People like to bash lawyers.
Until they need them.
I submit to the court of public opinion :that if there were not so many lawyers writing ever more laws burdening the people ,we would not need half the lawyers of today.
No fault auto insurance and no fault divorce were both supposed to reduce the need for lawyers and lower costs for everyone. I contend that the removal of responsibilty from the affected parties and placing the costs of mistakes on "society"(the rest of us),has lead to people being more careles in both their driving and their marrying ! Which ultimately has greated injured not only those involved but society.
My personal view is that allowing lawyers and drug companies to advertise in the mass media has simply increased frivolous lawsuits and hypochondriacs(who also want to sue doctors).
We were better off with a higher percentage of doctors and fewer lawyers.