It might be interesting to note that lawyers are not licensed in the usual sense by any state created agency and operate using a "BAR" card. I'm under the impression they are also considered an "officer of the court" which dictates their real allegiance lies and the obvious fact is if a lawyer expects to have any kind of career he needs to stay on the good side of judges and go with the flow.
BAR, as in "British Accredited Registry"?
Hmm... ;-)