Word: legalizes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...attorney to talk to, the ability to pick up the phone and call somebody." Indeed, according to a recent American Bar Foundation study, 36% of Americans have never used an attorney. In 1973, with that untapped market in mind, Baron and his partner, Attorney Blair Melvin, 44, founded Group Legal Services. Today the firm offers round-the-clock legal consultations by phone to 20,000 California families for annual fees ranging from $35 to $60. For Baron and Melvin, The Law Store seemed a logical next step, and two additional stores will be opened soon...
...good. Yet many lawyers are concerned that the dignity of their profession, as well as the quality of legal services generally, will suffer if fast-food techniques are applied to the law. As Goodman, a trustee of the Los Angeles County Bar, notes: "In a fast-food operation, every hamburger is alike. But in law, every case is not. When you walk in and order a hamburger, they don't tell you, 'Try yogurt, it's healthier.' They just serve you the hamburger that everybody else gets." Several local attorneys simply fear The Law Store...
...that would never get to an attorney without a service like ours." In the first four months of operation, 805 clients had generated $20,000 in fees for The Law Store, whose monthly overhead is $2,000, not counting attorneys' salaries that are currently being paid by Group Legal Services. To attract more customers, local advertising in newspapers, on radio and TV is planned for the end of the year...
...Legal aid hits the road...
...service stations and businesses about slipshod auto repairs or faulty appliances as often as not might as well hoot at the moon. Many do not know about consumer complaint agencies or how to bring a small claims suit. The idea of hiring a lawyer is intimidating, and the legal fees involved in pressing a claim often turn out to be larger than the possible rewards. But in San Francisco, gypped citizens can bring their consumer gripes to a baby-blue 1953 van operated by the city-getting advice, and often redress, for absolutely nothing...