My pay went from $240k to $0
There are too many situations in our society where money wins because they hire better lawyers. The solution is not to make more money to hire better lawyers, but to change the system so such a step isn't necessary. I don't know if people have noticed, but lawyers win when people fight, and the more they fight, the more complicated the law and the case, the more wealth is transferred to the legal profession. I'd like to see short contracts, arbitration, and reasonable support for pro se representation in court. Judges cannot and should not look down on self-representing litigants, and the law and court rules should not be so complex that an average citizen cannot navigate it.<p>Of course, lawyers represent the single most powerful political bloc in the nation, so it's a tough road.