Have a quick read (it's very short) of  Overlawyered: Party like it's a Vioxx settlement and perhaps you'll wonder what I did: "Who gives a damn how much Lanier spends on a Christmas party?"   Do we need to place caps on Christmas party expenditures?

This is a standard "reformer" tactic: Attack wealthy trial lawyers just for being wealthy.  Of course, the same "reform" gang bristles when wealthy corporations are attacked for being wealthy.