Amy Moore

Prior to joining Belmont University College of Law, Amy Moore taught at Faulkner University’s Thomas Goode Jones School of Law as an Assistant Professor.  She taught classes in Administrative Law, Criminal Law, Education Law, Immigration Law, and International Law.  She was also active in the moot court program, including coaching the National Moot Court Competition Team and the National Appellate Advocacy Competition teams.

Before teaching law school, Professor Moore worked as a litigation associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago, Illinois.  While at Kirkland, she practiced in securities fraud and credit card privacy cases.  She is a member of both the Missouri and Illinois bar associations.  She is also a member of the American Bar Association.

Professor Moore received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Harding University and received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago Law School.  While at the University of Chicago, Professor Moore worked as a research assistant for Professor Lisa Bernstein and Judge Richard Posner.  During her last year of law school, she was active in the appellate advocacy clinic and represented a client before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

For Belmont’s charter year, Professor Moore will teach Torts and Civil Procedure.  Her research interests include the study of how process affects rights in varied areas.