Education

  • Puppy Kindergarten, Colorpawdo Academy of Gud Bois. Graduated early. Ate the diploma.
  • Juris Dogtor (J.D.) candidate, Harvard Bark School. Expected graduation: whenever he stops chewing the casebooks.

Honors & Distinctions

  • Fastest Zoomies, Hallway Division, Office of Workplace Culture, Braverman Law Group
  • Dean’s List for Excellence in Sock Retrieval (retrieval, not return), Faculty of Applied Mischief, Harvard Bark School
  • Rookie of the Year 2026, Braverman Law Group Morale Department (sole nominee)

Bar Admissions

Admitted pro bone-o to the Snack Bar

Application to the Court of Public Opinion pending. Character review went great. Fitness review was interrupted by a nap.

Bio

Finn joined Braverman Law Group in 2026 as the firm’s Junior Morale Associate, the youngest hire in firm history. Born February 16, 2026, he arrived with a full name longer than most trust instruments (Chadwick Finnegan Sebastian O’Braverman), a lot of opinions, and no billable-hour experience whatsoever. He reports to Matteo, the firm’s Associate Morale Officer, who has taken on the mentoring role with patience and only occasional sighing.

Finn is a ruby Cavalier, just like Matteo. The resemblance is so close that the firm’s photo software keeps filing Finn’s pictures under Matteo’s name. Finn considers this a clerical error and has asked that it be corrected in his personnel file. Matteo has declined to comment.

The mentoring relationship has had its challenges. Finn has a habit of taking Matteo’s toys and chews, and he treats every disagreement as a contested hearing. Matteo objects, loudly. Finn overrules him. After a long-running dispute over a squeaky hedgehog, the partners concluded that Finn’s real talent lies in adversarial practice, and they’ve placed him on the firm’s litigation development track. He has already mastered zealous advocacy, aggressive discovery (mostly of Matteo’s toy basket), and the principle that possession is nine-tenths of the paw. Mediation was proposed. Finn ate the mediation agreement.

What Finn lacks in experience, he makes up for in enthusiasm. He believes every visitor came to see him specifically, every dropped pen is a gift, and every meeting improves with a squeaky toy. Early performance reviews are glowing, though several list “chewed my notes” under areas for growth.

He’s also doing his part for the firm’s estate planning practice. Finn has already buried at least three chew toys for future generations, and he’s working on a plan to keep his bone collection out of probate. No bone left unturned.

When he’s off duty, Finn can be found shadowing Matteo at very close range, napping in whatever sunny patch the office has to offer, or pursuing continuing education in the fine art of puppy-dog eyes. He’s paw-sitive they work on the partners.

A Word from Finn

hai hoomans!! me Finn. me is the newest gud boi at the lawfurm and me takes my jobb verry seeriusly. me haz reviewd all the shoos in the offis and they is DELISHUS. if u come for a meeting pls bring snaks, or ur doggo, or both. me will be at the door. me is ALWAYS at the door. also me is litigayshun dog now. matteos toys is mine. objekshun overruld. ur estayt plan is in gud paws. bork!!

— Chadwick Finnegan Sebastian O’Braverman, J.D. (Juris Dogtor, pending)

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