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2The Daily Tar HeelThursday, January 9, 1992 Need a lawyer? U.S. has an abundant supply By Chris Lindsey Stiff Writer A dramatic increase in the number of people entering the legal profession and skyrocketing costs for legal assistance have raised questions about the motives of the modern attorney. 3 A full- florist at 23 greenhouse prices r Long Stem Roses I 1 reg. ll7.9SOoi I NOW $1395doz. with ad 25offwithad " I i n I r. f 1 r un tny neguiur rnitu iitrm I Jw Store Except Fower5 Fn.10andSat.il afs Gk We wire flowers worldwide Open 7 days a week EASTGATE 967-8568 or 968-0502 GREENHOUSES Sunrise Dr. 408-0239 (CH) 489-3893 (PUR) jotted yplam mm mm&Mm With the number of lawyers dou bling since 1980, many clients have expressed fears that lawyers desperate for business may encourage the filing of unnecessary lawsuits to ensure a flour ishing demand. "You have a saturated market, and only about 10 percent of lawyers are serving the needs of the public," said Teresa Meehan-Rudy, coordinator of education for the Organization for American Legal Reform. Since 1980, the number of lawyers licensed in the United States has grown to 777,000, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor report. Critics of this growth maintain that too many young attorneys enter the field for financial reasons, Meehan-Rudy said. But many attorneys defend their field and argue that the drastic increase in entrants to the legal profession is the result of an ever-growing consumer demand for assistance. "If we had too many lawyers then there wouldn't be a demand, and they wouldn't be hired. Lawyers don't file lawsuits, people do," said Diane Danis, director of the communications divi sion for the American Bar Association. An increase in the number of laws and government regulations creates a need formore trained attorneys.she said. 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SPECIALTYLEISURE Babbage's Camelot Music General Nutrition Center Merle Norman Cosmetics Radio Shack Radio Shack Computer Center Tracks The Tinder Box Globetrotter SPORTING GOODS Athletic Attic Durham Sporting Goods TOYS K&K Toys Kay Bee Toys FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS & SPECIAL SERVICES Bailey's Cleaners' Central Carolina Bank ' Firestone Field FactsQuick Test Levi Taylor Shop State Farm Insurance Located on Mall Perimeter U f'""7P mum Chapel Hill Blvd. & 15-501, Durham 493-2451 Attorneys' fees also continue to rise with the influx of new lawyers. Increas ing fees make it difficult for average citizens to obtain adequate representa tion, said UNC law professor Daniel Pollitt. "We need some sort of judicial care like Medicare," Pollitt said. "Most of the people in America do not have ac cess to legal services." Even critics of the legal profession agree positive results can be attained if more citizens gain access to the grow ing pool of attorneys. The U.S. legal system could be re structured to delegate some legal tasks or smaller cases away from attorneys, Meehan-Rudy said. This change could help streamline courts and rescue them from a growing backlog of cases, many of which represent small disputes. Allowing legal practitioners tohandle more cases would force the price of legal services down, Meehan-Rudy said. Legal practitioners can perform many of the same duties as licensed attorneys but currently cannot try cases. "The average citizen doesn't have access to cheap legal service," Meehan Rudy said. "I don't think the answer is putting a cap on lawyers but allowing non-lawyers to handle more legal cases." Although attorneys' fees continue to climb, public defenders and prosecu tors aren't reaping many benefits. The American Bar Association recently re ported that only corporate and private attorneys have seen major growth in their incomes. The rising numberof lawyers may be indirectly influencing prices of con sumer goods. Many corporations, con tinually faced with lawsuits, have been forced to hire expensive lawyers, thus leaving the consumer with the responsi bility of paying the bill. "It's a trickle down effect eventu ally it gets to the consumer," Meehan Rudy said. "When lawyers sue big com panies and win larger settlements, the price gets down to the consumer." am, WORLD BRIEFS United Nations to send 50 troops to Yugoslavia UNITED NATIONS The Secu rity Council on Wednesday approved sending a 50-man advance team of mili tary officers to Yugoslavia to help ce ment the latest truce. The council said the full 10,000-mem-ber peacekeeping force would be de ployed only if the cease-fire holds. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros Ghali has begun dispatching the offic ers already, and U.N. officials said Wednesday the first soldiers are ex pected in Yugoslavia by the end of the week. European Community monitors have been in Yugoslavia since July, but on Wednesday the EC suspended its moni toring operations because of a federal air force attack on an EC helicopter, in which all five military observers aboard were killsd. U.N. legal experts said the secretary general already had a legal mandate to send the peacekeepers, and that the council's approval was not required. Butdiplomats said thecouncil wanted to endorse the secretary-general's plan and to urge all Yugoslav factions to honor theircommitments to acease-f ire and peaceful resolution of the conflict. Libya wooing Russian nuclear scientists MOSCOW A Russian scientist said Wednesday that Libya has offered high-paying jobs to his colleagues at Moscow's top nuclear institute, provid ing new evidence that the Soviet Union's collapse could spread nuclear technol ogy. Western leaders have expressed mounting concern that the political breakup of the Soviet Union and its crumbling economy could lead to the transfer of n uclear weapons orscien tists capable of building them. Vyacheslav Rozanov, deputy chief of the thermonuclear department at Moscow's Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, said Libya had offered jobs to at least two of his co-workers. Both scientists turned down the jobs and tempting $2,000-a-month salaries very high by Russian standards, Rozanov said. But he added they might say yes to more money next time. The demise of the Soviet Union has raised fears worldwide that its technol ogy could be bought by the highest bidder, including Libya, Iraq and other countries that are trying to develop nuclear weapons. The Associated Press Campus Calendar THURSDAY 5:30 p.m. Korean-American Student Associa tion will meet in 206 Union. Officers will meet at 5 p.m. Attendance is mandatory for ski trippers. 5:45 p.m. Baptist Campus Ministry will have a meal and program at the Battle House. 7 p.m. Carolina Fever will meet in 109 Fetzer to distribute tickets for the Clemson game. 8 p.m. Arab-American Association will meet in 210 Union. ITEMS OF INTEREST II reste des places a la Maison Francafse si vous aimez parler la langue. boire du bon vin. el rencontre The Black Ink will meet at 4 p.m. Jan. 13 in the Black Ink officeiUnion Suite 108) lo discuss plans for appointing a new editor. Join the Social Dance Club at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 1 3 in the Women's Gym. Men and women are invited. Auditions for the musical "Broadway Melodies II' will be held from Sp.m. lo 9 p.m. Jan. 13-14 in the Union Auditorium. Singers and dancers are needed. Carolina Students' Credit Union wilt hold an interest meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 14 in T-7 New Carroll. Campus Y will hold elections for co-presidents, co-treasurers and secretary on Feb. 4. 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