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 earned the Clearwater Bar Foundation Award for Pro Bono Legal Assistance. Ms. Moore is currently a member of the American Bar Association, the Clearwater Bar Association, the Tampa Bay Collaborative Law Group, and the Canakaris (Family law) Inns of Court. 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 an active member of the Florida Bar serving on the following committees and sub-committees:
Continuing Legal Education Committee
Family Law Section's Rules & Forms Committee
Family Law Section's Support Issues Committee
Family Law Section's Split Parenting Sub-Committee
Family Law Section's Equitable Distribution Committee
Family Law Section's Marital Appreciation of Non-Marital Property Sub-Committee
Family Law Section's Transmutation by Co-Mingling Sub-Committee
Ms. Moore is currently on the Board of Directors for our local bar association, the Clearwater Bar, as well as a member of the Pinellas County's Canakaris Inns of Court.
Ms. Moore has spent over a decade practicing law in Pinellas County and building relationships within the community.
Certified Legal Specialties
Family Law Mediation, Florida Supreme Court, 2009
Classes/Seminars
Justice Teaching Participant, Starkey Elementary, 2007 - Present
Honors and Awards
Clearwater Bar Foundation Award for Excellence in Pro Bono, 1999
Clearwater Bar Foundation Award for Excellence in Pro Bono, 2006
Starkey Elementary Business Partner of the Year, 2007
Professional Associations and Memberships
Clearwater Bar Association, Member
Canakaris (Family law) Inns of Court
Past Employment Positions
Public Defender, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Assistant Public Defender, 1993 - 1998
Pro Bono Activities
Clearwater Bar Foundation - Pro Bono Participant, 1998 - Present
Center Against Spouse Abuse, 1999
Episcopal Relief and Development, Parish Representative
Ancillary Businesses
Certified Family Law Mediator
Fraternities/Sororities
Phi Alpha Delta
