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Originally posted by kddani
I don't quite understand how it's a "monopoly" per se. Being that it's not one business. A person can go to any attorney or firm that they choose too. The ABA (which is the governing body of sorts) isn't a for-profit enterprise.
The Courts and/or Legislatures of most states determine the particulars for being admitted to the bar.
I didn't have the time or patience to go through this article point for point, but I do think in some cases people can handle things themselves fairly well when it comes to a simple divorce, etc. But you run the risk of shooting yourself in the foot.
So do we think doctors also have a monopoly then?
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Its not a monopoly. The legal profession does, however, have an artificially high barrier of entry which limits the supply of legal services. Those who determine this barrier of entry, lawyers, have a conflict of interest in so doing.