Derrick Law Firm

What Derrick Law Firm does

Derrick Law Firm Injury Lawyers (legal entity: Derrick Law Firm Injury Lawyers, PC) is a privately held personal injury law firm founded in 1991 by Dirk J. Derrick and headquartered in Conway, South Carolina. The firm operates exclusively in personal injury and related plaintiff-side practice, covering eleven practice areas including auto, motorcycle, boat/jet ski, tractor-trailer truck, motorcycle, and boat accidents; workers' compensation; wrongful death; spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries; nursing home neglect and abuse; denied/delayed insurance claims; and dram shop liability. It serves injured individuals across South Carolina through ten physical office locations spanning Conway, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Murrells Inlet, North Charleston, Charleston, Mt. Pleasant, Columbia, Florence, and Greenville, with dedicated phone intake, bilingual Spanish-language support, and 24-hour office availability at key sites.

The firm operates a contingency fee model under which clients pay no upfront cost and the firm is reimbursed for advanced case costs only from successful recoveries. Its distinguishing operational capability is a proprietary jury research focus group methodology, in which the firm conducts community-based mock jury sessions (on-site and virtual, with $25/hour compensation to SC residents) to gauge community sentiment on case facts, issues, and laws — frequently enabling pre-litigation settlement at full value. Supporting the practice is a deep operational bench including 90+ employees (attorneys, paralegals, investigators, intake, IT, HR, AI, marketing), 300+ combined attorney years, and specialized departments for medical treatment liaison, settlement & recovery, investigations & coverage, and demands.

Business development combines phone-driven intake, attorney referrals, a content engine (The Legal Truth Podcast, The Appraisers Podcast for plaintiffs' lawyers, free e-books, FAQs, video library), broad social media presence, and community engagement through the focus group program. The firm has secured regional recognition including Best Law Firms (U.S. News & World Report), Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers (Nick Farr 2022-2025), Rising Star (Nick Farr 2017-2021), Legal Elite (Greenville Business Magazine), BBB accreditation, and membership in the American Association for Justice, South Carolina Association for Justice, and Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys. It also reports 7,500+ five-star reviews and has established an AI Department (first AI Integrations Manager, 2023) to operationalize AI across intake, paralegal, and investigative workflows.

Name

Derrick Law Firm

Legal name

Derrick Law Firm Injury Lawyers

Website

https://derricklawfirm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Derrick Law Firm is a privately held South Carolina personal injury firm founded in 1991, operating ten offices statewide and serving injured individuals across auto, truck, workers' compensation, wrongful death, and nursing home cases on a contingency fee basis. Its proprietary jury research focus group methodology and 90+ employee bench support pre-litigation case valuation across the state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Auto accident attorney
• Workers compensation lawyer
• Wrongful death litigation
• Contingency fee representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Conway

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee Legal Services: Personal injury legal representation on contingency fee basis - fees are a percentage of total recovery for the client. If firm advances case costs, it is reimbursed from client's recovery after percentage fee is deducted. If there is no recovery, client is not responsible for reimbursement of costs advanced.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Derrick Law Firm Injury Lawyers provides personal injury and workers' compensation legal representation on a contingency fee basis to injured individuals across South Carolina. The firm represents clients in cases arising from auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, tractor-trailer truck accidents, boat/jet ski accidents, spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries, nursing home neglect/abuse, denied or delayed insurance claims, wrongful death, and dram shop liability, using a proprietary jury research focus group methodology to determine true case value.

Product overview

Derrick Law Firm Injury Lawyers operates as a single integrated legal services platform organized around 11 core practice areas for personal injury cases. The firm supplements its legal services with proprietary research tools (Jury Research Focus Groups), educational content products (The Legal Truth Podcast, The Appraisers Podcast), and downloadable guides. The service model combines traditional legal representation with jury research insights to obtain fair case valuations for clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Auto Accident Legal Representation Contingency-fee legal representation for victims of auto accidents across South Carolina, with settlements ranging from $100,000 to $6,000,000 in documented outcomes. Targeted at drivers, passengers, and family members injured in car crashes.
• Tractor-Trailer Truck Accident Legal Representation Plaintiff representation in tractor-trailer and commercial trucking accident cases, leveraging the firm's membership in the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys. Documented outcome includes a $2,454,000 trucking accident settlement.
• Motorcycle Accident Legal Representation Contingency-fee legal representation for victims of motorcycle accidents across South Carolina, served from all ten firm office locations.
• Boat / Jet Ski Accident Legal Representation Plaintiff-side legal representation for victims of boat and jet ski accidents across South Carolina, focused on injuries caused by negligence on the water.
• Workers' Compensation Legal Representation Workers' compensation representation for injured workers in South Carolina, with documented settlements up to $2,700,863. Operated as a dedicated practice line with a Chief Workers' Compensation Executive and dedicated paralegal team.
• Wrongful Death Legal Representation Contingency-fee wrongful death representation for surviving family members in South Carolina, including cases referred in from other attorneys through the firm's formal referral program.
• Nursing Home Neglect / Abuse Legal Representation Plaintiff representation for victims of nursing home neglect or abuse in South Carolina, with documented settlements including $2,000,000. Targets families of elder care residents harmed by substandard care.
• Spinal Cord Injury Legal Representation Plaintiff representation for victims of spinal cord injuries resulting from negligence, offered across all ten firm office locations in South Carolina.
• Traumatic Brain Injury Legal Representation Plaintiff representation for traumatic brain injury victims in South Carolina, supported by the firm's Medical Treatment Liaison department.
• Denied / Delayed Insurance Claims Legal Representation Legal representation for policyholders in South Carolina whose insurance claims have been denied, underpaid, or delayed. Leverages attorney Nick Farr's Super Lawyers-recognized expertise in insurance coverage (2022-2025).
• Personal Injury Legal Representation (General) General personal injury legal representation for individuals harmed by negligence, recklessness, or intentional acts in South Carolina, including premises liability and dram shop liability cases (documented settlements up to $7,000,000 in premises liability and $3,138,444 in dram shop).
• Jury Research Focus Group Program Proprietary methodology in which the firm works with community focus groups (1,640+ testimonials) to determine community sentiment on case facts, issues, and laws, then uses findings to obtain real case value often without litigation. Offered onsite at the firm's South Carolina offices and virtually for South Carolina residents who participate as compensated jurors, and is also administered to outside attorneys as a data service.

Quantifiable outcome

• $7,000,000 Premises Liability settlement
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Joe I. Zaid & Associates: A Texas-based personal injury firm with contingency-fee representation across accident and injury matters. Comparable GTM (intake-led, sales motion) and case-type focus.
• The Carlson Law Firm: A multi-office personal injury and accident firm with contingency-fee representation across auto, trucking, and premises liability. Similar structure to Derrick Law Firm across offices, intake volume, and case mix.
• Joye Law Firm: A South Carolina-based personal injury firm with multiple offices, plaintiff-side representation, and similar practice-area coverage. Directly competes with Derrick Law Firm in-state for SC injury cases.
• Jacoby & Meyers: Long-standing plaintiff-side personal injury firm with a national footprint, contingency fees, and advertising-led growth. Closely comparable in business model and intake-driven operations.
• Morgan & Morgan: The largest U.S. personal injury plaintiff firm with a marketing-heavy, contingency-fee model and rapid geographic expansion. Highly comparable to Derrick Law Firm on business model, contingency fees, mass-tort intake, and aggressive GTM.
• Guldjian & Katz: Multi-office plaintiff personal injury firm specializing in auto, trucking, and premises liability on contingency. Direct competitor for accident-injury clientele in similar geographies.
• Shapiro Law Team: Multi-office personal injury plaintiff firm with a contingency-fee model and strong digital marketing presence. Comparable in scale, marketing-led GTM, and case-type mix to Derrick Law Firm.

Regional players

• Mike Bell & Company: South Carolina personal injury firm with multiple offices across the state, serving injured clients on contingency. Direct in-state competitor with overlapping office geographies and case types.

Others

• Lawyers.com Legal Directory: Online legal directory where individual PI firms compete for organic lead volume. Functions as a competitive marketplace adjacent to Derrick Law Firm's SEO/content strategy.
• Hire An Attorney: A referral-intake network that connects injured clients to plaintiff PI firms. Operates as an enabling channel that competes for the same leads Derrick Law Firm targets via its own intake motion.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DerrickLawFirm
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCVZgXBeshgqnMx5714cathA
• Facebookfacebook.com/derricklawfirm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-derrick-law-firm
• Instagraminstagram.com/derricklawfirm

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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