A JD is someone who graduates from law school.
A lawyer is someone who is admitted to practice law.
And it is a felony crime in Texas, for example, to hold yourself out as a "lawyer" if you are not admitted to practice law (with the intent to economically benefit yourself.)
Texas Penal Code Section 38.122. Falsely Holding Oneself Out as a Lawyer
A lawyer is someone who is admitted to practice law.
And it is a felony crime in Texas, for example, to hold yourself out as a "lawyer" if you are not admitted to practice law (with the intent to economically benefit yourself.)
Texas Penal Code Section 38.122. Falsely Holding Oneself Out as a Lawyer

