Derrick is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History with a minor in comparative politics. He then relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana to continue his education at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, obtaining a juris doctor in 2014.

Following graduation from Loyola, Derrick passed both the Pennsylvania and Louisiana bar exams. Upon admission to practice, Derrick began his career with a personal injury firm in Metairie before onto an attorney position with GEICO’s Staff Counsel Office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Derrick joined TWPD in August 2018, and works out of the New Orleans office.

Derrick is admitted to practice before all Louisiana state courts and the Eastern District of Louisiana and is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Derrick’s practice focuses on insurance defense and premises liability.