Over 70 percent of the divorces in our country are now pro se on at least one side. There are no boundaries to competition, be it from an international conglomerate, a national special interest group or the government itself. Our competitors enjoy the added advantages of economies of scale and absence of professional liability. We are living in the information age, born of technology. Technology is wondrous.
Many products make our lives easier.
With a tiny computer chip, we can do many tasks ourselves. We cannot give our clients a ride on the shuttle, or make them stronger, thinner, or more beautiful. We do serve the purpose of being professionally responsible for what we do. Claims of legal malpractice are burgeoning. They outnumber products liability claims by ten to one.