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Practices

Languages

  • Portuguese

Biography

Derrick joins the firm after having completed clerkships in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Superior Court of New Jersey. His experiences clerking enabled him to acquire in-depth knowledge of civil litigation, including the resolution of dispositive motions and discovery disputes.

Other Info About Derrick

Education

Law School

Rutgers Law School, J.D.

  • Journal of Law & Religion
  • Eagleton Institute of Politics Graduate Fellow
  • Constitutional Law Teaching Fellow

Undergraduate School

Rutgers University, B.S.

Clerkships

Derrick served as a clerk for the court(s) and judge(s) below:

Law Clerk to the Honorable Edward S. Kiel, U.S.D.J., United States District Court, District of New Jersey, Camden, NJ, October 2024 – October 2025

Law Clerk to the Honorable Stuart A. Minkowitz, A.J.S.C., New Jersey Courts, Morris-Sussex Vicinage, Morristown, NJ, August 2023 – August 2024

Bar Memberships

Derrick is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

New Jersey

New York (pending)

Courts

Derrick is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

Recognition

Local & National Recognition

Award Selection Methodology

Rutgers Law School 2023 Dean’s Pro Bono Publico Award for Exceptional Service with Distinction

Civic Activities

Civic & Charitable Organizations

Maida Fellow/Legal Intern, Volunteer Lawyers for Justice, May 2021 – July 2021