I have read with great interest the reaction of some readers to a recent Harris Poll that is critical of the state’s legal climate and trends.

As you reported, Harris conducted a poll this spring of more than 1,300 senior lawyers and executives in companies with annual revenues of at least $100 million. In the results of the survey, Georgia was ranked a disappointing 40th among the fifty states—a decline of 16 places in just five years and an all-time low.