Jason Moore

Jason Moore is a lifelong resident of Central Virginia. He graduated from UVA where he majored in History, and worked at the school paper. He took a year off between undergraduate and law school to work as a legislative assistant at the Virginia General Assembly. He then attended T.C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond. As part of his studies at Richmond, he did a semester abroad studying at Emmanuel College at Cambridge University in Great Britain.

Education

While attending law school, Jason was elected to the Powhatan County School Board. On the board, Jason’s peers elected him Vice Chairman of the board on three occasions. For his work on the School Board, Governor James Gilmore presented Jason with the Patrick Henry Award for Good Governance.

After almost twelve years on the School Board, Jason was elected to the Powhatan Board of Supervisors. As a Supervisor, Jason served on several regional boards including Piedmont Court Services. PCS is a multi-jurisdictional agency dedicated to enhancing public safety, reducing crime, reinforcing offender accountability, promoting lawful and productive lifestyles among offenders. It also assists the Courts in managing offenders by utilizing evidence-based practices and principles and establishing collaborative community partnerships in order to promote offender self-efficacy and to reduce recidivism.

Education

Experience & Previous Cases

Jason has been a member of the 10th Circuit BarAssociation, the Powhatan Bar Association and the FarmVille Bar Association. Jason was elected President of the Powhatan Bar five times. During that time the bar conducted – So Your 18 Classes – for local high schools to discuss with high school seniors how turning 18 will affect their lives. The bar also supported the local YMCA back to school backpack program helping needy children purchase clothes and supplies for school.

Jason is an avid history lover being a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, The Civil War Roundtable and Virginia Historical Society. He does genealogy research. He also enjoys spending time with his wife and three children when not working. He coached flag football (5,6, and 7 year olds) for the Cumberland Youth League with the team making it to the playoffs in his second year.

Experience & Previous Cases

Background & Education

For the last twenty-one years, Jason has practiced criminal law from the Carolina line to north of Richmond and from New Kent to Nelson. He has worked on almost every type of criminal case imaginable from traffic tickets, reckless driving, DUI or driving revoked to larceny, embezzlement, breaking and entering to various violent sex offenses, to murder. He has tried 30 jury trials including two murder jury trials.

Jason is admitted to practice in all Virginia courts and has argued cases before the Virginia Supreme Court and Virginia Court of Appeals. He is also admitted the the US District Court, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Bankruptcy bar and has conducted hearing before Social Security Administration Judges. The results of some of Jason’s cases have been mentioned in Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly, and he has been interviewed by all three local TV stations, the Richmond Times Dispatch and WRVA regarding various cases he has tried.