ɪn ɐ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt stˈʌdi, pɹəfˈɛsɚ ɹˈɪtʃɚd lˈæzɚɹəs ʌv dʒˈɔːɹdʒtaʊnz suːpɹˈiːm kˈoːɹt ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt dᵻskɹˈaɪbz æn "ɪlˈiːt pɹˈaɪvət sˈɛktɚ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv ɐtˈɜːniz hˌuː ɑːɹ dˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾɪŋ ˈædvəkəsi bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə kˈoːɹt tʊ ɐn ɛkstˈɛnt nˌɑːt wˈɪtnəst sˈɪns ðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi."
In a 2008 study, professor Richard Lazarus of Georgetown's Supreme Court Institute describes an "elite private sector group of attorneys who are dominating advocacy before the Court to an extent not witnessed since the early nineteenth century."