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Appellate Practice

Mar. 7, 2017

Writs: Part I

I often speak to local bar associations about "How To Win Appeals & Writs." I usually begin with Moskovitz's Rule #1: "Put Yourself in the Shoes of the Decider." Here, of course, the Decider is an appellate judge.

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.

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MOSKOVITZ ON APPEALS

California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA) recently celebrated its 50-year anniversary. The organization held a reception for the lawyers who started the whole thing. I was one of them.

I was the first directing attorney of the Marysville Office of CRLA, in the Sacramento Valley between Chico and Sacramento. I opened the office 50 years ago this month.

I was 28 years ol...

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