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Law Practice,
Appellate Practice

Apr. 2, 2018

More on Losing

Most lawyers who represent appellants lose. In recent years, the statistics are pretty consistent.

Myron Moskovitz

Legal Director
Moskovitz Appellate Team

90 Crocker Ave
Piedmont , CA 94611-3823

Phone: (510) 384-0354

Email: myronmoskovitz@gmail.com

UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hal

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More on Losing
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MOSKOVITZ ON APPEALS

My last column explored the pain of losing an appeal, and why masochists like myself knowingly and voluntarily expose ourselves to possibility of such heartache with every case we take.

It's not quite so bad for me, because I usually win. But most lawyers who represent appellants lose. In recent years, the statistics are pretty consistent. In civil cases, both California appellate courts...

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