Appellate Practice,
Law Practice
Oct. 18, 2021
My Most Memorable Client Part I: The Alleged Crime
The following the first installment of a story in four parts, the next three to run Nov. 1, Nov. 15 and Dec. 6. It is adapted from a piece I wrote many years ago for California Lawyer Magazine. The story is true, though I changed a few names to protect the not-quite-innocent.





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.
The following the first installment of a story in four parts, the next three to run Nov. 1, Nov. 15 and Dec. 6. It is adapted from a piece I wrote many years ago for California Lawyer Magazine. The story is true, though I changed a few names to protect the not-quite-innocent.
"People of the State of California versus Viktor Szaz. The charge is assaulting a police officer. How does the defendant plead?"
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