To the degree that I am sympathetic to the argument that calling PhDs "Dr" in social situations outside of their field is unnecessary and elitist, I am completely unsympathetic to the argument that calling MDs "Dr" is any different or any better
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Even if you had a stupid disclaimer saying "Phil McGraw, Esq. is not a licensed attorney. This program is for entertainment purposes only and should not be construed as professional legal advice"
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It is a well-established principle that a disclaimer saying you're not doing a thing has no impact on whether or not you're objectively doing it (Ironically the idea that it does is one of those dumb things armchair lawyers think thanks to bad advice on the Internet)
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The state government, rather I'm given to understand that acting as someone's lawyer and giving them counsel in preparation to actually go to court is a bigger deal for unlicensed practice of law than the whole fake-court-fake-judge thing
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