I've heard speculation that some PhDs resent law faculty because law
faculty achieved a doctoral degree in 3 years (instead of 5, 6, or 7 years
or more) and without even having to write a dissertation.

Also, by passing a state bar and playing his or her cards right, a lawyer
could (at least in theory) make a lot of money practicing law.  It's not
generally easy for someone with a PhD in business to earn as much money as
partners in big law firms earn.

It also occurs to me that many Presidents of the U.S. have been lawyers,
including our greatest (such as Lincoln and FDR).  (Let's forget about
Nixon...)  The Presidency is a clear symbol of leadership and power.  How
many US Presidents have had PhDs in business?  Not many as far as I know.

Dan Levin