But a professor on a faculty does, and deserves the honor. He's teaching law, not just practicing it. Before one is a lawyer, he/she is a student. Most lawyers are not teachers. Duh! Check out his curriculum vitae -- a bit more than a local divorce lawyer, eh?
1. I attended law school and am frequently at law schools, and I can ssure you that law professors do NOT use the honorific “Dr.” Nor is it applied to them by others. The title used is “Professor”.
2. Lawyers have a JD, which is the first degree a lawyer gets. It is a “doctorate”, but it is more on par with a Masters degree. The advanced degree some lawyers seek is an LLM, which is a “masters” degree, but it is more on par with a doctorate. That is the reason a JD is not usually referred to as “Dr.”
3. A law professor who allows (without correcting them) students or colleagues to call him “Dr.” is thought to be a pompous cad.
4. A lawyer who lectures undergrauate students (rather than graduate law students) is not really considered to be a real law professor. A “law professor” is a description best reserved for a full-time regular faculty at a law school. Any lawyer can teach a course as an adjunct at a law school or teach at the undergraduate level.
This lawyer does seem eminently qualified.
However his highest degree is a JD, and a JD who uses the title “Dr.” is a joke among his legal and academic peers.
Perhaps someone on the internet has applied the honoric “Dr.” to him without realizing it is inappropriate (if for no other reason than the poor form stands out and calls the information into question - at least among those familiar with law and academia).