If you use the title "Esquire" after the attorney's name, do not use "Mr." or "Ms." before their name. Just use their first and last name.A standard courtesy title of Mr. or Mrs. Skip the courtesy title and put "Esquire" after the name, using its abbreviated form, "Esq. " ("Robert Jones, Esq." or "Cynthia Adams, Esq. It is customary to simply use Mr. or Mrs. Smith in correspondence. Attorney may ethically use the title "Esq." after his or her name, even when acting in a nonlegal capacity. Find answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about attorney titles, including "attorney," "lawyer" and "esquire. This unofficial compilation of the Rules provided for informational purposes only.