Government
Nov. 21, 2022
The Welfare War – Part One
If any were convicted, a clear message would go out to the poor of Yuba-Sutter: use CRLA and go to jail.
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
"Guilty, Your Honor. We, the jury, find defendant Shirlee Ann Decker guilty of welfare fraud."
Well, there it was. My client was convicted - the low point in my budding legal career.
And it could cost me my law office.
A confluence of several factors had led to this disaster.
First, there was me. Law school at Boalt (now U.C. Berkeley Law), one-year clerks...
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