Gale H. Moore

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