How to Address Business Letters to Lawyers
A 2009 report by the American Bar Association counted more than 1.18 million active attorneys in the United States, with the largest concentration (153,552) in New York compared to the 1381 in North Dakota. If you want to send a business letter to an attorney, there are two acceptable formats for the address: "Attorney at Law" and "Esquire." You should not use "Mr." or "Ms." before the person's name when using the professional title of "Esquire" or the abbreviation "Esq." after the name.
1 Address to Attorney at Law
2 Followed
Type "Mr." or "Ms." followed by the full name of the lawyer on the first line of the address.
Type "Attorney at Law" on the second line of the address. Type the name of the attorney's law firm, company or governmental agency on the line under "Attorney at Law." Add the street address on the next line with the city, state and ZIP code on the last line.
Type the salutation as "Dear Mr." or "Dear Ms." followed by the last name of the lawyer. Type a colon at the end of the salutation.
3 Address to Esquire
Type the lawyer's full name followed by a comma. Type "Esq." after the comma.
Type the name of the attorney's law firm, company or governmental agency on the line under his name. Add the street address on the next line with the city, state and ZIP code on the last line.
Type the salutation starting with "Dear Mr." or "Dear Ms." followed by the last name of the lawyer. Type a colon at the end of the salutation.
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