Kevin John Moore

Kevin J. Moore is the founding partner of KJMLAW Partners, a Pasadena estate planning, trust, and probate law firm he established in 1992 to invest in his hometown community. A third-generation Pasadenean, Mr. Moore built the firm around a focused practice in estate planning, trusts, and probate, with additional depth in domestic and international business transactions, tax planning, and tax controversy representation for individuals and companies throughout Pasadena and the greater San Gabriel Valley.

Practice Areas

• Estate Planning & Trusts
• Trust Administration
• Probate Litigation
• Tax – Business Tax Litigation, Property Tax Assessment, and Transaction & Business Tax
• International Estate and Tax Planning – International Business Tax, International Estate Planning, International Transactions & Tax Planning, German/US International Estate Planning

Representative Experience

• Represented the dominant shareholder in a family-owned manufacturing business with revenues in excess of $10 million against a lawsuit alleging fraud brought by another shareholder; the court granted a demurrer dismissing the lawsuit with prejudice, a result affirmed on appeal.
• Represented a homeowner in a successful inverse condemnation suit against the City of Los Angeles for damages caused by the City’s negligent maintenance of a hillside retaining wall

Professional Organizations & Community Involvement

• Active sponsor of local youth, high school, and professional sports teams in the Pasadena community
• Grandview Foundation, Director

Court Admissions

• California