Until the 1977 Supreme Court decision in Bates v. State Bar of Arizona, all states prohibited advertising by attorneys. That decision gave constitutional protection to an attorney’s right to advertise the availability of their services and the fees to perform routine legal services.
A) What effect do you predict the 1977 decision had on legal fees? (Up? Down? Either? Can’t tell?) Why?
B) How would you test your hypothesis? Be as specific as possible.