Walter Moore graduated with honors from Princeton in 1981 with a degree in Public and International Affairs. While at Princeton, Moore won various awards for public speaking and intercollegiate debate. Moore graduated with honors from Georgetown Law in 1984, where he was an Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal. During his third year, the law school hired him to teach legal research and writing, and oral advocacy, to first-year students.
Moore received his license to sue in 1984. Since then, he has represented business clients from a wide variety of industries in disputes in Southern and Northern California. Moore has handled cases involving breach of contract, fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets, commercial leases, easements, franchising, trusts and estates, personal injury and breach of fiduciary duty. Moore's clients have included companies and individuals in real estate, entertainment, outdoor advertising, telecommunications, aviation, banking, fast-food franchising, retail, insurance, and government. Moore's legal victories include the following:
Jury verdict for defendant billboard company where Latham & Watkins represented plaintiff;
Defense summary judgment against Graham & James in federal action for breach of contract and software copyright infringement;
Bench trial decision invalidating liquidated damages clause in
singer Michael Jackson's confidentiality agreement;Persuaded plaintiffs' counsel to dismiss class action by writing them a letter;
Bench trial decision against corporation, and its shareholder on alter ego theory, for breach of warranty for an air pollution "scrubber" machine;
Jury verdict for $6.6 million, including $3.3 million in punitive damages, against Texas oil man for fraud in the sale of natural gas; and
Jury verdict for defendant in personal injury action filed by elderly man who broke his hip at fast-food chain restaurant.
In 2009, Moore ran for Mayor of Los Angeles, and finished second, with nearly 72,000 votes. Moore has written and co-written the official ballot arguments against various Los Angeles City ballot measures.
From 2006 to 2010, Moore also served on the Carthay Circle Historic Overlay Zone Board, an architectural board established by the City of Los Angeles to review proposed changes to historic buildings.
Moore is not just a licensed attorney, but also a licensed real estate broker. He is also licensed to drive a motorcycle. Moore once had a paid "gig" as a stand-up comic, but decided to stick with law -- like you care.