> > On Friday 20 October 2017 at 19:29:31, Anne P. Mitchell Esq. wrote: > >> Anne P. Mitchell, >> Attorney at Law > > I'm intrigued as to what the "Esq." in your From address indicates? > > Please feel free to reply offlist if appropriate.
In the U.S., Esq. (short for 'Esquire') means specifically a person who has been admitted to the practice of law and who is permitted to represent clients (as compared to having completed law school but not being admitted to practice law - in which case the person can/will put "J.D." (for juris doctor) after their name). That said, there are attorneys who are admitted to practice law, and who still use J.D., so you can't really be sure whether someone with J.D. after their name is admitted to practice law or not, while Esq. denotes definitively that the person is allowed to practice and represent clients. :-) Anne Anne P. Mitchell, Attorney at Law Author: Section 6 of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (the Federal anti-spam law) Legislative Consultant CEO/President, Institute for Social Internet Public Policy Legal Counsel: The CyberGreen Institute Member, Cal. Bar Cyberspace Law Committee Member, Colorado Cyber Committee Member, Elevations Credit Union Member Council Member, Board of Directors, Asilomar Microcomputer Workshop Ret. Professor of Law, Lincoln Law School of San Jose Ret. Chair, Asilomar Microcomputer Workshop
