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Derrick A. Mills 
Birmingham, Alabama
Attorney at Law
phone (205) 879-1981
fax (205) 879-1986
email Email Me

Derrick Mills is an associate with the law firm of Marsh, Rickard & Bryan, P.C.

Derrick is a cum laude graduate of the University of North Alabama. He received his J.D. degree magna cum laude from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2003.

Derrick is part of The Birmingham Bar Association's inaugural class of the Future Leaders Forum. The program involves training and discussions that are designed to help young lawyers become servant leaders in their own communities, and develop leadership skills in the legal profession.

Derrick is president of the Magic City Bar Association, an organization of about 200 members. Derrick is also a member of the Birmingham Bar Association, where he sits on the Executive Committee for the Young Lawyers Section. He is also a member of the Alabama Association for Justice and the American Bar Association.

Upon graduation from law school, Derrick served as a law clerk for the now-retired Honorable Judge U.W. Clemon of the Northern District of Alabama.

Areas of Practice:
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Products Liability
Business Litigation
Bad Faith
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Alabama, 2003
Mississippi, 2004
U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama, 2004
U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama, 2004
U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama, 2004
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2006
Education:
The University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 2003
J.D.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Law Journal: Journal of Legal Profession, 2001 - 2003


University of North Alabama, Florence, Alabama
B.S.
Honors: Cum Laude
Major:  Political Science


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Alabama Bar Association, 2003 - Present


Birmingham Bar Association, 2004 - Present


Birmingham Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, 2006 - Present
Executive Committee


Magic City Bar Association, 2004 - Present


Magic City Bar Association, 2006 - Present
Parlimentarian


American Bar Association, 2004 - Present


Alabama Association for Justice, 2007 - Present


Past Employment Positions:
Hon. U.W. Clemon, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, Law Clerk, 2003 - 2004


Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC, Assocaite, 2004 - 2007


Languages:
English
Fraternities/Sororities:
Kappa Alpha Psi