I met an attorney who might file a lawsuit for me. I talked to him for two hours and he is going to review my file, which is more than four inches thick.
He wouldn't take a penny from me. He said he makes his money from the cases he wins or settles out of court.
He told me that he has lost many cases that he should have won. He explained that the system has to protect itself. If he and other attorneys are always beating the crap out of the system then the system would look too bad to everyone and the system would collapse.
He almost quit being an attorney because of that. He said losing cases he should have won was making him physically ill. He couldn't stand seeing people get screwed over by the system and having no recourse even in court a lot of times.
But he prayed and the Lord calmed him down. And that is the only reason he is still an attorney.
Though I'm unsure what law I'll practice. I wouldn't mind Constitutional law, though...
But you're absolutely right. Though it also perpetuates the need for lawyers ;)
Of course, tort reform could also help the profession, but that's just IMO.
I am an attorney and I quit the biz a few years ago. Best move I ever made. It's a vile business filled with vile people. Thankless. And that was on a good day! ;-)