Guy Bush, a 30-year-old Washingtonian and a nonpracticing lawyer, doesn't think he'll have to wait that long.

He bills himself as a nonpracticing lawyer, looking to be the top lawyer for the State of New York.

Mr. Ferber was a nonpracticing lawyer.

Dr. Newdow, a nonpracticing lawyer who makes his living as an emergency room doctor, may not win his case.

"My opponent is a self-described nonpracticing lawyer," Ms. Pirro said in her closing statement.

Mr. Richman, who is also a nonpracticing lawyer, said that protected speech and expression were not necessarily limitless, citing the prohibition on shouting "Fire!"

Sherry Sturner, a nonpracticing lawyer and mother of two who is leading the Florida effort, said she grew concerned at the rapid pace of change.

That approach might satisfy some users, but it left me, a nonpracticing lawyer, scratching my head.

Ms. Dunkel, a nonpracticing criminal lawyer with a literary bent, thought the story merited a closer look.

The 31-year-old Rochat-Moser, a nonpracticing lawyer, did not seem worried, just bitter.