Abstract
The legal profession is a popular icon in American and other Western cultures. As such it is often associated with what is wrong or problematic about society. Political leaders and commentators who draw on the profession’s iconic value typically present the profession as a unitary body that stands in opposition to many of the interests of the broader society. So, for example, the profession is often attacked for simply defending the interests of lawyers at the cost of the larger society. In his 2000 campaign for the presidency of the United States, George W. Bush took aim at the profession as was clearly stated in the Republican Party Platform:
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