Law Practice
Dec. 8, 2015
Pens are mightier than swords, but can backfire like pistols
Countless films, novels and television dramas feature lawyers as lead characters, but few devote any time to depicting us doing the one thing to which we devote most of our time: writing. By Louie Castoria
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.
Countless films, novels and television dramas feature lawyers as lead characters, but few devote any time to depicting us doing the one thing to which we devote most of our time: writing.
Whether we are writing reports to clients, briefs to the court, or letters to each other, whether our practice is primarily transactional or litigation, we make our living, and some of our biggest mistakes, as writers. Even when we take de...
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