Appellate Practice
Nov. 3, 2025
Appellate gotchas: Part 1
Appellate work involves diving into the record, crafting strategies and briefs, and arguing tough cases, all in the pursuit of justice for clients, while navigating "gotchas" that can unfairly block valid arguments.
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
I love handling appeals.
I dig digging into the record, dreaming up winning strategies, scouring cases for nuggets of support, crafting the briefs, and even orally arguing tough cases. The whole shebang.
Well, not quite the whole. Not the gotchas.
What's a "gotcha!"? It's when some appellate judge says, "You
can't argue that!" -- even when you're right.
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