[coderdude]

To the casual observer it seems the same as when you pay a hair under $5/gallon at the gas pump in California. (Way too much.) I'd imagine that is his basis. I doubt anyone walks away saying "man, I totally just paid my lawyer a fair amount for his services."

[DanWaterworth]

If you think $5/gallon is a lot then you've obviously never visited the UK where it's currently about $8.50/gallon.

[coderdude]

I made sure to note the location because I'm aware that in the UK you guys have a bunch of taxes shoved into the price of your gas. We don't. We're paying all those lovely taxes and the expensive gas prices. Maybe it comes out to being about the same? I don't really know that answer. But the gas companies are reporting "record profits" while we're paying $50-$80 to fill our tanks each time (in California). I'm just using this to illustrate most people's perception of what they pay lawyers -- way too much.

[Domenic_S]

And the UK has how many more miles/kms of roads than the US, again?

[onetwothreefour]

And that's relevant because?

[Domenic_S]

Because $10/gallon doesn't matter much if you're filling up your tank once a month.