Our Practice Areas

Adding another member to your family is an exciting and important decision.The attorneys at Carrington & Moore LLC help guide families and relatives through the legal adoption process. Our attorneys have over two decades of experience working with domestic adoptions, international adoptions, step-parent adoptions, and second parent/same sex adoptions. With extensive insight into the legal adoption process, potential parents, foster parents, and relatives can rest assured that our attorneys will provide a clear and comprehensive path towards adding another member to their loving families.

In the event of a loss of a parent, or if a parent is unable to fulfill the duties necessary to care for a child, minor guardianship can help ensure the well-being of a child through legal means. At Carrington & Moore LLC, we know that each guardianship case is as unique as every family. Whether a parent is deceased, or suffers from substance abuse or mental health issues, there are times when family members or friends find it necessary to pursue this option. Our attorneys have extensive experience in this area and can assist in this process, whether an uncontested matter or one that is hotly contested. Our years of experience serving as the child’s voice in various cases, as Guardian ad Litem, gives us a unique perspective and allows for a well-rounded approach to these matters.

We also assist individuals who wish to provide care for loved ones who are unable to care for themselves for various reasons through an adult guardianship/conservatorship proceeding. We are experienced and sensitive to the issues involved in this process and ready to help you understand what can, and cannot, be done in this situation.

Our firm also handles other simple probate matters, including wills, living wills, durable power of attorney, trust documents and supporting documents for estate planning.

Whether you are a parent dealing with a child who is facing juvenile delinquency charges, or you have been accused of abusing or neglecting your child, we can help. Juvenile matters are unique and require specialized knowledge for positive results.  Our attorneys have assisted families and individuals with these issues for nearly two decades and understand the ramifications and options available through the juvenile court system.

Technological advancements in recent decades have created an innovative new way to build your family. With these advancements comes a swirl of new legal questions about these new medical processes, leaving many hopeful parents and relatives unsure of their next step. At Carrington & Moore LLC, our attorneys’ personal experiences provide unique insight into this field,allowing us to guide our clients through this legally complicated area. We provide advice, counsel, and, if necessary, contracts and special representation with respect to all aspects of reproductive technology law. Counsel is provided in areas such as artificial insemination, surrogacy, egg and semen donation, and embryo donation and transfer.

Litigation in the courtroom is not the only way to resolve disputes between parties. An alternative to resolving disputes in the courtroom – a process that can be draining,both emotionally and financially – is mediation. Mediation is a process whereby the parties to a dispute seek to resolve their differences amicably, with the help and guidance of a “mediator,” or neutral third party. Carrington & Moore LLC provides mediation services in contested matters related to the custody of children, including adoptions,minor guardianships, paternity actions, dissolution of marriage, and high-conflict family situations.

What happens after the trial is over and, for whatever reason, the opposing party has prevailed? If you are like most litigants, you begrudgingly deal with the loss and the consequences that come with it. There may, however, be other options. There are times when the trial court makes errors in the interpretation of the law or in the application of the law to the facts of a particular case. In these instances, it is possible that transfer of the case to a Court of Appeals could result in a more favorable outcome. On the other hand, it is also possible that your opponent, who has failed to obtain a favorable ruling at trial, decides to take the case before the Court of Appeals in search of a more favorable ruling. In any case, the attorneys at Carrington & Moore LLC have vast amounts of experience in handling cases in the Courts of Appeals, including the State Supreme Court, and are available to put that experience to work for you as the need arises.

It’s a typical Friday night and you’re driving home, when you suddenly hear the sirens and see the flashing lights in your rearview mirror. Sound familiar? A run-in with law enforcement can cause many headaches, there’s no need to go through it alone. Whether you are the recipient of a summons for violation of a minor traffic offense or the defendant in a state felony case facing future incarceration, involvement with the criminal justice system can lead to serious ramifications down the road. At Carrington & Moore LLC, our attorneys have experience as both prosecuting attorneys and defense counsel and can use this extensive insight to guide you through the legal process.

Experiencing the criminal justice system, either as a victim of a crime or as a friend or family of one who is a victim of a crime, can be a very confusing and frightening experience. Carrington & Moore LLC can assist in this process by providing information and advice regarding each step in this complicated area, helping to minimize further trauma during this difficult time for victims and their families.

The attorneys at Carrington & Moore LLC also provide legal research and writing services to other attorneys and firms on a contract basis. This service can be in the form of researching a relatively simple legal issue and providing a short legal memorandum to the lead attorney or in the form of analyzing complex legal issues and drafting explanatory legal memoranda and appellate briefs. While many attorneys find this type of legal work tedious and boring, our attorneys relish the opportunity to explore new legal issues and provide outside counsel with new avenues to litigation success.