The Derrick Law Firm Injury Lawyers

Attorney Dirk J. Derrick

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 1988
• U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1988
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1988

Education:

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 1987
  • J.D.
• Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC, USA, 1982
  • B.A.
  • Major: Business Economics

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Association for Justice, 1991 - Present (Member)
• South Carolina Association for Justice, 1988 - Present (Member)

Attorney AJ Holloway

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2014

Education:

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 2014
  • J.D.
• Clemson University, 2011
  
  • B.S.
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Major: Political Science & Legal Studies

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Commissioner on the State Ethics Commission for the term of 2020 to 2025, Confirmed by the SC Legislature

Attorney Allyson Pittman

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2017

Education:

• Charleston School of Law, Charleston, South Carolina, 2017
  
  • J.D.
  • Law Review: Charleston Law Review
• University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
  
  • B.S.
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Major: Marketing and Management

Attorney Brandon Hylton

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2002

Education:

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Dean’s List
• Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina, 1999
  
  • B.S.
  • Honors: Dean’s List
  • Major: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• SC WC Educational Association, 2005 - Present (Member)
• Florence County Bar Association, 2005 - Present
• Defense Research Institute, 2005 - Present
• South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association, 2005 - Present
• South Carolina Bar, 2002 - Present
• Anderson County Bar Association, 2002 - 2005

Attorney Dakota J. Derrick

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2016

Education:

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
• Furman University

Attorney Dorsey Strickland

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2010

Education:

• Charleston School of Law, Charleston, South Carolina, 2010
  • J.D.
• Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina, 2006
  
  • B.A.
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Finance

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• The Coastal American Inn of Court (Member)

Attorney Dyllan Rankin

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2009

Education:

• Charleston School of Law, Charleston, South Carolina
  • J.D.
• Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia
  • B.A.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Bar Association, Member (Member)
• South Carolina Bar Association, Member (Member)
• American Association for Justice, Member (Member)
• South Carolina Association for Justice, Member (Member)
• Charleston County Bar Association, Member
• South Carolina Bar Leadership Academy, Member, 2017

Attorney Fred Oliver

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2013

Education:

• Charleston School of Law, Charleston, South Carolina, 2012
• University of South Carolina

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Horry County Bar Association, Past President
• Coastal American Inn of Court, Member

Attorney Justin J. Arenas

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2012
• U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 2014
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2019
• U.S. Court of International Trade, 2015

Education:

• Charleston School of Law, Charleston, South Carolina, 2012
  • J.D.
• The George Washington University, Washington DC, District of Columbia, 2002
  
  • B.A.
  • Major: Environmental Studies

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Charleston County Bar (Member)
• South Carolina Association for Justice (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (Member)
• James L. Petigru American Inn of Court (Member)

Languages Spoken:

• English
• Spanish

Attorney Michael Ellis

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2014

Education:

• Charleston School of Law, Charleston, South Carolina, 2013
  • J.D.
• University of South Carolina, 2010
  • B.A.
  • Major: Economics

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Charleston County Bar Association, 2014
• South Carolina Bar, 2014

Attorney Rob Corney

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2010
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2019
• U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 2013

Education:

• Charleston School of Law, Charleston, South Carolina, 2010
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: CALI Excellence for the Future Award - Pleadings and Practice, 2010
  • Honors: "Life" Scholarship
• University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 2007
  
  • B.S.
  • Major: Insurance and Risk Management

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Greenville County Bar Association
• Greenville Young Lawyer’s Association
• South Carolina Bar Association
• South Carolina Defense Trial Attorney's Association
• Defense Research Institute

Attorney Stacy Jo Townsend

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2019
• West Virginia, 2019
• North Carolina, 2019
• U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia

Education:

• Savannah Law School, Savannah, Georgia
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: Real Estate Law Society, Member
  • Honors: Business Law Society, Member
  • Honors: Delta Theta Phi, Member
  • Honors: Animal Law Society, Member
• Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina, 2015
  
  • B.A.
  • Honors: National Honor Society for Leadership and Success, Member
  • Honors: Order of Omega Honor Society, Member
  • Honors: Phi Sigma Tau Honor Society, Member
  • Honors: Triota Honor Society, Member
  • Major: Sociology and Criminology
  • Minor: Pre-Law

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• South Carolina Association for Justice (Member)
• North Carolina Association for Justice (Member)

Attorney W. Coleman Lawrimore

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2012

Education:

• Charleston School of Law, Charleston, South Carolina, 2012
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Award-winning member of the Moot Court Board
  • Honors: Dean's List
• Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 2009
  
  • Honors: Dean's List
  • Honors: Vice Chairman of the Honor Council
  • Major: Accounting

Attorney Alexis Kynett Poling

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina

Education:

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, May, 2022
  
  • Juris Doctorate
  • Honors: Member of the Mock Trial Bar
  • Honors: Society of Women in Law, Member
  • Honors: Children’s Advocacy Law Society, Member
  • Honors: Latinx Law Society, Member
  • Major: Children's Law
• Columbia College, Conway, South Carolina
  
  • B.A.
  • Honors: With Honors
  • Major: Communication and Organizational Leadership

Attorney Batten Farrar

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2011

Education:

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 2011
  • J.D.
• University of Georgia, 2007
  • B.S.

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• ABA's Journal of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law

Attorney Ben Tripp

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2010
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• Supreme Court of the United States of America

Education:

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 2010
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Member of the Moot Court Bar
  • Law Journal: South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business, Articles Editor
• Duke University

Attorney Brandon Casey

Bar Admissions:

• North Carolina
• South Carolina
• Tennessee, 2021
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
• Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Education:

• Elon University School of Law, Greensboro, North Carolina
  
  • Juris Doctorate
  • Honors: Advocacy Fellow
  • Honors: Nominated to the Dean’s List
• East Tennessee State University
  
  • Bachelor’s Degree 
  • Major: Business Management

Attorney Chris Siercks

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2020

Education:

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 2020
  
  • Honors: Vice President of the Student Bar Association
  • Honors: Treasurer of the Veterans in Law student organization
  • Honors: Member of the Mock Trial team
  • Honors: Pupil Member of the John Belton O'Neall Inn of Court
• University of Florida, 2010
  
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Major: Political Science

Attorney DeShawn Mitchell

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2014
• U.S. District Court District of South Carolina

Education:

• Cooley Law School, 2012
  
  • Juris Doctor
  • Honors: Member of the Moot Court Board
• University of South Carolina, 2009
  • B.A.

Attorney  Emily Nellermoe

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2015

Education:

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 2015
• College of Charleston

Attorney James Floyd

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina
• U.S. District Court District of South Carolina

Education:

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
  
  • Juris Doctor
• The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
  
  • B.S., Bachelor of Science
  • Major: Business Administration

Attorney Jamie Williams

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2015

Education:

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
  
  • Honors: Dean’s List
  • Honors: Order of the Wig and Robe
• Presbyterian College

Attorney Jessica Stokes

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina
• U.S. District Court District of South Carolina

Education:

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
  • J.D.
• Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina
  
  • B.S.
  • Honors: summa cum laude
  • Honors: Outstanding Senior Award
  • Honors: Sigma Kappa Alpha Academic Honor Society, Member
  • Honors: Witherspoon Scholar
  • Major: Political Science

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• South Carolina Bar Association, Member
• American Bar Association, Member
• National Society of Colonial Dames, Member

Attorney  Khari Ford

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2024

Education:

• Charleston School of Law, Charleston, South Carolina
• Morehouse College
  
  • B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  • Major: History

Attorney Mason King

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2011

Education:

• Charleston School of Law, Charleston, South Carolina, 2011
  
  • Law Review: Charleston Law Review, Associate Editor
• Clemson University, 2005
  • Master’s Degree
  • Major: English
• Clemson University, 2001
  • B.A.
  • Major: English
• Clemson University, 2000
  • B.S.
  • Honors: magna cum laude
  • Major: Biological Sciences

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• American Bar Association (Member)
• American Association for Justice (Member)
• South Carolina Bar Association (Member)
• South Carolina Association for Justice (Member)
• Pee Dee Inn of Court (Member)
• Florence County Bar Association (Member)

Attorney Matan Perets

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2022

Education:

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 2022
  
  • Honors: Associate Justice of Internal Competitions for the Mock Trial Program
  • Honors: President of the Jewish Law Association (JLA)
  • Law Journal: ABA Property Journal, Member
• Coastal Carolina University
• Berklee College of Music

Attorney Michael Eller

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2004
• Georgia

Education:

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, May, 2004
  
  • J.D.
• Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina, May, 1999
  
  • B.S.
  • Honors: Student Athletic Trainer
  • Major: Biology

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• South Carolina Bar
• State of Georgia Bar
• South Carolina Workers' Compensation Educational Association
• American Bar Association
• Augusta Bar Association

Attorney Nick Farr

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2010

Education:

• University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2010
  
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Holderness Moot Court Bench
  • Honors: Order of the Barristers
• Wake Forest University, 2007
  
  • M.A.
  • Major: Religion with a focus on comparative religious ethics
• Clemson University, 2003
  
  • B.S.
  • Honors: magna cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Greenville County Bar Association
• South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association

Attorney Ross Abbott

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2019
• U.S. District Court District of South Carolina

Education:

• Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 2019
  • J.D.
• University of South Carolina, 2016
  
  • Honors: With Honors
  • Major: Business Management and Economics

Attorney Steven E. Price

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina
• United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
• United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
• United States Supreme Court

Education:

• Charleston School of Law, Charleston, South Carolina
• Newberry College
  
  • Honors: Member of the Kappa Alpha Order

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Vice President, Homeowners Association’s Board of Directors

Attorney Susan Campbell

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina
• U.S. District Court District of South Carolina
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• Virginia
• United States Supreme Court
• Washington

Education:

• University of South Carolina School of Law, 2002
  • J.D.
• University of South Carolina, 1999
  • B.A.

Attorney Tamara Merdach

Bar Admissions:

• Colorado, 2024
• District of Columbia, 2022
• South Carolina, 2021

Education:

• Charleston School of Law, Charleston, South Carolina
• George Mason University

Attorney Thomas Drazan

Bar Admissions:

• South Carolina, 2013

Education:

• Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas
• College of Charleston, 2005