Lawyers are needed, very much so.. But too many lawyers are bad for society, and right now we have way too many lawyers in the US..
I'm retired now so I watch TV during the day.. No lie 1 out of every 3 commercials are for lawyers and suing your fellow neighbor or company.. 1-800 bad drug.. If you were in an accident and even if it was your fault call us... And on and on..
Obviously not all lawyers are ambulance chasers, or whatever we want to call them.. But IMO it can't be good for court system or our society if we have people suing other people for an accident that the suer caused... Something seems a little screwy there.