The sheer size and the economic success of the legal profession in the United States are subjects of increasing controversy
Several traditionally lucrative areas of practice have been cut back
For example, many jurisdictions now limit the fees lawyers can receive from the probation of estates and provide simplified (that is, inexpensive) probation for small, uncontested estates
Many also allow simplified, no-fault divorce
On another front, new and more efficient systems of real estate title recordation, utilizing computer technology and cadastral survey techniques, have thus far been successfully resisted by the pressure for reform continues
The same is true for medical and other malpractice reform, and for tort reform generally, particularly respecting the practice of charging a contingent fee (typically amounting to about 33%), based on the amount won through trial or settlement by a plaintiffs attorney