Probably true, but the issue is: How many? The US has 1.22 million lawyers while Japan has 23,119, yet they seem to function ok in business. If we adopted the British system of civil law where, if you sue someone and lose, you pay their legal fees plus your own, the demand for lawyers in the US would drop dramatically. If you're dumb enough to drive a car with a steaming cup of hot coffee between your legs, do we really need to subsidize the lawyer who wants to sue McDonald's because of your stupidity?
I would go further. If the case is declared frivolous, the plaintiff AND the lawyer are on the hook for the winner's costs.
Sure. I was thinking that they weren’t actually running law practices but doing other stuff that smart people can do. Patents, regulatory, technical writing, risk assesments and the like. We agree that there are too many lawyers filing litigation matters.