Becoming personally involved in the legal system can bring about massive change and unwanted stress – at Carrington & Moore LLC, we recognize this dilemma. You don’t have to face that reality alone. Let the attorneys of Carrington & Moore LLC guide you through the legal process.
Kimberly A. Carrington is a leader in the Kansas City Legal Community in the field of adoptions and juvenile law. After graduating from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 1990, Kim began her legal career in the courtroom, serving as the first female assistant prosecuting attorney in Platte County, Missouri. This position allowed her to gain valuable litigation experience, including serving as lead attorney in numerous felony jury trials.
Following her time with the prosecutor’s office, Kim served as an attorney for the Juvenile Officer in Jackson County Family Court over a five-year span. After honing her litigation skills in various courtrooms for more than a decade, Kim expanded the scope of her work by opening her own practice in 2000 to better serve the Kansas City Metropolitan Community and follow her passion helping all types of families with their legal issues, including adoptions, minor and adult guardianships, and assisted reproductive issues, as well as traffic and criminal defense.
Kim also offers mediation services to assist her clients and others in resolving legal issues outside of the courtroom. Kim recognizes that mediation is particularly effective in family situations – saving time and money, and preventing potential damage that can result from the litigation process.
To stay abreast of current issues in the legal field, Kim remains an active member of the National Counsel for Children, the Jackson County Juvenile Court Advisory Board, and the Casey Family Programs JET Committee.
When not in the office, Kim enjoys spending time with her son, hand-painting black and white photographs, scuba diving, and traveling with her family.
Edward Moore’s passion lies in the representation of parties at the appellate court level. The conglomeration of legal research and intense oral advocacy needed to represent clients in the appellate courts presents unique challenges for clients and attorneys. It is just this type of unique challenge that makes appellate advocacy a relished opportunity for Edward Moore. This passion began while Edward was obtaining his legal education at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law where he was awarded the John L. Sheridan Memorial Appellate Advocate Award. This award recognized Edward as the most outstanding appellate advocate in his law school class.
Edward has argued numerous cases before appellate courts in both Kansas and Missouri, including the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri. As a result of Edward’s experience and knowledge of appellate practices and procedures, his opinions and advice have been sought by numerous trial attorneys who have found themselves walking the untrodden path of appellate litigation.
In addition to his appellate work, Edward has been representing litigants in civil and criminal trial courts at the state and local level for more than 20 years. During this time, he has represented clients in dissolutions, child custody disputes, guardianships, personal injury claims, workers’ compensation claims, real estate matters, estate planning, contract disputes, and provided criminal defense representation for those who have found themselves entangled in the criminal justice system. He has also served as special prosecutor for local municipal courts. It is this background that has provided Edward an expansive knowledge base upon which his current practice is built.
In his time away from the practice of law, Edward composes and plays Spanish guitar music, and enjoys scuba diving and traveling with his family.
Emily is originally from New Hampshire, and moved to Missouri after obtaining her Bachelor’s degree in biology. She has been in the legal field since 2015, and previously worked in the Division of Legal Services for the Department of Social Services, as well as the Attorney General’s Office. In her free time, she volunteers at the Northland Therapeutic Riding Center and visits with her family in Columbia.
Ms. Carrington represented me in a contested adoption case. I was seeking to adopt my twin cousins who were in foster care and their foster parents were also seeking to adopt. Kim and Edward were always professional and really cared for my family and I during this time. They provided legal representation that represented what I wished to accomplish in court. I was never pressured into a decision I did not want. They were always honest and sincere; giving me information I needed and wanted concerning the law and my case. Although this is not a case that ruled in my favor, Kim and Ed represented my interest fully, never backing down and provided excellent representation. I would not have chosen a different team to represent me.
Kim and Ed represented my family in 4 adoptions, all of them different, from abandonment to contested by both sets of grandparents. I can honestly say our family would not be the same without all the hard work and dedication to details in the cases they handled for us, and that is what helped us win the custody of two of our children. The case was a severe case of abuse and neglect that took its toll personally on all of us, but never stopped Kim and Ed from putting in all of the necessary resources to make it happen. I consider them to be the best adoption attorneys in the area and I thank them for making our family complete. I would absolutely recommend them and have done so, even in requesting a reference to an attorney outside their scope of work. The reason I would recommend them is for their reliability and dedication to each client they work with.
Kim and Ed represented us during the adoption process at the Kansas City Family Court. We adopted our son who was born in California. Our case was out of the box because we’re a same sex family and therefore, Ed and Kim had to tread new ground as this was probably one of the first cases of the kind in the state. Kim and Ed were very methodical and provided us with excellent expertise. We felt from the start that they knew what they were doing and we always felt comfortable during the process. It was obvious to us that they were very experienced at their job and knew what they were doing and we always felt comfortable during the process. knew the court system and all the stakeholders, including commissioners, very well. We would recommend Kim and Ed again because they are empathetic and know their business, they’re reliable and very easy to talk to. If the occasion arises to use their legal services again we would not hesitate to call on Kim and Ed again.
Kim represented us to petition the probate court for guardianship and custody of our granddaughter. She was very professional and knowledgeable about the legal system. She recommended a course of action to help save two of our grandchildren from a horrible home life and put in a lot of work on the case. I would absolutely recommend Carrington and Moore’s legal services because they know the legal system well and have lots of experience in almost every position in the court room. I think they are the best at what they do. Kim’s professionalism, concern for client’s welfare and vast experience are why I would choose her again anytime I am in need of these legal services.
Kim and Ed represented us in the private adoption of our seven year old son. My husband and I were adopting our second child through a private adoption and we reached out to contacts in our community and the response was overwhelming that we needed to work with Kim and Ed. We would absolutely recommend their legal services to someone. Kim and Ed immediately made us feel that we were a priority and the desire for us to build our family was their #1 focus. Their communication and guidance throughout the process was unmatched and we felt comforted knowing that they were there for us along the way with our best interests at hand.
