Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Dec. 17, 2016
Hiring decisions affect liability exposure
Hiring errors are not unique to law firms, but can be costly, sometimes more so than missed court deadlines or unforeseen conflicts of interest. 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.
To err is human. Lawyers sometimes err, being human by and large.
Hiring errors are not unique to law firms, but can be costly, sometimes more so than missed court deadlines or unforeseen conflicts of interest. They don't appear in professional liability insurers' lists of top 10 causes of claims against lawyers, though they may be the root cause of some errors in practicing law.
Bringing someone new into a law firm is a risky proposition, regardless of his or her experience ...
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