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Originally posted by kddani
who's to say it's "artificially high"?
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If the market place can't determine who may practice law, then its artificially high.
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Originally posted by kddani
If lawyers can't determine the barrier of entry, who would? What would make such persons qualified to determine the barrier of entry?
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The market place. People should be allowed to make decisions, even if they are poor decisions. That's what makes a free society.
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Doctors determine who can practice medicine. Should Joe Blow determine who can practice medicine instead?
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The market place should determine this, and if Joe Blow picks an unqualified quack, Joe Blow should have to live with the consequences.
But back to state bars, and an artificially high barrier of entry. Don't fool yourself into thinking that state bars are only providing a screening process by which the public is guaranteed the service of enlightened attorneys. A great example of this came from a friend of mine. He is an attorney, and until a few years ago, he practiced in Washington State. He moved to Nevada because of their bar. The bar in Nevada is so difficult to pass, that lawyers are very scarce. Lawyers in Nevada make a killing. He passed the Nevada bar on the first try, and he's doing exteremely well.
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