Very good article – thanks, Paul. Makes you think about terms like “value”, “worth” and “quality” as they relate to the small practitioner. Self-image and a sense of self-worth are things we all have to work at all the time, personally and professionally. But public perceptions are out there and they’re quite hard to change. Perhaps our law societies (who do very little that I can see in terms of assisting, nurturing and promoting the profession, especially the “small guys”) could play a role in shifting attitudes?