Michelle Derrico | Roanoke Criminal Lawyer
Michelle Derrico
Juvenile Law, Domestic Violence & Neglect, , Firearms, DUI-DWI
http://www.roanokecriminalattorney.com
- Law Office: Copenhaver, Ellett & Derrico
- Roanoke Law Firms
- Law School: University of Georgia School of Law, JD 1990
- Status: In Good Standing
- Licensed: 32 years
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Michelle’s path to Roanoke included a number of stops along the way. She was born in Pennsylvania, raised in Southern California and moved to Atlanta before graduating high school. After high school, she settled down in Georgia for several years as she attended The University of Georgia for both her undergraduate and law degree. Michelle worked her way through college in an array of diverse jobs that included being a wine consultant, working in a malaria lab, and assisting at the Georgia State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Once she received her law degree, she immediately started building her criminal defense experience in the public defender’s office in Northern Georgia.
Attorney Derrico moved to Virginia in 1992 to continue her career as a criminal lawyer. She spent six years as an assistant public defender before joining a small private practice firm in Roanoke. In 2005, she joined Copenhaver, Ellett & Derrico as a partner and has been serving the Roanoke community’s legal needs since then.
Outside of the office, Michelle spends a lot of her time training for her next marathon. She has completed six marathons over the last 13 months and she also just finished her first triathlon. Running is something that she has come to enjoy later in life, and she jokes that it’s the way she has chosen to express her mid-life crisis. While there might be some truth to that, the larger reason for running, as most marathon runners would attest, is the exhilaration of the race and sense of accomplishment that comes upon completion.
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Experience
Position | Organization | Location | Duration |
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Attorney | Copenhaver, Ellett and Derrico | Roanoke, VA | Present |
Education
School | Degree | Major | Graduation |
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University of Georgia School of Law | JD | Law School | 1990 |
University of Georgia | B.S.A. | Microbiology/Animal Science | 1981 |
Admission
State / Court | Date |
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Virginia | 1992 |
Georgia | 1990 |
Associations
- U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1998
U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 1990
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1999
Honors & Awards
- Member of the Virginia State Bar Since 1992
Member of the Georgia State Bar Since 1990
Cases
Publications
- From the Blog Section: (http://www.roanokecriminalattorney.com/blog/)
Sexual Misconduct With Underage Students
Michelle C. F. Derrico, June 15, 2016
Johnson V. US
Michelle C. F. Derrico, May 20, 2016
How Virginia Forfeiture Laws Apply In Drug Cases
Michelle C. F. Derrico | April 16, 2016
Can The Police Force Me To Unlock My Phone?
Michelle C. F. Derrico | February 12, 2016
Preventing Rape On Campus Through Better Consent
Michelle C. F. Derrico | August 21, 2015
Speaking engagements
Virginia Western Community College | Legal Writing | 2006
NBE | Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law in Virginia | 2004
NBE | Personal Injury for Paralegals | 2002
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30 Franklin Rd SW Ste 200
Roanoke, VA 24011