About Julie
Julie Moore took a direct path into the law. She earned a B.A. in philosophy from the University of South Carolina – Columbia in 2004 and completed her J.D. at the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2009. Those years framed an early intellectual curiosity and a steady move toward practice rather than academia.
Her first professional post was as a law clerk to Chief Judge John Few at the South Carolina Court of Appeals in 2009. That role put her inside the appellate process. She spent long hours drafting memoranda and opinions and learned how judges weigh arguments and precedent. The clerkship became a foundation for how she approaches written advocacy and legal analysis.
After the clerkship she joined McLeod Law Group, LLC as an associate in 2011. The position exposed her to client work and courtroom practice. Two years later she moved to Duffy & Young, LLC and in 2013 became a shareholder. The change reflected both a shift into firm leadership and a deeper involvement in managing client matters and firm operations. Her career path shows steady advancement through roles that required both legal skill and office responsibilities.
Moore is admitted to practice in South Carolina and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She is active in the Young Lawyers Division of the South Carolina Bar and participates in professional activities that connect younger practitioners across the state. Those memberships keep her engaged with peers and current developments in state and federal practice.
Colleagues say she brings a careful, methodical approach to cases. Her appellate background informs how she frames arguments from the outset. She emphasizes clear briefing and factual records. In the office she has taken on both client-facing and managerial duties as a shareholder. That combination shapes the work she oversees and the teams she leads.
Duffy & Young maintains an office at 96 Broad Street, where she handles matters through the firm. She remains based at that firm and continues to represent clients in matters that arise in her admitted jurisdictions. Her current practice concentrates on work arising in South Carolina and appeals before the Fourth Circuit.
