I won't argue that lawyers haven't sort of formed a cartel, but it's the licensing and degrees are what does it not complication of the law. But the law is com

I won't argue that lawyers haven't sort of formed a cartel, but it's the licensing and degrees are what does it not complication of the law. But the law is complicated because the world is complicated. Any attempt to simply the law just transfers to the complication to the court to interpret the law during litigation / trial. Any intelligent man could figure out the law, but that is basically what lawyers are. Intelligent men who spend the time figuring out the law. And like anything, practice makes perfect. So sure, you could learn to interpret the law, but are you going to waste your time? There are also big reasons why you don't want to represent yourself. Objectivity is paramount. I do legal analysis for a living and I'd never trust me to do it myself. You have to be somewhat detached to accurately do it. Nobody who ever talked into a patent attorney's office ever thought their own patent was obvious. I do think that small claims court should be expanded to cover higher amounts. So that the judge can just streamline the process.