Kimerer & Derrick, P.C.

Firm Phone:

(602) 279-5900

Mr. Derrick graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Arizona in 1968 and while attending that University’s College of Law was selected a member of the Order of the Coif and was Symposium Editor of the Arizona Law Review. He received his Juris Doctor in 1972, graduating with distinction.

Mr. Derrick was made a partner in the law firm of Flynn, Kimerer, Thinnes & Derrick upon his graduation from the University of Arizona Law College and continued in that capacity until 1980, at which time he went into private practice for himself. During his partnership with John J. Flynn, his practice was devoted primarily to the criminal defense area. Flynn, Kimerer, Thinnes & Derrick handled a wide range of major criminal cases throughout the western United States before disbanding in 1980. Thereafter, he went into practice for himself until 1988 when he became a partner in the law firm of Allen, Kimerer & LaVelle. The firm has since reorganized as a professional corporation under the name Kimerer & Derrick, P.C. and Mr. Derrick continues to be a member of that group.

Throughout his career, Mr. Derrick has focused his practice on criminal defense work; defending major criminal cases in the state of Arizona at both the federal and state court level. He has been certified by the Arizona State Bar as a criminal law specialist and increasingly has emphasized his practice in the area of white-collar crime.

Mr. Derrick was one of the founding members of Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, a statewide organization of criminal defense lawyers with a current membership of more than 600. He served as that organization’s second President for two successive terms from 1988 through 1990. From 1986 through 1988, he sat on the Executive Council of the Criminal Justice Section of the State Bar of Arizona.

Mr. Derrick has been a member of the State Bar’s Criminal Law Advisory Commission since 1993. He continues to be a member of that Commission which makes recommendations to the State Bar Board of Legal Specialization with respect to applicants who seek specialization certification and re-certification in the field of criminal law.

In 1986, Mr. Derrick was selected a Fellow of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers, a national organization comprised of leading criminal defense lawyers throughout the United States. He has been a member of that organization’s Board of Governors, was elected a Vice-President of the group and served as that organization’s President in 1998.

He has served on various State Bar and federal judicial committees including the Executive Council of the Criminal Justice Section of the Arizona State Bar and a term as a Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference from 1988 to 1991. Mr. Derrick has spoken at numerous seminars on criminal justice issues and enjoys an “AV” rating by Martindale-Hubbell.

Main Practice Area:

Criminal Defense

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