I do not know if you need a lawyer that uses Esquire in verbal conversation. I also do not know of any attorneys, other than those teaching that want to be called doctor or professor. If they did, I would respect that. I know a lot of other folks with PhD’s, educators, engineers, etc. and I have absolutely no problem my friend to them as doctor or professor when it’s appropriate. If I had finished my PhD, I would likely to use it in formal or professional settings as well. Let me ask you this, do you have similar problem saying Dr. Sebastian Gorka? That is his preference and the common way he is addressed.
And I hate Siri and auto correct that keeps messing up my text.
I think it is pretentious BS. Like demanding to be called Senator
Here is the Washington Post making fun of Sebastian Gorka for using the title Dr. Also remember the MSM refers to Jill Biden as Dr. more often than mentioning the title when referring to Rand Paul, Ben Carson and Jill Stein who are all MDs. See the big picture?