If the Florida Bar governors and officers don't worry at least a little bit about what happened to California and wonder if it could happen here, it will happen here. For now, the Florida Bar doesn't answer to the legislature, but it does answer to its members. If our members would be just as happy if the bar organization disappeared or became voluntary, there is a management problem in our bar. I believe the integrated bar in Florida must begin to treat members as if each member would join the Florida Bar given a choice. The Florida Bar must begin a serious look at the future of law practice and that look must begin sooner rather than later.
Scenario planning is a useful technique for trying to understand the future.
The Barreau du Quebec decided to tangibilize their 14 Hypotheses by creating three scenarios for the future of the profession. The Albanian approach attempts to limit the supply side of services. The definition of law practice must be presented with the strictest possible meaning. I see the Albanian approach showing up to reduce passing numbers on the bar exam and to reduce admissions to law school so that those of us in practice will build a wall to new lawyers and nonlawyer competition, thus increasing our market share. The second scenario is Status Quo.