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The Asheville lawyers at The Moore Law Office, PLLC assist clients with family law and personal injury matters throughout North Carolina. An experienced lawyer can help you overcome complex problems and achieve your objectives. At The Moore Law Office, PLLC, we give people throughout Western North Carolina the type of skilled legal representation they expect from larger firms combined with the personalized attention only a small office like ours can offer. Our clients hire us because of our proven ability to understand complex legal issues and apply our considerable knowledge of North Carolina regulations, procedures and laws. We stress service in our practice and appreciate the importance of your case. From our Asheville office, we provide comprehensive legal support for family disputes, personal injury cases and other types of civil litigation matters. No matter what your case involves, you will see that our purpose is to protect what is important to you. With 50 years of legal practice experience, the attorneys at The Moore Law Office, PLLC are committed to providing high-quality legal representation and personal attention to individuals in Asheville, North Carolina, and throughout Western North Carolina. We are a boutique firm with extensive knowledge and experience in selective practice areas.
We are committed to providing individualized attention and support to each client, handling every case according to the unique needs and interests of the client. |
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 Juris Doctor (J.D.)
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Wake Forest University, B.A. Psychology, 1965
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law, J.D., 1971 |
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I have practiced law in Asheville, North Carolina since 1971. I began practicing in Asheville after graduating from the University of North Carolina School of Law. I could not take the bar exam until August and Bruce Elmore, Sr. was in need of legal assistance even though I was not yet licensed to practice. My wife and I liked Asheville and we decided to stay after I became licensed to practice law in August, 1971. I got a lot of trial experience while with Bruce in both criminal law and civil law. After several years, I decided to open my own office and practiced as a sole practitioner until my daughter, Jennifer, and I began practicing as partners in The Moore Law Office, PLLC in 2007. As a sole practitioner, I practiced in the areas of Family Law, Criminal Law, Personal Injury, and Workers’ Compensation. Since Jennifer and I formed The Moore Law Office, PLLC, she has limited her practice to Family Law and I have concentrated on Employment Discrimination, Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability, and Mediation.
I believe that it is important to have a close working relationship with my clients. I try to assure that my clients are provided with regular communication regarding the status of their cases and what to expect regarding the legal process. When I accept a case, in addition to relying on my experience, I always research the law to assure that the law has not changed or been modified by recent court decisions. I rely on computer legal research to assure that I am up to date on the most recent changes in the law.
One of my cases, Dixie Deerman vs Beverly California, is frequently cited as a leading case in the area of wrongful termination in violation of public policy. In this case a nurse was fired by a nursing home because she advised the family of a patient that they should consider changing physicians due to the physician’s lack of attention to the patient. The North Carolina Court of Appeals agreed with us that, since the nurse was doing what she was required to do by the North Carolina Nursing Practice Act, it was a violation of public policy to fire her.
I began practicing in the area of employment law because I believe it is wrong for employers to base employee decisions on discrimination based on race, gender, disability, age, religion, or in violation of public policy. |
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Legal Services
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Abuse (Child, Domestic, Sexual)
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Auto (Accidents, Insurance)
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Business Law
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Children (Custody, Support)
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Commercial Real Estate
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Commerical Litigation
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COVID-19-Related Legal Help
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Criminal Law
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Discrimination/Harassment
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Divorce
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Family Law
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Injuries & Accidents
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Medical Malpractice
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Motor Vehicle Accidents
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Mediation
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Pay and Benefits
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Personal Injury
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Product Liability
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Real Estate/Property
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Social Security
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Workers' Compensation
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Wrongful Death
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