Lane Stellmaker @hipcrimevocab.net · 15/10/2026The US, by the constitution, does not permit titles of nobility. So we never had the tradition of making all lawyers minor gentry, but kept the tradition of Esq. signaling someone is a lawyer. These days it just makes you look like a prig. 480 0
Lane Stellmaker @hipcrimevocab.net · 15/10/2026In the US, If you are a graduate of a law school who has not passed a bar or been admitted to practice, I recommend you call yourself “___, JD” or nothing at all. You’re not a lawyer, an attorney (at law or otherwise) or an esquire. You’re just someone with a degree. 070 0
