however, so folks turn to a mouthpiece.
Lawyers fill a need for a-holes and try to arbitrate differences. It's ALL about the seven deadly sins.

People USED to settle their own differences: shoot, burn, poison, kill, rape, lie, cheat and loot. There are SO many ways to kill, maim, injure and "get even."

[TheConservator]

Limit contingent fees to some multiple of a lawyer’s reasonable hourly rate. And expand the number of situations where the loser pays the winner’s attorney’s fees.