Dave wrote:

The _only_ function "Esq." serves, when a lawyer adds it to his own
name, is to tip off the reader that this guy has an inflated opinion
of himself, and anything he says should be discounted by about half.

I certainly am in no position to argue against your clearly well-researched
findings in this area.

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