M. Brooks Derrick | Simpsonville Accident & Injury Lawyer

Brooks is a Greenville, South Carolina native who graduated from Mauldin High School. Following high school, he attended Gardner-Webb University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. At Gardner-Webb Brooks earned a soccer scholarship, started all four years, and had the privilege of being a team captain.

Brooks went on to attend Clemson University, where he received a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering. During his time in Clemson, South Carolina, Brooks coached youth soccer teams and participated as an instructor for the University’s Men’s and Women’s summer soccer camps.

Brooks later moved to Charleston, South Carolina where he worked in the Microbiology and Immunology Department at the Medical University of South Carolina. As part of the research team there, Brooks was published three times in peer reviewed scholarly journals.

Encounters with intellectual property and patent disputes in the medical research field piqued Brooks’ interest in the law. His desire to learn more drew Brooks to the Charleston School of Law.

Brooks graduated magna cum laude from the inaugural class of Charleston School of Law, where he was a Legal Research and Writing Teaching Fellow, the Associate Justice of External Affairs on the Moot Court Board, a Dean’s Scholar, and both a Senator and Vice President of the Student Bar Association. Upon graduation, Brooks was selected by the school for membership into the exclusive Forensic Club, a special society for graduates based on demonstrated leadership, professionalism, public service, and academic commitment.

Before starting the Law Office of M. Brooks Derrick, Brooks worked at Nexsen Pruet, LLC on the business litigation team where he gained experience representing both corporate defendants and plaintiffs.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Owner	Law Office of M. Brooks Derrick, LLC	Simpsonville, SC	July 2008 – Present
Attorney	Nexsen Pruet, LLC	South Carolina	August 2007 – May 2008
Research Specialist	Medical University of South Carolina	Charleston, SC	January 2003 – January 2005

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Charleston School of Law	J.D.	Law School	2007
Clemson University	M.S.	Biomedical Engineering	2002
Gardner-Webb University	B.S.	Chemistry	1999

State / Court	Date
South Carolina	2007

• -American Bar Association
  
  -South Carolina Association for Justice
  
  -American Association for Justice
  
  -Charleston County Bar Association
  
  -South Carolina Bar, Trial and Appellate Advocacy Section
  
  -South Carolina Bar, Torts and Insurance Practice Section

• -Top 10 Attorney Award | National Academy Of Personal Injury Attorneys
  
  -Forensic Club | Charleston School of Law
  
  -South Carolina Certified Circuit Court Mediator

• Stolen Automobile Strikes Client -Practice Area: Car accident -Outcome: Resolved through settlement ($300,000.00) -Description: During a high speed chase with law enforcement, the stolen automobile sideswipes Client's car causing a wreck. At the time, Client's injuries were minimal. However, the impact caused bleeding to take place in his skull and severe swelling of the

• Roof Crush in Roll Over -Practice Area: Car accident -Outcome: Resolved through settlement ($1,500,000.00) -Description: Client's automobile rolled over three times in a single car accident. During the accident the roof of the automobile could not withstand the impact and subsequently crushed on the head of Client. Among other injuries, Client suffered a broken neck and was rendered a quadriplegic.

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