On Mon, 31 Mar 1997, Rebekah Maxwell wrote:
> My own experience doesn't clarify anything for me. I have a JD, but does
> that make me a lawyer?
Theoretically, yes. See Black's Law Dictionary definition of a lawyer
as "a person learned in the law." This is different from an attorney who
is defined as "a person licensed to practice law."
I never thought that there was a difference between the two terms, but
apparently there is.
Susan Campbell
Sr. Librarian
Dept. of Justice
San Francisco
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