James A. Moore

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Mr. Moore has extensive experience litigating class action cases in federal and state courts, including, in particular, pension plan, insurance, health benefit, and consumer fraud cases. 

Prior to joining McTigue & Veis LLP, Mr. Moore was an attorney with Malakoff, Doyle, & Finberg , P.C., which, together with McTigue & Veis LLP, pioneered the pursuit of class action suits on behalf of employees who lost retirement savings due to their pension plan fiduciary's imprudent investment in their employer's stock.

Mr. Moore has played a major role in securing multimillion dollar awards for pension plan participants in numerous cases, including Dickerson v. Feldman (Solutia Corp. ERISA Litig.), No. 1:04-CIV-07935 (S.D.N.Y.); In re RCN Corp. ERISA Litig., No. 04-5068 (D.N.J.); Koch v. Dwyer (EMCOR Corp. ERISA Litig.), No. 98CIV5519 (S.D.N.Y.); and Blyler v. Agee (Morrison Knudsen Corp. ERISA Litig.), No. 97-00332 (D. Idaho).

Before turning his energies to class action and pension plan litigation, Mr. Moore concentrated in general civil litigation, especially insurance-related litigation, and also worked for the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the National Audubon Society.

Prior to his law career, Mr. Moore earned a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh, which is internationally recognized for the excellence of its philosophy department.  He was awarded the prestigious Mellon Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in his first year of study, and was awarded a Teaching Fellowship to teach logic and philosophy during the remainder of his studies.  He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University-Bloomington, graduating Phi Beta Kappa and with honors.

Mr. Moore is a 1994 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.  He is not admitted to the District of Columbia bar, but practices under the supervision of J. Brian McTigue, who is a member of the District of Columbia bar.

Mr. Moore’s publications include "Taking Legal Action to Protect Policyholders' Ownership Rights in the Wake of the Continuing Trend Toward Insurance Company Demutualization," ATLA Insurance Law Section Newsletter, Fall 2000 (co-author with Ellen M. Doyle), and publications in scholarly journals including the Harvard International Law Journal.