Michael Moore

Born Columbus, Ohio, second child of the union of Bill Moore, former USAAF WWII B-17 combat pilot and nurse mother, Ellie, I great up in a household committed to social justice through my father's work as a newspaperman. I learned to write and draw using copy editor grease pencils and newsprint, and graduated to a Remington typewriter at 8 years of age. Graduating from high school, I enlisted in the USAF, served overseas as a communications intelligence analyst, and eventually found my way to The Ohio State University, where I took an undergraduate degree in anthropology followed by a law degree in 1979.
As a solo practitioner nearly my whole career, I have had the opportunity to focus on cases of importance to me. The last two decades have been devoted to employment and civil rights litigation. I am gratified that my cases have resulted in not only good results for my clients, but the advancement of the protection of law, particularly in the areas of overreaching by children services agencies and law enforcement.
Some representative verdicts and settlements are: (1) $1.25 million for husband and wife who were seized by sheriff deputies out of their home responding to a 911 call from a deranged caller; (2) $417k verdict for college adjunct instructor denied a full time position because he placed anti-abortion literature on public boards around campus; (2) $300k settlement for husband falsely accused of child sexual abuse by school district after he complained of mistreatment of his daughter.

• Free Consultation
  I will consult without charge by phone or email
• Contingent Fees
  I normally charge an hourly fee for investigation/evaluation of cases. I normally charge a contingent fee and modest hourly for litigation, however, I will accept straight contingency in the right case.

Arizona

Since 2006

North Carolina

1996-2009

Ohio

Since 1979

6th Circuit

Since 1981

9th Circuit

Since 2011

Solo practitioner

1983 - Current

Lead Products Liability litigation

Michael F. Colley & Associates

1981 - 1983

Porter Wright Morris & Arthur

1979 - 1981

Ohio State University - Columbus

J.D. (1979) | Law

1976 - 1979

Ohio State University - Columbus

B.A. (1976) | Anthropology

1974 - 1976

Honors: Cum Laude; Phi Beta Kappa

Ohio State Bar

Member

Current

National Police Accountability Project

Member

2014 - Current

State Bar of Arizona  # 023742

Member

2006 - Current

American National Standards Institute

Adjunct member

1984 - 1992

Activities: Commenting on proposed standards for power presses and all-terrain vehicles