Derek A. Pica, PLLC

I began my battle with the judicial system in January 2017. Unfortunately I did not find Derek Pica until October 2019. Severe damage was done to my case by two previous attorneys, including me, in my attempt to represent myself. I have never seen anyone work as hard as Mr. Pica to try and help me, ensure my case was heard, and to ask for fairness and justice. I will always be forever grateful for Mr. Pica and his relentless professionalism and moral compass, to ask people, including other attorneys, forensic investigators, and judges to do the right thing. I consider myself very lucky to have found Mr. Pica, but more importantly that Mr. Pica agreed to represent me. I highly recommend Derek Pica to anyone who needs an attorney. My case required written closings to be submitted to the judge after my trial. After reading Mr. Pica's closing argument, I became even more impressed with his quality of work. It was very apparent Mr. Pica put a tremendous amount of thought and research into his closing argument. As an engineer I read and review lengthy reports every day. Mr. Pica's closing argument was beyond perfection and more than I could have asked for.

Derek was referred to me from a friend from work who had excellent results. My experience was the same if not better. Unlike many attorneys in this field who attempt to generate income from dragging on cases (read that drama) and not achieving results, Mr Pica’s rates were reasonable, always attempted to not waste time in endeavors that just increased billable hours and most importantly achieved the results that I was looking for. In the end he also recovered half of my attorney’s fees from the other party. All of this was done while navigating the courts in an ethical manner and looking to minimize needless drama. I’m have also used him successfully in contract business disputes. I highly recommend his practice.

Unlike some of the negative reviews, Mr. Pica represented ME, not the other party. A party who lost to Mr. Pica can then write a negative Google review of Mr. Pica!!?? Be that as it may, here is my experience with Mr. Pica. I was involved in a complicated, multi-part lawsuit involving me as the plaintiff and a municipality, a multistate bank, and a real estate developer - all as defendants. The other side had multiple attorneys representing the bank, the City had its attorney, the developer hired one of the largest law firms in Idaho. Mr. Pica was methodical. He READ the minutes of City Council meetings for a two year period. He READ the public notices printed in the official newspaper of the City. His KNOWLEDGE of all of the details of my case was impressive. We won our case against all defendants. One of them appealed to the Idaho Supreme Court and we won there as well, setting a new precedent in Idaho law. Mr. Pica's fees were not cheap, but they were fair, and he absolutely earned every penny of it, with hard work. No padding the billable hours. Had I been represented by anyone else, I am convinced that I would have paid more in attorney's fees, and may well have ended up with nothing to show for it. As it turned out in my case, not only did I get a 7 figure judgment, but I got all of my attorney's fees awarded to me - with interest!! He did a great job, and I don't think you can do any better than Derek A. Pica!!

Derek does such a great job.

Mr. Pica has represented me for a significant amount of time, years, concerning my divorce and parental rights/custody. He has been absolutely professional the entire time, while still aggressively protecting my rights. He has given on point advice on all issues. I have, and will continue, to refer friends to him for legal help.