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
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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