Land Use,
Administrative/Regulatory
Nov. 20, 2023
My second-most memorable client
John Maher was a human dynamo – an unstoppable bundle of Irish charm and street smarts. A good-looking, smooth-talking guy with a gorgeous girlfriend. And a mission: to bring his charges into productive, happy lives in decent society.
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.
A few months back, I graced these pages with my most memorable client - Victor, a Hungarian Jew charged with spitting at a Berkeley cop.
John Maher ran a close second. While Victor was a maniacal genius, John was a political genius.
My involvement with John began back in the '70's, when I was Chief Attorney of the National Housing Law Project. What was then called "Boalt Hall" had received a grant from the federa...
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