Justin A. Moore
Partner, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice
- justin@staffordmoore.law
- 214.764.1537
Justin A. Moore is Co-Founder and Partner of Stafford Moore. He is an acclaimed social justice activist, and an award-winning attorney. Justin has a track record of zealous advocacy for a wide array of clients with a wide sweeping range of legal issues. When a client is experiencing a crisis and facing an inconceivable obstacle, they reach out to Justin to help them navigate. Justin has consulted previous presidential administrations on criminal justice reform, represented and advised Grammy award winning and Oscar nominated artists and has ensured that wrongfully accused citizens have stayed out of prison.
Focus Areas
Trial Law // Commercial and Complex Litigation // Criminal Law: State and Federal // Health Law
Justin’s work has garnered national media attention in People Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, NBC’s Today Show, CBS Evening News, ABC’s Nightly News, BBC, CNN, Fox News, BET, Dr. Phil and The ROOT. Justin served as a prosecutor at the Dallas County District Attorney’s office prior to establishing his private practice, which focuses on criminal law, civil rights litigation, prisoner clemency, police brutality cases, sports contract negotiation and campaign management.
Justin is licensed in Texas and has Federal licenses in the United States Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas, United States District of Colorado and the Northern District of Illinois, and his cases involve a variety of complex legal issues from civil rights, commercial disputes, and criminal law. In 2020 he was listed as a member of the Top 40 under 40 and the Top 100 for The National Black Lawyers. He is a member of the BMW Foundation World Responsible Leader’s Network. Justin serves as a board member for the prestigious Dallas Institute of Humanities, The Marcus Garvey Institute for Human Development, serves as Chair for the Stafford Moore supported pro-bono organization The Liberation Fund and he is a partner for Social Venture Partners Dallas.
Justin is a first-generation lawyer and hails from Texas. He received a philosophy degree from the HBCU Morehouse college, studied human rights law at University College at Oxford University in Oxford, U.K., and received his juris doctorate from SMU’s Dedman School of Law. He speaks regularly and is internationally known for his civil rights and social justice work.
Presentations, Public Speaking and Awards
- The Conference on World Affairs 2022 Speaker
- 2021 Revolt x AT&T Summit “Black Safety First”
- ECPAT USA “Conversation on Race and the Criminalization of Trafficked Youth”
- Global Intrapreneur Week 2020 Speaker. “It’s Time To Make Our Cities Anti-Racist Now!”
- 2020 The National Black Lawyers Top 100 Award recipient
- 2020 The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 Award recipient
- The Dallas Morning News and Dallas Institute “Looking For Justice” panel discussion
- Vibe Magazine and Billboard Music “Facing The Music: The Fight For Criminal Justice Reform in America” Panel
- The Conference on World Affairs 2020 Speaker
- African American Law Summit Criminal Law CLE
- SMU Dedman School of Law Black Law Student’s Association’s Annual Luncheon KeynoteSpeaker “Lawyers Serving Our Communities: A Discussion on Race, Biases, and SocialInteractions”
- The State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting CLE Presenter- “Responding to Hate Crimes: Creative Lawyering and Community Response”
- “Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story” Docuseries screening presenter
- 48th Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Session presenter
- 2019 Hennessey US MLK Weekend Privilege Toast Honoree
- Local Love Awards 2019 Legal Professional Of The Year Nominee
- 51st Annual Mid-Atlantic Black law Student Association Legacy Awards Gala Keynote Speaker
- 2019 African American Lawyers Section Summit & Awards CLE Presenter- “A Conversation on Criminal Justice”
- United Negro College Fund Convening 2019 Presenter- “HBCUs: Leading the Way on Restorative Justice”
- The National Association of Black Journalists 2019 Convention Panelist- “Breathing While Black
Credentials
SMU Dedman School of Law
Dallas, TX
J.D., May 2013
Morehouse College
Atlanta, GA
B.A. Philosophy, May 2010
Admissions
- Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois