Attorney's don't take business from abstractors in attorney states.  We work with the attorneys providing abstracts and title examinations.  We are most often paid in a reasonable amount of time.  If an attorney does neglect to pay, we have recourse....strong recourse, through our State Supreme Court.  We generally aren't as pressured to give unreasonably quick turnarounds.  We certainly aren't asked to reduce our fees.  Attorney's don't discriminate, but they do require competence.  Very few attorney's perform title searches.  As a matter of fact, at this very moment I can't think of one.  I don't think you'll hear too many abstractors in SC complaining.  I do notice abstractors in non-attorney states seem to have a lot to complain about. 

Also, we have notaries all over the place in this state.  They perform marriage ceremonies, acknowledge documents, and a host of other services.  As a matter of fact, there are so many notaries, you can usually get something notarized or officiated very reasonably.  Of course, that drives the income down for the notary...but that's the free market.