RechtsanwaltThe official professional title of a German lawyer is Rechtsanwalt (male) oder Rechtsanwältin (female). Only fully qualified German lawyers who have passed both legal exams are entitled to refer to themselves as “Rechtsanwalt” or – in short – “Anwalt”.
Synonyms of lawyeradvocate,attorney,attorney-at-law,counsel,counselor.(or counsellor),counselor-at-law,legal eagle.
In the United States, the terms lawyer and attorney are often used interchangeably. For this reason, people in and out of the legal field often ask, “is an attorney and a lawyer the same thing?”. In colloquial speech, the specific requirements necessary to be considered a lawyer vs attorney aren't always considered.
The French translation for “lawyer (masculine)” is avocat.
On several occasions, female lawyers and judges are made to affix their status to their names such as “Miss”, “Mrs.” and “Ms.” during introductions in court or in legal documents, while the male lawyers and judges are not required to do so or can use general terms like “Mr.”.
Address the envelope with her full name and either "Attorney At Law" or "Esquire." Do not use "Ms." on the envelope. For example, "Mary Smith, Attorney At Law." The next line would be the name of her law firm if applicable, then the address.
Keep in mind that all attorneys are also lawyers, but not all lawyers are attorneys. An attorney is a lawyer who passed the state bar exam, allowing them to practice law in their jurisdiction.
A professor has tracked how people in different parts of the country pronounce different words. In most of the United States, Lawyer is pronounced to rhyme with “boy,” (loyer). In the south, excluding Texas and Florida (not really south I've been told), it is pronounced to rhyme with “saw,” (law-yer).
JD can go after a lawyer's name, but it is usually only used in academic settings. Even though a legal degree is a doctorate, you do not usually address law degree holders as "doctor." Lawyers do not normally put Esq. after their name and many attorneys consider it old-fashioned.
AvocatsFrench lawyers are called “Avocats”. The legal profession in France is not "split", as in the UK, so the French Avocat is the equivalent of a UK Barrister and Solicitor combined.
A servant's master is the man that he or she works for.
avocatThe French Lawyer (avocat)