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Otherwise, 'Esq.' has been historically used by non-attorneys who are the fourth or later generation with the same name as a forebear, e.g. Henry Smith I, Henry Smith II, Henry Smith III, thereafter Henry Smith, Esq. Traditional etiquette directs courtesy titles like Esquire are not used with honorific or post-nomial abbreviations. But when ...
This is a list of abbreviations used in law and legal documents. It is common practice in legal documents to cite other publications by using standard abbreviations for the title of each source. Abbreviations may also be found for common words or legal phrases.
List of legal abbreviations; List of legal abbreviations (canon law) on Wiktionary: Appendix: English legal terms; Appendix: Glossary of legal terms; See also.
Attorney at law or attorney-at-law, usually abbreviated in everyday speech to attorney, is the preferred term for a practising lawyer in certain jurisdictions, including South Africa (for certain lawyers), Sri Lanka, the Philippines, and the United States. In Canada, it is used only in Quebec as the English term for avocat.
Judicial title Abbreviated title (in law reports, etc.) Form of address Private title Private form of address In court Out of court President of the Supreme Court [1] The Right Hon. the President of the Supreme Court Lord/Lady Jones P [2] My Lord/Lady Lord/Lady Jones Lord/Lady Jones Lord/Lady Jones Deputy President of the Supreme Court [1]
In Poland, the title Mecenas is used to refer to advocates and attorneys at law, [29] although as an informal title its status is not protected by law. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] In South Africa and India, lawyers who have been admitted to the bar may use the title "Advocate", abbreviated to "Adv" in written correspondence.
According to American Bar Association Formal Opinion 90-357, the term "of counsel" is used to describe a "close, personal, continuous, and regular relationship" between the firm and counsel lawyer. [1] In large law firms, the title generally denotes a lawyer with the experience of a partner, but who does not carry the same workload or business ...
Esquire (/ ɪ ˈ s k w aɪər /, [1] US also / ˈ ɛ s k w aɪər /; [2] abbreviated Esq.) [3] is usually a courtesy title.In the United Kingdom, esquire historically was a title of respect accorded to men of higher social rank, particularly members of the landed gentry above the rank of gentleman and below the rank of knight.