James K. Moore - an Auburn, California (CA) Personal Injury Lawyer

Auburn Personal Injury Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury
Family Law
Divorce
Child Custody
Child Support
Mediation
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Dog Bites

Litigation: 90%

Attorney Information

Overview

Mr. Moore graduated cum laude from Chapman University with a Bachelor's in Political Science and minor in Music. In college, he was on the men's crew team and spent a summer interning in Washington, D.C. for United States Senator Chuck Hagel. Next, he received his Juris Doctor from Chapman University Fowler School of Law where he also received a certificate in Advocacy and Dispute Resolution. While at Chapman Law, he was a member of the Mock Trial Honor Board, a member of the Honor Council, and a research assistant to Professor Timothy Canova. Additionally, he graduated with the Trial Advocacy Excellence Award.

After graduating law school, Mr. Moore worked for several years at a civil defense firm. He gained experience handling cases from pre-trial negotiations, lengthy litigation, and all the way to trial. While in Southern California, he completed the Orange County Bar Association's highly esteemed College of Trial Advocacy where he further honed and practiced skills.

While in law school, Mr. Moore was a law clerk at the Public Law Center. Then, he spent a semester as a judicial extern in the chambers of The Honorable Theodor C. Albert at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California. He capped off this last year of school as a law clerk a a personal injury firm in Huntington Beach, and as a certified law clerk with the Orange County District Attorney's Office.

Mr. Moore is a member of the State Bar of California. Additionally, he is admitted to practice before all California State Courts, the United States District Court for the Central, Eastern, and Northern Districts of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States of America.

Mr. Moore is a member of the Placer County Bar Association and serves on its Board of Directors. Additionally, he is a member and on the Board of Directors of the Kiwanis Club of Auburn.

James Moore focuses his practice on personal injury, family law, and mediation. Within his family law practice, he also has experience drafting QDROs to divide retirement accounts in family law cases and give clients advice about retirement assets.

In his free time, Mr. Moore enjoys spending time with his family, fishing, hunting, wood working, and playing piano and guitar.

Awards and Honors

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Honors

Trial Advocacy Award, 2011

Other Sources of Feedback About James K. Moore

Included on the 2026 Northern California Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2024 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2022 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list
2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- Chapman University School of Law, Orange, California, 2011
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- Chapman University, Orange, California, 2007
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

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Attorney at Law/Owner
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Past Positions

Poliquin & DeGrave LLP, Associate Attorney, 2012 - 2016

References

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Mark P. Poliquin
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Mark W. Burnett
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Edward J. Nevin
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Pro Bono Activities

Kiwanis Club of Auburn, 2017 - Present

Bar Admissions

California, 2011
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2017
Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2017

Other Affiliations

Placer County Bar Association, 2018 - Present (Board of Directors and Treasurer)
Capital City Trial Lawyers Association, 2017 - Present (Member)

Fraternities and Sororities

Alpha Phi Delta

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By Anonymous on Jan. 28, 2024
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To say that I am happy with the service provided by James Moore would be a gross understatement. I hired Mr. Moore for a step-parent adoption. This was a sensitive case and Mr. Moore handled it with knowledgeable professionalism to help us succeed in making our family complete. We are incredibly grateful. He is kind, honest, understanding, intelligent, warm, and incredibly good at his craft. Mr. Moore was a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend his services if you’re in need of a skillful attorney.

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Auburn, CA

1155 High Street
Auburn, CA 95603

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Phone: 530-548-1051

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