Law Practice,
Appellate Practice
Jul. 5, 2022
A Formative Year
My law school profs taught me that precedent is everything: judges study and reverently follow "the law," as stated or implied in prior cases. Most of the bar believes that. I learned early on in my clerkship that it's not that simple.
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
Myron Moskovitz is author of Strategies On Appeal (CEB, 2021; digital: ceb.com; print: https://store.ceb.com/strategies-on-appeal-2) and Winning An Appeal (5th ed., Carolina Academic Press). He is Director of Moskovitz Appellate Team, a group of former appellate judges and appellate research attorneys who handle and consult on appeals and writs. See MoskovitzAppellateTeam.com. The Daily Journal designated Moskovitz Appellate Team as one of California's top boutique law firms. Myron can be contacted at myronmoskovitz@gmail.com or (510) 384-0354. Prior "Moskovitz On Appeal" columns can be found at http://moskovitzappellateteam.com/blog.
Most of us have had “formative” experiences in our younger days – a time when something got us to shift course. And then stayed that course. Could have happened in personal matters, or a career.
Career-wise, my formative experience as an appellate lawyer was my year – right after law school – clerking for Justice Ray Peters on the California Supreme Court. “Formative” because it formed my approach to appeals, my outlook on appellate judges,...
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