Carlos Moore is the Managing Partner of The Cochran Firm – Mississippi Delta located in Grenada, Mississippi. He has been a trial lawyer for seventeen years focusing on complex litigation involving civil rights, police brutality, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability, worker’s compensation, social security disability, criminal defense, and nursing home negligence. He has handled hundreds of litigated matters before state courts, federal courts, and administrative agencies in both Mississippi and Tennessee where he is licensed to practice law.
Honors & Awards
Outstanding Alumni Award, Southern Region Black Law Students Association, 2015
Top 100 Trial Lawyers– The National Trial Lawyers (2016)
Esquire Award, National Bar Association, 2014
Trailblazer Under 40 Award, National Bar Association, 2014
Presidential Fred D. Gray Legacy Award, National Bar Association, 2014
Attorney of the Month (Cover Story) – Attorney at Law Magazine, 2013
Graduate, Collaborative Bar Leadership Academy, 2013
Young Lawyer of the Year, National Bar Association Young Lawyers’ Division, 2012
White House Fellows Regional Finalist, 2012
Rising Star, Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazine, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Outstanding Young Lawyer of Mississippi, The Mississippi Bar YLD, 2008
Presidential Awards for Outstanding Service, National Bar Association, 2008, 2009, 2016
First African-American Municipal Court Judge Pro Tem, Clarksdale, Mississippi, 2017 to Present
Professional Associations
Vice President, National Bar Association, 2014 – 2016
Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2015 – Present
Criminal Justice Section, American Bar Association, 2015 – 2016
ABA Council on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Educational Pipeline, 2015 – 2017
Member At Large & Executive Committee Member, National Bar Association, 2010 – 2014
Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2011 – Present
Chair, Young Lawyers Division, National Bar Association, 2007 – 2008
Chair, Minorities in the Profession Committee, ABA Young Lawyers Division, 2008 – 2009
Board of Governors, Mississippi Association for Justice, 2008 – 2013
Ethics Committee, The Mississippi Bar, 2008 – 2011
Board of Bar Commissioners, The Mississippi Bar, 2011 – 2014
Board of Governors, Magnolia Bar Association, 2010 – 2014
Chair, Workers Compensation Section, The Mississippi Bar, 2013 – 2014
American Association for Justice
Education
B.S. University of South Alabama
J.D. Florida State University School of Law
Bar Admissions
Mississippi
Tennessee
