Do I put Esq. JD or neither after Recommender's name? Forum

zer0edit · Post by **zer0edit** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:36 pm

I'm in the process of setting up the recommenders and evaluators on the LSAC website, but not sure what to do about a suffix. For doctors I put MD and PhD were applicable, but what about for attorneys? Do I put Esq, JD or neither?

Any help much appreciated! Thanks!

LSATmakesMeNeurotic · Post by **LSATmakesMeNeurotic** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:42 pm

zer0edit wrote:I'm in the process of setting up the recommenders and evaluators on the LSAC website, but not sure what to do about a suffix. For doctors I put MD and PhD were applicable, but what about for attorneys? Do I put Esq, JD or neither?

Any help much appreciated! Thanks!

I would assume JD meant they graduated law school but didn't pass the bar/are not practicing law. Don't listen to me though, I'm a lowly 1L.

ETA: I believe I put esq. after my lawyer references.

rinkrat19 · Post by **rinkrat19** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 2:43 pm

If they're a recommender, can't you ask them how they prefer to be addressed?

Nobody · Post by **Nobody** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:24 pm

Ugh, no.

TommyK · Post by **TommyK** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:45 pm

Nobody wrote:Ugh, no.

+1.

using esquire at the end of your name is douchey.

ToTransferOrNot · Post by **ToTransferOrNot** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:47 pm

J.D. ToTransferOrNot, Esq. wouldn't be appropriate then?

FWIW, I fully plan to start dropping ,esq. after my name if I'm writing a crabby e-mail to customer service/rental people/etc. Otherwise its ridiculous.

Grizz · Post by **Grizz** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:52 pm

Be sure to put B.A. or B.S. after your own name on all your law school applications.

JusticeHarlan · Post by **JusticeHarlan** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:18 pm

Grizz, [i]Juris Doctor [/i]candidate wrote:Be sure to put B.A. or B.S. after your own name on all your law school applications.

tyro · Post by **tyro** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:29 pm

Yeah I feel strange putting PhD after my recommendors' names just because it's kind of assumed and could be seen as a douchey move by me/make professor look young or cocky.

I have an attorney on my resume and I just put his name and a URL to his profile. Just Link that shit (not actually sure if this is a good idea for resumes).

It seems like it would be beneficial for both parties to provide profile links for both recommendors and resume references. I could see this happening in the future. Not saying do this now though as it may be seen as strange.

LSATmakesMeNeurotic · Post by **LSATmakesMeNeurotic** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:38 pm

tyro wrote:Yeah I feel strange putting PhD after my recommendors' names just because it's kind of assumed and could be seen as a douchey move by me/make professor look young or cocky.

I have an attorney on my resume and I just put his name and a URL to his profile. Just Link that shit (not actually sure if this is a good idea for resumes).

It seems like it would be beneficial for both parties to provide profile links for both recommendors and resume references. I could see this happening in the future. Not saying do this now though as it may be seen as strange.

I was yelled at by more than one professor for not putting PhD at the end of her name. "I worked hard for that, you'd better recognize my importance in the field of sociology!" If someone had a doctorate, i just included it

TommyK · Post by **TommyK** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 8:56 am

LSATmakesMeNeurotic wrote:
tyro wrote:Yeah I feel strange putting PhD after my recommendors' names just because it's kind of assumed and could be seen as a douchey move by me/make professor look young or cocky.

I have an attorney on my resume and I just put his name and a URL to his profile. Just Link that shit (not actually sure if this is a good idea for resumes).

It seems like it would be beneficial for both parties to provide profile links for both recommendors and resume references. I could see this happening in the future. Not saying do this now though as it may be seen as strange.
I was yelled at by more than one professor for not putting PhD at the end of her name. "I worked hard for that, you'd better recognize my importance in the field of sociology!" If someone had a doctorate, i just included it

I would have told her to get a real Ph.D. and I would respect it.

03121202698008 · Post by **03121202698008** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 9:01 am

Put neither. Using Esq or not is personal preference. No one uses JD.

Teoeo · Post by **Teoeo** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 9:13 am

Joe Blow, Esq.

legalace · Post by **legalace** » Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:24 pm

FWIW, I fully plan to start dropping ,esq. after my name if I'm writing a crabby e-mail to customer service/rental people/etc. Otherwise its ridiculous.

Esquire is a title which has come to be associated with American lawyers. It is often appropriate to address correspondence to an attorney as "Esq." or "Esquire". However, it is not appropriate for a lawyer to refer to himself or herself as or "Esq." or "Esquire", or to include or "Esq." or "Esquire" on business cards or as part of a signature.

nixy · Post by **nixy** » Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:44 pm

Was it really necessary to resurrect an 8 1/2 year old thread to say that?

QContinuum · Post by **QContinuum** » Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:51 pm

Since the damage's already been done...

03121202698008 wrote:Put neither. Using Esq or not is personal preference. No one uses JD.

I've seen a number of email signatures in my time that included "[name], J.D." I don't think it's abnormal or unusual at all.

I haven't really seen BigLawyers put "Esq." in their sigs, though. I think I've only seen that from SmallLawyers, especially older ones.

LSATmakesMeNeurotic wrote:I would assume JD meant they graduated law school but didn't pass the bar/are not practicing law. Don't listen to me though, I'm a lowly 1L.

Yeah, that's not true at all. "[name], J.D." is just as valid as "[name], Ph.D." (or any other graduate degree - don't list associate or Bachelor's degrees!) - but I have yet to see anyone in any context write "[name], passed the bar."

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