There are people and professions we all love to hate. The Traffic Warden, they’re all jumped up little Hitler’s aren’t they; the Estate Agents, wide boys that do what for their money? Lawyer, I need to be careful what I say as I can’t afford the exorbitant litigation fees! Stereotypes like this are common and often unfair (except for Estate Agents, of course), the result of misconceptions and too little knowledge of what exactly these people do and why.
That is not to say that some Traffic Wardens aren’t a little over zealous or that some Lawyer’s don’t overcharge (I’d better get myself a good Lawyer,) but this is the result of individuals overstepping the mark, not usually a problem with an industry as a whole.