Too many lawyers in Florida

July, 29 2014

About half of lawyers responding to a Florida Bar survey said that the most serious problem facing the profession was a surfeit of lawyers.

Florida is faced with too many lawyers Sean Pavone

Five new law firms have opened in Florida since 2000, and lawyer numbers have grown 58 per cent to 96,511. Angela Wright, a criminal defence lawyer in Tampa, said: ‘Now it seems you work harder to make half of what you did in 1998. The economy is a reason but also the fact there are a whole lot more attorneys.’ Source: ABA