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wk_endyesterday at 6:02 PM1 replyview on HN

That's because it was illegal for lawyers to advertise their services until 1976. See Bates v. State Bar of Arizona:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bates_v._State_Bar_of_Arizona


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JumpCrisscrosstoday at 2:54 AM

> That's because it was illegal for lawyers to advertise their services until 1976

I'd have thought limited-liability partnerships (and with it, the mega shops) did more damage.