Comments on: MS is not a four letter word by Lucy Reed (neé Reed)

By: Angela Titley-Vial

Angela Titley-Vial — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:53:54 +0000

Not sure who picked up on my name – seems to be a slim chance of someone looking on Rich and Carr websit just for this purpose so maybe it is someone who knows me – come clean! Actually I still use the sobriquet Mrs even though I have been divorced for some 15 years now because I prefer the gravitas that the word Mrs implies, I already did the children thing (youngest aged 9) and am now way too old to be concerned about people thinking I will fall pregnant etc. Respect to everyone’s views but I am not keen on Ms which I think conjures up in peoples minds a vision of burn the bra feminism (please note I am not saying this is right, just a fact of life!)

And yes I believe myself to be a fearsome advocate and opponent……

And please do not diss my colleagues’ names – they are both fearsome opponents too….

ATV

By: Bagpuss

Bagpuss — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:47:36 +0000

I always get referred to as ‘Mrs’ at my local court, despite signing in as Ms. It hadn’t occurred to me that this might be becasue I look too old to be a ‘Miss’ So thank you for that

Much more startling, I once arrived at court to be greeted by name by the Clerk, who then went on to say ‘your husband was just here’… (I’m not married, never have been, and have never had a partner who is a lawyer…)

By: familoo

familoo — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:52:22 +0000

Now that’s just MEAN. On the basis of the ‘boy named Sue’ theory she is no doubt an excellent and fearless advocate. Actually chuckled rather more at the legally ironic names of her colleagues ‘Verity Lyon’ (Say it out loud to geddit) and ‘Verity Drinkall’ whose names would make excellent and wholly unprofessional nicknames for some of my more unreliable clients. What ARE the chances of having two lawyers in one firm called VERITY anyway?

By: Usefully Employed

Usefully Employed — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:13:14 +0000

I have met this lady professionally:

http://www.richandcarr.co.uk/atv.htm

You think you have problems…

By: familoo

familoo — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:51:21 +0000

lol

By: Nick Langford

Nick Langford — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:22:45 +0000

I sympathise. I strongly object to being addressed as Nick Longford, it could cause terrible confusion.

(And apologies for the spelling mistake in my last posting)