The control and influence lawyers have in American society has grown enormously in the past 75 years. The influence was foreseen in the 1830s by Alexis de Tocqueville and described in his book, âDemocracy in America.â Catherine Crier discusses and critiques this influence in her book, âThe Case Against Lawyers.â Crier, herself a former lawyer, district attorney, and judge is now a commentator on Court TV,
Catherine Crier recommends âPigs at the Trough,â by Arianna Huffington & âThe Rule of Lawyers,â by Walter Olson.
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Catherine Crierâ "Are Lawyers Really That Bad?"