Probate Reform for South Carolina: An Introduction to the Uniform Probate Code

One clear example is the recent holding of the Supreme Court that minimum fee schedules set by bar associations violate the antitrust laws.Goldfarb v. Virginia State Bar, 421 U.S. 773 (1975).2. At its midyear meeting in February 1976, the American Bar Association's House of Delegates approved revisions to the ABA CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSBILITY that allow "brief biographical and other informative data" to be placed in the yellow pages of telephone books, law lists, and legal directories.House Broadens Code's "Publicity in General" Rules at Midyear Meeting in Philadelphia, 62 A.B.A.J. 470 (1976).This liberalization was inadequate for some.Hobbs, Lawyer Advertising: A Good Beginning but Not Enough, 62 A.B.A.J. 735 (1976).However, for others it was too much.See Views of Our Readers, 62 A.B.A.J. 538, 548-50 (1976); Views of Our Readers, 62 A.B.A.J. 940, 946 (1976).Indeed, the response to the Supreme Court's decision in Bates v. State Bar of Arizona, 97 S.Ct.1291 (1977), allowing at least limited advertising, indicates that many lawyers need the competitive edge which advertising is perceived as providing.Legal advertisements can be found in practically every newspaper.