John C. Moran is an associate and a member of the firm’s Litigation Department.  He concentrates his practice in the areas of Estate, Trust and Guardianship Litigation.  Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Moran worked on staff for a member of the British Parliament, House of Commons, in London.

Practice Areas

• Estate, Trust & Guardianship Litigation
• Complex Commercial Litigation

Education

George Washington University, J.D., with honors, 2001
Florida State University, B.S., International Affairs & Economics,
magna cum laude, 1998

Professional Associations and Memberships

The Florida Bar
Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section
Probate & Trust Litigation Committee
Trust Law Committee
Probate Law & Procedure Committee
United States District Court
Southern District of Florida
Middle District of Florida
Northern District of Florida
Palm Beach County Bar Association
Vice-chair, Estate & Probate Law CLE Committee
Palm Beach County Probate & Guardianship
Practice Committee
American Inns of Court, Palm Beach County Chapter,
treasurer 2008, past programming co-chair 2007
American Bar Association
George Washington University South Florida
Alumni Association, co-chair
Forum Club of the Palm Beaches
Justice Teaching

Honors

Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi
Omicron Delta Epsilon (International Economics Honorary)
George Washington International Law Review
George Washington Moot Court Board
George Washington Alternative Dispute Resolution Board

Seminars and Presentations

“A Primer on Directed Trusts,” Palm Beach County Bar
Association’s 25th Annual Estate and Probate Seminar, 2008
“The Nuts & Bolts of Probate Litigation,” National Business
Institute, 2007
“Avoiding Conflicts of Interest: Who is My Client?” Paralegal
Association of Florida, Inc., Annual Meeting & Seminar, 2007
“That Could Never Happen to Me: Ethics Issues Affecting Estate
Planners & Probate Litigators,” Palm Beach County Bar
Association, 2007
“Ethical Challenges in Estate Administration,”
National Business Institute, 2006, 2007
“Common Issues to be Prepared for in Litigation and Probate,”
National Business Institute, 2006
“Ethical Challenges Regarding the Estates of Quarreling
Families,” National Business Institute, 2006

Articles and Publications

Co-author, Ch. 2, “Intestate Succession,”
Litigation Under Florida Probate Code,
The Florida Bar 6th ed., 2006
Co-author, Ch. 7, “Will Construction,” Litigation Under
Florida Probate Code, The Florida Bar 6th ed., 2006

John C. Moran

Associate, Litigation Department
West Palm Beach, FL

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