Tim Moore, Attorney
Tim Moore is a lifelong resident of Kings Mountain, North Carolina and graduated from Kings Mountain High School in 1988. He attended Campbell University for two years before transferring to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, from which he graduated in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Tim went to law school at the Oklahoma City University School of Law and received his Juris Doctor degree in 1995.
Upon graduating law school and passing the North Carolina Bar Exam, Tim returned to Cleveland County and began practicing law in Shelby. He became a partner in the firm of Flowers, Martin, Moore, & Ditz, P.A. and practiced there until 2009, when he opened his own firm in Kings Mountain. His practice has and continues to focus primarily on litigation in a number of areas including Criminal Law, Domestic & Family Law including divorce and child custody, Personal Injury, Corporate Law, and Civil Litigation, as well Wills and Estate matters. Additionally, Tim has significant experience in the practice of Administrative and Governmental Law and currently serves as County Attorney for Cleveland County, North Carolina and as General Counsel to the Cleveland County Water Board of Commissioners.
In addition to his law practice, Mr. Moore is also committed to serving his community. Mr. Moore is currently serving his seventh term has a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing Cleveland County. Moore was unanimously elected by the House to serve as Speaker for the 2015-2016 session. Prior to being elected as Speaker in 2015, Moore served as Chairman of several committees, including the powerful Committee on Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House, as well as the House Elections Committee, the Joint Legislative Research Commission, the University Board of Governors Nominating Committee, and Judiciary Subcommittee C. He also sponsored several important pieces of legislation, including the Jessica Lundsford Act, which toughened punishments for child sex offenders, and Laura’s Law, which toughened penalties for DUI convictions, especially for those individuals who are repeat offenders. He also served as a member of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors from 1997-2001.
Tim currently lives in Kings Mountain with his two sons, McRae and Wilson, and is a member of First Baptist Church of Kings Mountain.
Tim is licensed to practice before all the State Courts of North Carolina as well as before the U.S. District Courts seated in North Carolina and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He is also licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia.
