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Originally posted by taxwonk
Do you really think your PA bar registration is any better? Seriously, each of the 50 states and DC all have laws that prohibit an attorney from one jurisdiction from practicing in another, except under limited circumstances. Isn't that the same sort of barrier to entry as a union card?
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Oh God, yes. I couldn't agree more. There should be automatic reciprocity everywhere. But I guess that runs afoul of states' rights advocates.
I think the bar admission nonsense is the worst kind of local protectionism imaginable. Our fungible, transferable skill sets are no different than those plied by others who don't have such protections. We provide a service and should be forced to compete within anyone else anywhere providing the same service.
