Addressing Lawyers

[psmith@cbmclaw.com]

Do you spell out Esquire in the address of a letter or do you abbreviate it as Esq.

[BobK]

Do you spell out Esquire in the address of a letter or do you abbreviate it as Esq.

1 You usually abbreviate it
2 It's not very widely used (though in a letter to a lawyer it's probably appropriate
3 A mistake to avoid at all costs is "Mr Jones Esq. " . Use one or the other.

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[MikeNewYork]

Do you spell out Esquire in the address of a letter or do you abbreviate it as Esq.

In the USA, It would be John Jones, Esq.