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Attorney Track Record

Gale H. Moore

Attorney · Mediator · Guardian Ad Litem · Expert Witness

Gale H. Moore PA·Founder and Owner
VeteranVery activeHandles complex
#16 of 143Most Experienced#49 of 108Highest Settlement Rate#14 of 143Most Active

Track Record

Objective counts from Pinellas County dissolution-of-marriage court records, 2020–2026. Em dashes mean the value is not available in public records.

Pinellas Cases315Dissolutions of record, Pinellas Clerk — all years
Active Last 12 Months18Cases filed in the last year
Years Licensed33Florida Bar
Final Judgments77Cases ending with a signed final judgment
Dismissed4Cases closed without a final judgment
Settlement Rate45.5%See caveat below — not a win rate
With Children50Cases involving custody and timesharing
Expert-Witness Cases41Cases with experts in the docket
HearingsDocketed hearings across cases
Motions / Case2.9Average filings per case
Hillsborough Cases113th Circuit dissolutions of record, all years — secondary circuit

Settlement rate: Share of final judgments with a settlement agreement in the docket. Dismissals are not counted as settlements, and most private settlements never appear in dockets.

Judge Experience

Appearances before each Pinellas County judge, from case assignments in court records

+ 5 more judges with 8 additional appearances

Background

  • ·Board-certified marital and family law attorney with over 30 years of experience in Pinellas County, Florida. Former Assistant Public Defender
  • ·Solo practitioner since 1998 specializing in divorce, child custody, support, alimony, mediation, and collaborative law. Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator
  • ·Active in Clearwater Bar Association leadership and Florida Bar family law committees.

J.D., Stetson University College of Law

Super Lawyers (2020-2026), Board Certified Marital and Family Law (Florida Bar), Florida Super Lawyers Honoree since 2020, Canakaris Inn of Court John C.

  • ·FL Bar Sections: Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • ·Family Law

139 Pinellas cases 2020-2026. 20 currently open, 25 reopened, 94 closed. Top 3 judges: Frederick L. Pollack (28x), David R. Ellis (21x), Aaron W. Hubbard (15x).

Head-to-Head

Most frequent opposing counsel in Pinellas dissolution cases, 2020–2026 · Outcome splits are docket counts from public records

Cody Emerson5 cases together
5 final judgments · 0 dismissed

All 5 cases reached final judgment — no early settlement or dismissal.

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Philip A. McLeod3 cases together
3 final judgments · 0 dismissed

All 3 cases reached final judgment — no early settlement or dismissal.

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2 final judgments · 0 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Ky Koch2 cases together
2 final judgments · 0 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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K. Dean Kantaras2 cases together
1 final judgment · 1 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Kelli Hanley Crabb2 cases together
2 final judgments · 0 dismissed

2 cases with mixed outcomes — no dominant pattern.

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Based on 315 public Pinellas County court records, 2020–2026 · Data updated May 8, 2026 · How these rankings work