MY STORY
As a child, I spent more time in courtrooms than many lawyers do their entire career and with that, I grew an inherent distrust for the courts, for lawyers and the judicial system.
My parents battled over child custody, visitation, and child support. I was shuttled in and out of family court like chattel. Those relentless, never-ending disputes were about me. They impacted my life and took their toll on me. But my voice didn’t matter at all—to my parents or to the court —and my opinions were meaningless.
Most children’s earliest memories are of spending time in the park or playing with friends, but I remember the sound of my Mary Jane shoes on the marble floors as I walked down the echoing hallways of the courthouse. I remember many talks in judge’s chambers during child custody hearings and many forced visits with mediators. I even remember being dragged into court on Christmas Eve, when most children were home waiting for Santa.
In each of these moments, I sensed that when I spoke, no one listened and that the judges and lawyers who were making these decisions were indifferent toward me. This feeling of being abandoned and completely ignored by the legal system planted the seeds of passion and determination that have shaped me. It rooted in me the idea that I would someday be an attorney to have a voice, and it was only a matter of when.
BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS
Breaking down barriers and beating the odds started for me at an early age.
I exited high school early at the age of 16, I could not afford law school at the time, so I sought a career in the fire service—long before there were many women in this field.
At the time, there were no female firefighters in my small town and few within the state of California—yet I didn’t let that stop me!
Alexis Moore Firefighter, EMT-D, Hazardous Materials Specialist
I became the 1st female firefighter in my hometown, and as a woman pursuing this non-traditional career in the fire service proved to be challenging. This was when sexual harassment laws and protections were nearly non-existent.
I was challenged in every step of my journey, and I experienced sexual harassment and abuse that would never be tolerated today.
These experiences led to my advocacy supporting reforms of laws and support services for women who experience sexual harassment in the workplace.
After sustaining injuries while working as a firefighter for the California Department of Forestry, it forced me to find yet another career path. This is when I began my work in credit collections and later as a high-tech investigator locating people and assets and conducting criminal background checks —which prepared me for the cyberage of today and my future endeavors in Risk Management.
I BEAT THE ODDS!
OUTSPOKEN ADVOCATE
According to the National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC); 76% of women murdered by former intimate partners are stalked prior to their deaths, and more than any other period in my life, I was in need of a lawyer to be my advocate, but I failed to find any who cared.
With no support forthcoming from the legal system, law enforcement or crime victim agencies, I had to sever ties with a violent predator myself—which turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
All of these experiences drove me to become an outspoken advocate and leading cyberstalking and stalking expert and author, and for me to earn a Juris Doctor and pass the California bar exam on my first try— even with a meager first-time pass rate for online law school graduates like me—I beat the odds AGAIN!
