Kerven M. Moon

Kerven M. Moon
Biography
Kerven M. Moon is an Associate in Burns White’s Pittsburgh office. Mr. Moon provides effective representation to a variety of clients in the areas of family law, trucking litigation, and general civil litigation.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Moon was a summer clerk at Burns White. Additionally, he interned with the Criminal Division, Violent Crime Section at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, supporting the investigation of drug offenses, gun possession crimes, and bank robberies through legal research and document creation, as well as witness preparation.
A 2019 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Mr. Moon was a member of the Black Law Student Association, the Sports and Entertainment Society, Phi Alpha Delta, and the Mock Trial Team. While in law school, he received the CALI Award for Excellence in Criminal Prosecution Practicum, and served as a University of Pittsburgh Law Ambassador. Mr. Moon received his Bachelor of Arts degree from The Pennsylvania State University where he was recognized as a Weiss Breakthrough Scholar, and was part of both the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the Order of Omega.
Mr. Moon is licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association.
Credentials
Areas of Law
- Family Law
- General Litigation
- Trucking Law
Education
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2019)
- Pennsylvania State University (B.A., 2013)
Bar and Court Admissions
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Memberships
- University of Pittsburgh Law School
- Board of Governors
- Allegheny County Bar Association
- Family Law Section
- Council Member
- Social Committee Member
- Homer S. Brown Division
- Council Member
- Social Committee Member
- Young Lawyers Division, Bar Leadership Initiative
- Social Committee Member
- Family Law Section
- Defense Research Institute
- Trucking Committee Member
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute
- Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association
Accolades & Involvement
Honors/Awards
- Selected by his peers as “Ones to Watch” by Best Lawyers in America®, 2024
- Mock Trial Coach, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2023-24
- Recipient, CALI Award for Excellence in Criminal Prosecution Practicum, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- Recipient, Weiss Breakthrough Scholar, The Pennsylvania State University
- Member, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, The Pennsylvania State University
- Member, Order of Omega, The Pennsylvania State University
Publications
- “Back to School, Back to Masks?,” Burns White Insights, July 2022
- “16 and Married No More and Other Changes from Act 18 to the Domestic Relations Statute” Burns White Insights, May 2020
- “Diversity in the Law: Considerations from a Recent Graduate” The Legal Intelligencer, Diversity Supplement, October 2019
- “Divorce? Not Us: Understanding the Importance of a Prenuptial Agreement,” Burns White Insights, February 2020