Actually, I heard that while it's appropriate for other people to call you esquire, it's improper (manners wise) to use the term for yourself.
Two important pieces of etiquette to know about the usage of Esq. are that one does not use it of oneself (that is, one should not use it on one's own business cards or stationery)--it should be used only in address to other people; and that it takes precedence over all other titles, so that you shouldn't say "Mr. Robert D. Ardizzi, Esq." or even "Dr. John Smith, Esq.," but only "Robert D. Ardizzi, Esq."
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Which I found totally bizarre, but hey. {shrug}
I personally am all for ditching esquire and putting a nice "Dr" in front of our names. :-)
Bethy (the almost-esquire/dr -- passed the bar!!! Just waiting for the swearing in for it to be official!)
