The general public consensus following the recession was that the greed and recklessness of bankers, which ultimately caused the recession in the eyes of many, was an unethical stain on capitalism as an ideology and as the basis of our society.

That inequality persists in the law - and in businesses in general - is a well known and often documented opinion. That hourly billing contributes to the distrust of the legal profession from clients and civilians is also well documented. But Marlisse Silver Sweeney’s article (The Female Lawyer...