> you will have no problem citing a huge count of cases where lawyers do not respect their obligations towards the courts and their clients...
There are almost 2000 disbarments annually in the US.
The california bar recieves 1 compliant for every 10 law licenses in the state every year.
There's a wikipedia page on notable disbarments.
Legal malpractice suites are on the rise.
If you are going to assert that legal malpractice is not legitimate concern, I think the burden of evidence is on you.