Page 6, August 16, 1978 - powers of judgement. _ This, week Horth Vancou- ver lawyer Jack James is headed for a confrontation - - with the B.C. Law Society, which has demanded that he = stop advertising his do-it- yourself © mail order ‘law. business known as: Interna- tin wa! Self Counsel Press. - Already i in the Law. ‘Socie- ty? s- doghouse is. another. ‘North Vancouver. lawyer, Don Jabour, who fell foul of ' then -benchers earlier | this year for advertising services and charges” at. his North Shoré- Neighbourhood Legal - and narrowly. escaped ~ being ‘summarily © Clinic «--. disbarred by. taking. counter. - court action. Os ‘James, J labour : and quite a. number of their likeminded, if more. cautious, colleagues. a think the ban:on. ‘any form of advertising by’ the - which they are entitled. Any ‘first-time - seller of a ‘house who has been: relieved 7 without: warning, of $300 -~ $400. by a lawyer with whom papers prepared entirely by the. lawyer’s about. fo EE LEGAL CONSPIRACY 7 So do. thousands of other - at. one- time or another, have sought | small. clients who, legal assistance on ‘some such relatively straightfor- ward matter:as a will or a divorce -- and gone into shock on receiving the bill. | Could the hefty fees charged by many lawyers for = these basically routine ser-. vices be upheld if the small, once-in-a-while client were given the opportunity, through advertising, to ‘shop around’’, as he does for other services > and pro- ducts? . Is the ban on advertising, in effect, a conspiracy by the profession to keep fees’ at an uniustifiably Nigh level, « 110 Easter Seal Buses The controversy over ad i ) is *. warming up once. again,” ‘with the: centre’ ‘of the — action right here on the North Shore. It’s a-can of’ worms that might — have . taxed even Soloman’ Ss. | legal . profession denies to ‘‘little — - people’’ advance information _ about services and fees: to # North Shore News : regardless « of the quantity | or quality. of service: provided? . _ This, incidentally, is‘ also a “question. currently engaging . _. the attention of federal — : anti-combine investigators. course, skilled. ‘practitioners: with — long years: of” expensive | _. training © ‘Behind: them... and _ . heavy~ ‘responsibilities to - ‘those ‘whose intérests. they - look after, In difficult. and - personal ‘skills: and. for te | - hours of personal time they a | 7 devote, to the case. “secretary, : : knows: exactly. what Messts.. a : James and J abour are e talking _ SECRETARIAL WORK 7 But this. “does: ‘not ‘apply, - | say ‘the advocates . of Meat: | | advertising, to the compara- | tively simple legal chores like. _[ conveyancing, divorces and © wills, where most, if not. a A of the -detailed work: . actually done ‘by secretarial staff. Which is why ‘Don °} Jabour hung up .a. shingle. announcing his average price — | for such chores -- and in so ‘J doing brought the wrath of the B.C.: Law Society down © on his head. ‘The Society’ Ss position is that any advertising is ‘unprofessional and ‘‘cheap- | ening’’ (in a literal sense, of -f course, that’s one of its objectives!) But there could also be a certain amount of substance behind ‘stuffed shirt approach. Once | an individual law- _ yer’ S Prices for routine serv ‘permitted -- The argument does not, of concern the more | : complex. legal problems. : - Most’ lawyers . are: highly © that | | “With Lucky Leo 5, everybody ' wins cae proceeds help crippled children and YOU get a chance to win « Eastor Seal House eeeet. Would. advertising». “lawyers, bitten by ‘the -competitive bug, eventually. be- able to: resist Madison’ Avenue - claims for the quality 0 of their | services? oa ‘once . a icking | about: the’ sky. falling’: “in. But it might also be smart -some firm | _ ground - rules: -for the new - game. --. including ‘realistic’ “minimum fees. for routine work and an insistence on all © ~ legal advertising being strict- to -lay: down — dy informational ‘é as opposed Ses to promotional. — Would” we , eventually t ‘be 7 seeing ads. and ‘hearing commercials by. ‘Joe Doakes L1.B. :..:. For 20 years: the North. Shore’s | leading | die _vorce specialist. .-e names of hundreds of satisfied. clients — On. “request . ‘involved | cases, ‘whether civil © Divorce. Package ($95... -or criminal, they deserve to | he spent exactly nine min- -_be ‘paid accordingly for their utes, signing: conveyancing : Satisfaction semranteed ian For further details, check the ‘ special. signs posted at North Vancouver and West Vancouver bus stops along Georgia. and in the Vancouver Bus Depot. NORTH VANCOUVER “INFORMATION 324-3211 WEST VANCOUVER INFORMATION 926-4355 yo | “Lucky Leo Lotteries provide nothing but winners. ma Hundreds of people win prizes and thousands of crippled children all over B.C. receive help. THE BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS SOCIETY FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN , “3 Easter Seal Camps ALL WINNERS NOTIFIED BY MAIL e Patient Care ‘Complete ™ Buying. ‘skilled legal : ‘ser. - es ‘The Law Society might be £ a _ smart. ‘to ‘recognize: ‘that. “entitlement: rather than pa vices is different from buying —_. | a pound of weiners. If your divorce backfires or you lose “your. shirt ona bungled ‘house sale; it will be small _ consolation that the advice: -you: bought from Joe: Doakes, was a Monday . Morning Rioainae Ll. 'B.,. AN IMPORTANT. T REMINDER. 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