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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Jun. 10, 2017

Order, Chaos, Muppets

If one looks around the cast of characters in a law firm, or any organization, the parallels to Muppets can be surprisingly easy to draw. So which Muppet should you aspire to be?

Louie H. Castoria

Partner
Kaufman, Dolowich & Voluck LLP

425 California St 21st Fl
San Francisco , CA 94104

Phone: (415) 926-7601

Fax: (415) 926-7601

Email: lcastoria@kdvlaw.com

UC Berkeley Boalt Hall

Louie is a mediator with CourtCall Online Dispute Resolution, a member of the Mediation Society, a mandatory settlement officer with the San Francisco County Superior Court, and an adjunct professor of law at Golden Gate University. He won his first U.S. Supreme Court on July 1, 2021.

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Some say there are two kinds of people in the world. Others disagree, thus proving the first group right.

In terms of avoiding professional liability claims, the key distinction may be whether you prefer your professional life to be governed by Order or Chaos. It's a difference that makes a greater impact than such superficial dichotomies as gender, political leaning, or Giants/Dodgers.

This observation first came to my attention through a blog post by Slate magazine's legal ...

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