Rodney G. Moore, an attorney with Greenberg Traurig , LLP in Atlanta and a 1985 graduate of Santa Clara University School of Law was elected President of the National Bar Association for the 2008 – 2009 term.
The National Bar Association, first organized in 1925, has a network of 22,000 members representing African-American members of the bar who are lawyers, judges, law professors and law students. The organization seeks to advance the science of jurisprudence, preserve the independence of the judiciary and to uphold the honor and integrity of the legal profession.
"Both as a member of the NBA and of Greenberg Traurig, I am proud of Rodney and his continued dedication to the National Bar Association," said Ernest L. Greer, incoming Co-Managing Shareholder of the Atlanta office and Co-Chair of Greenberg Traurig Atlanta’s Litigation Group. "Rodney’s significant commitment to the NBA for over 20 years, while at the same time developing a successful practice is what Greenberg Traurig is all about – lawyers who are business people and leaders. We salute Rodney in this honorable recognition and thank him and everyone at our firm committed to diversity initiatives throughout the firm."
Moore has been actively involved with the National Bar Association for more than 20 years. He’s served two terms as general Counsel, and served as Vice President for both Sections & Divisions and Regions & Affiliates. He helped strengthen the Atlanta chapter with fundraising and steering committee support. Moore also served as chair of the of the International Meetings with International Tribunal for Rwanda War Crimes held in Arusha, Tanzania, and he received a Special Award of Merit by the National Bar Association in 1998.
Moore represents clients in labor and employment, litigation and commercial transactions and has tried cases to verdict in both federal and state courts. He has participated in and negotiated numerous major transactions in both the public and private sector, including tax incremental funding, technology, public food service management, music publishing and recording, construction management and exclusive beverage agreements.
In addition to his work with the National Bar Association, Moore is a member of 100 Black Men of America’s Atlanta Chapter and has served in leadership positions on the National School Board Association, the Urban Law Commission, the Board of Visitors and Alumni Board for Santa Clara University School of law and the San Jose Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. He has also served as Trustee for the Santa Clara County bar Association and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia. He has been recognized by his peers in the legal profession as one of the Best Lawyers in America in 2007, as well as the "Loran Miller Statewide California Attorney of the Year" in 1997. Moore received the Entrepreneurial Spirit Certificate of Recognition from the California Legislative Assembly in 1994. he earned his law degree from Santa Clara University School of law and his bachelor’s degree from University of Washington.
