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I Stand Corrected

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Well, this has been fun.

When the media hysteria erupted over Katie Zacharia’s claim that she’s a “lawyer,” I recalled learning some years ago that there is a technical distinction between “attorney” and “lawyer.” As I noted, the terms are often used interchangeably these days. But I thought she was not wrong to label herself a “lawyer” since, as I understood it, “lawyer” applies to someone who has completed a legal education, and Zacharia earned a JD from Pepperdine Law School. I also noted that........

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