Riley Moos

Bar / Professional Activity

• Washington State Bar Association, Family Law Section
• Washington State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
• Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association
• Washington State Bar Association

Videos

• Attorney Riley Moos answers Family Law FAQs, FAQ: What is the Difference Between Legal Separation and Divorce?, 2024
• Attorney Riley Moos answers Family Law FAQs, FAQ: How Much Will My Divorce Cost and How Long Will it Take? I Bliss Law Group, 2023
• Riley Moos and the Bliss Law Group team discuss putting clients first., Putting the Client First | Bliss Law Group, 2023

Representative Clients

• "Riley and Karisa are the ABSOLUTE best team there is. I can't say enough about them. They become a part of your family when they represent you. Worth every single damn penny!!"  5-Star Client Review, 2025
• "Riley and Karisa were absolutely amazing to work with. It was a case with many difficult aspects and a lot of moving parts but I always felt very supported. They both were very attentive to any questions, emails or phone calls I had during the whole process. There were some very heated situations during my case that I needed immediate answers and they were always so helpful. That to me is priceless. We were able to move forward with exactly what I needed for my daughter to put this behind us. Very grateful for both of their services and would use them again in a heartbeat." 5-Star Client Review, 2024
• "I used Bliss Law Group, specifically Riley Moos, to represent me in an especially contentious protection order against my husband (and father of my only child) after calling the police on him for the third time in 2 years. The night that I left was the final straw when he tried to break down the bedroom door to get to me. My ex was extremely upset when I filed for the protection order, vowing that by the time the hearing was finished, he would have full custody of our daughter....As you can imagine, I was quite scared!!!! A lot of people say that protection orders are easy to get but ours was much more complex. When I left my husband, the only place I could go, was back to him, or to a homeless/abused women's shelter. I would not allow my daughter to suffer either one of those situations and decided to take her out of state, to my hometown, where we could stay with family while we could pick up the pieces of our broken lives. The decision to leave the state was best for my daughter but it added greatly to the potential repercussions of leaving my husband. My attorney, Riley Moos, swooped in and saved the day. It's hard to describe, but from the moment I started talking to her, I knew we would win that protection order; I could tell when I talked to her that she had read all of the 25 page protection order I'd written recounting the treatment I'd endured over the years, and I knew that she was 100% invested in protecting myself and my daughter. She believed in my cause and she pursued it like a mother bear protecting her cubs. In the final protection order hearing, the Commissioner stated that there was a preponderance of evidence of coercive control. He ordered my husband undergo a substance abuse evaluation and domestic abuse evaluation. And here, I must applaud my ex-husband, because he allowed this feedback to change him. He's been going to AA 5x a week for the past year, has gotten sober, and has turned his life around. None of this would have been possible without Riley. I had previously talked to a pro-bono attorney and could tell that she had no interest in *fighting* for me, or even in reading the lengthy protection order I had written. If it hadn't been for my attorney, Riley Moos, my daughter and I wouldn't be safe in our new home, and my ex-husband wouldn't have turned his life around!!!"  5-Star Client Review, 2024
• "We had a fantastic experience with Riley and Karissa at Bliss Law Group! We felt every well cared for -- communication was consistent and clear, and follow-thru was superb. I would definitely recommend them to friends and family!" 5-Star Client Review, 2025
• "I've been working with Riley and Karisa throughout my divorce, and they've been incredible. Super sharp, professional, and truly thoughtful in their approach. They’ve caught things I never would have noticed and have done a great job listening to my needs. Unlike other attorneys I met with, they don’t escalate unnecessarily — they keep a level head and offer clear, grounded guidance. I really appreciate their support and would absolutely recommend them." - 5-Star Client Review, 2025
• "Riley was outstanding. From our very first interaction I knew that I was good hands. Every staff member that I interacted was warm, friendly and professional." 5-Star Client Review, 2025

Pro bono / Community Service

• Volunteer at Oasis Youth Center, 2020
• Pro Bono Representation for a SAPO (through trial), 2025

Honors

• Sher Kung Fellow, QLaw Foundation, 2018
• Outstanding Recognition Award for Volunteer Hours, Seattle University School of Law
• As anyone who works with youth and young adults knows, convincing those in power that the youth know what they want and are in the best position to determine what is in their “best interest” is a constant battle. Riley Moos was inspired to utilize her privilege and legal knowledge to assist youth in gaining access to existing services and ensuring they are given the resources and knowledge necessary to meet their needs in the future. Riley has always enjoyed working with youth and young adults and has volunteered with various organizations that allowed her to do so. During law school, she stumbled across a fellowship opportunity through the QLAW Foundation consisting of a partnership between a non-profit law firm that served youth and young adults and Oasis Youth Center, an LGBTQ+ youth center located in Tacoma, WA. Through this partnership, she was able to spend a lot of time speaking with and learning from LGBTQ+ youth, especially queer and trans youth of color. As a queer person of color herself, she really related to some of their stories and experiences, but she also recognized her privilege allowed her to avoid some of the most difficult situations these youths had experienced, including homelessness and parental abandonment. Riley is now working at Bliss Law Group in Tacoma where she is able to represent families, youth, and young adults in their various legal needs. Riley has represented several young people in petitioning for emancipation. Recently, she represented a trans youth of color in this process. Their mother was unable and/or unwilling to provide the care they needed and deserved, which resulted in delay in the youth receiving the gender-affirming hormone therapy and medical services they desired.  Riley understood that it can be hard to convince others (parents, judges, etc.) that a teenager is mature enough to understand what they need to thrive, even if they’ve already demonstrated their ability to meet their needs without parental assistance. This can be of particular importance when a trans youth’s medical needs are involved. By taking the time to talk with her client to ascertain what their ideal end goal was, she and the youth were able to work together as a team to develop a plan to reach their end goal. Having represented youth in emancipation proceedings before, Riley was well aware of the legal roadblocks and provided her client with this information so that they could ensure that they were in the best position possible. Riley provided the youth with the knowledge and tools necessary to be their own best advocate, and she believes that allowing teenaged clients to advocate for themselves in this manner is the best way to convince the necessary parties that they truly are in the best position to make decisions for themselves. If Riley was able to make only one systemic change, it would be to ensure that historically and systemically marginalized folks were heard, seen, and believed. Youth, particularly Brown and Black Queer youth, continue to be ignored or mistreated by players in the system, then punished when they did what they believed necessary to ensure their needs were met. Rather than listen to what is being asked of them and developing strategies and agencies to directly address those concerns, elected officials and others in powerful positions tend to supplant their idea of what is necessary and best when creating proposed solutions. Instead, if people in positions of power took the time to truly listen to what folks wanted, rather than moving forward with what they have determined may be in “their best interest,” there would be more tailored and effective solutions. Riley remains truly inspired by the clients she has encountered throughout her time in law school and as an attorney. Although they should not have to be, they are incredibly resilient and use creativity and intelligence to find solutions. Riley continues to strive to utilize the same amount of creativity in finding legal solutions for children and families, and wants to be a better advocate and person because of the clients she has been able to spend time and work with.Article, Fearless Children's Lawyer - April 2023, American Bar Association Litigation Division, 2023
• Excellence for the Future Award, CALI, 2018

Educational Background

• Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, Bachelor of Business Administration, 2016

“Amazing lawyer! Diligent and resourceful. Well respected by her peers and the judiciary. Strong and zealous advocate that cares deeply for her clients.”