“…The number of licensed lawyers in the United States more than doubled between 1951 and 1980, from 221,605 to 542,205. 263 Over the next twenty-five years, the number more than doubled again, reaching 1,171,555 by 2005. 264 Although the nation's population also increased, the ratio of non-lawyers to lawyers steadily decreased from 695:1 in 1951 to 252:1 in 2005.…”