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Law Firm Overview

Ms. Moore graduated from St. Mary's Episcopal High School in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1987. She attained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1990.

Ms. Moore moved to Florida to attend Stetson University Law School. While studying law, she was a member of Phi Alpha Delta, a teaching assistant in the family law program of Gulf-Coast Legal Services, Inc., and a research assistant on issues relating to federal civil rights. She received her law degree and the Paul Barnard Award for Clinical Excellence in 1993.

Upon attaining her law degree, Ms. Moore became an Assistant Public Defender in Pinellas County where she tried numerous jury and bench trials representing defendants charged with traffic violations, misdemeanors, felonies, juvenile delinquency cases and those involuntarily committed under the Baker Act.

In 1998, Ms. Moore began private practice which has developed into a focus on family and estate law matters. She has completed volunteer training with the Center against Spouse Abuse and has twice earned the Clearwater Bar Foundation Award for Pro Bono Legal Assistance. Additionally she has received admittance to the Florida Courts, the United States District Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.  Ms. Moore is also certified as a Florida Family Law Mediator.  She has been appointed by the Court in the Sixth Judicial Circuit as a Guardian ad Litem in high conflict custody cases and to serve as a Juvenile Arbitrator.

Ms. Moore is an active member of the Florida Bar serving on the following committees and subcommittees: Continuing Legal Education Committee; Family Law Section, Support Issues Committe, Rules & Forms Committee, Equitable Distribution Committee, Comingled Marital & Non-Marital Property Subcommittee & Transmutation of Non-Marital Property Subcommittee.  Ms. Moore also presently serves on the Board of Directors for the Clearwater Bar Association.

After spending over a decade practicing law in Pinellas County, Ms. Moore has established a proven record of excellence in not only her practice of law but her relationships within the community.

Areas of Practice

• Alimony
• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Domestic Violence Injunctions
• Enforcement
• Equitable Distribution
• Estate Planning
• Family Law
• Health Care Surrogate
• Living Wills
• Mediation
• Modifications
• Name change
• Paternity
• Power of Attorney
• Preneed Guardian
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Relocation
• Separation Agreements
• Wills

Honors and Awards

• Clearwater Bar Foundation Excellence in Pro Bono, 1999
• Clearwater Bar Foundation Excellence in Pro Bono, 2006
• Starkey Elementary Business Partner of the Year, 2007 - 2008

Published Works

• Friends & Family Law, Bay Area Business Magazine, December, 2008

Classes and Seminars

• Justice Teaching Participant, Starkey Elementary/Fla. Bar, 2007 - Present
• Law Day Participant, Clearwater Bar Assn., 2005 - 2007

Pro Bono Activities

• Clearwater Bar Association Pro Bono Committee, 2008 - Present
• Clearwater Bar Association Hispanic Outreach Pro Bono Clinic, 2007
• Clearwater Bar Association Pro Bono Wills and Estate Planning Clinic, 2006

Representative Cases

• C.P. v. State, 644 So.2d 6 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1994)
• Ferguson v. State, 693 So.2d 596 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1997)
• State v. McGruder, 664 So.2d 1126 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1995)

Ancillary Businesses

• Family Mediation

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Wills, Family Law, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Childrens' Rights, Collaborative Law, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Juvenile Law, Paternity, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration