First Thing We Do, Let's Deregulate All the Lawyers

by Clifford Winston, Robert W. Crandall, Vikram Maheshri

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Not many Americans think of the legal profession as a monopoly, but it is. Abraham Lincoln, who practiced law for nearly twenty-five years, would likely not have been allowed to practice today. Without a law degree from an American Bar Association-sanctioned institution, a would-be lawyer is allowed to practice law in only a few states. ABA regulations also prevent even licensed lawyers who work for firms that are not owned and managed by lawyers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815721900
• ISBN13: 9780815721901
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"