J. Everett Moore, Jr.

J. Everett Moore, Jr. is an attorney at Moore & Rutt, P.A. whose Georgetown practice focuses mainly on transactional and government-related matters. His work includes real estate, zoning, public utility questions, easements, and service agreements. He has represented institutional clients, nonprofit organizations, and Sussex County. With a legal career beginning in 1976, he brings experience in both court proceedings and the negotiations that accompany property and public-sector projects.

Moore completed an associate degree and a bachelor’s degree through studies at Delaware Technical Community College and the University of Delaware. He then earned a Juris Doctor from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary. His education preceded the start of his Georgetown legal practice in 1976. That background supports his work reviewing land use proposals, negotiating legal documents, and addressing county and municipal regulatory requirements.

Moore has appeared before Delaware’s Court of Common Pleas, Superior Court, Court of Chancery, Family Court, and Justice of the Peace Courts. His current work emphasizes transactions, particularly zoning, utility service arrangements, and easements. He has represented organizations including the State Police Federal Credit Union, Mid Atlantic Farm Credit, and First American Title Insurance Company. He also serves a central role in his firm’s representation of Sussex County and its council proceedings.

Moore has served on the Indian River School Board and held appointments to the Delaware Heritage Commission and Judicial Nominating Commission. His professional and community activities reflect long involvement with public institutions in Sussex County. His clients benefit from familiarity with zoning hearings, county government operations, and the documents needed to implement land and utility projects. J. Everett Moore, Jr. combines transactional practice with many years of government-related legal service.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Moore & Rutt, P.A.
• Member, Delaware State Bar Association
• Appointed Member, Judicial Nominating Commission
• Board of Trustees, Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village
• Sussex County Chairman, Republican Party
• Appointed Member, Delaware Heritage Commission
• Member, Indian River School Board

Licensed State

• Delaware

Education

• Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Delaware, Newark Campus
  AA
• University of Delaware, Newark Campus
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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