A lawyer should not want people to call them "doctor" because people will think they have lots of money which is misleading for most lawyers. People may also expect us to be extraordinarly smart which is not the case. I think its legal for anyone to call themself "doctor". Its only when you cut someone open or prescribe meds which triggers illegality. For example, take "Dr. DRE", he got away with it for years but didn't face legal problems because he doesn't prescribe meds - Neither did Dr. Suess
Quote from: Julie Fern on August 06, 2012, 09:08:09 PMsomeone with j.d. but without ph.d, for chrissakes. no one dispute whether someone with ph.d properly called doctor.in land of blind, one-eyed person do all work.Law school professors who have JD's and no Ph.D don't call themselves doctor, but I never had a professor in another discipline who held a J.D..I think I'll just have students call me by my first name or professor if they feel the need for formality.
someone with j.d. but without ph.d, for chrissakes. no one dispute whether someone with ph.d properly called doctor.in land of blind, one-eyed person do all work.
Quote from: jack24 on August 07, 2012, 10:50:27 AMQuote from: Julie Fern on August 06, 2012, 09:08:09 PMsomeone with j.d. but without ph.d, for chrissakes. no one dispute whether someone with ph.d properly called doctor.in land of blind, one-eyed person do all work.Law school professors who have JD's and no Ph.D don't call themselves doctor, but I never had a professor in another discipline who held a J.D..I think I'll just have students call me by my first name or professor if they feel the need for formality.You guys miss the point, I am saying that the Prof for BarBri(Kaplan owned) BarPrep that they teach at law schools via recording (the one with the PhD which I mention only to stree he is educated) tells that it would be a wrong answer on an MPRE question to say it is ok to advertise that your attorneys are all "Juris Doctors" since ethics boards expect you to use the "idiot standard" where if even an idiot would fall for it, you can't do it. That is what I was trying to tell you.Not saying BarBri can't be wrong, but it's what their JD/PhD Prof has on tape going to law schools across the nation.
Quote from: cooley3L on August 09, 2012, 06:19:31 PMQuote from: jack24 on August 07, 2012, 10:50:27 AMQuote from: Julie Fern on August 06, 2012, 09:08:09 PMsomeone with j.d. but without ph.d, for chrissakes. no one dispute whether someone with ph.d properly called doctor.in land of blind, one-eyed person do all work.Law school professors who have JD's and no Ph.D don't call themselves doctor, but I never had a professor in another discipline who held a J.D..I think I'll just have students call me by my first name or professor if they feel the need for formality.You guys miss the point, I am saying that the Prof for BarBri(Kaplan owned) BarPrep that they teach at law schools via recording (the one with the PhD which I mention only to stree he is educated) tells that it would be a wrong answer on an MPRE question to say it is ok to advertise that your attorneys are all "Juris Doctors" since ethics boards expect you to use the "idiot standard" where if even an idiot would fall for it, you can't do it. That is what I was trying to tell you.Not saying BarBri can't be wrong, but it's what their JD/PhD Prof has on tape going to law schools across the nation.Sorry if I missed the point, but my response was merely in reference to my question about what to have my students call me.But it makes sense that the ethical rules would cut against using the term Doctor in any ads.
Where are you a Prof at? In law or another field?
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