Derick J. Rodgers
SHAREHOLDER
Biography
Derick J. Rodgers is a shareholder at DC&M and experienced trial member who practices in the litigation section of the firm. He has authored, co-authored, and spoken at several events such as “Preparing the Company Employees to Testify,” In-House Counsel Summit San Antonio, “Technology at Trial,” San Antonio Bar Association, and “Special Problems in Damages,” Ultimate Trial Notebook.
Rodgers specializes in alternative dispute resolution, creditor rights litigation, business dispute resolution, contract litigation, commercial litigation, debt collection, environmental litigation, intellectual property litigation, landlord-tenant litigation, product liability defense, and real estate litigation.
He earned his bachelor’s degree at Trinity University and Juris Doctor at St. Mary’s University.
Practice Areas
- Alternative Dispute Resolution: Arbitration/Mediation
- Bankruptcy: Creditor Rights litigation
- Business dispute resolution
- Contract litigation
- Commercial litigation
- Debt collection
- Environmental litigation
- Intellectual property litigation
- Landlord-Tenant litigation
- Product liability defense
- Real Estate litigation
Education
- St. Mary’s University School of Law, J.D. 1997
- Trinity University, B.A. Political Science 1992
- Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi
- Admitted to practice: Texas, 1997
Jurisdictions
- State Courts in Texas
- United States District Court, Northern District of Texas
- United States District Court, Southern District of Texas
- United States District Court, Western District of Texas
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Industries
- Automotive
- Banking/Financial Institutions
- Biomedical
- Entertainment
- Manufacturing
- Publishing
- Real Estate
- Small Business
- Telecommunications
Publications and Speaking Engagements
- “Preparing the Company Employees to Testify,” In-House Counsel Summit San Antonio, August, 2014
- “Corporate Representatives and First Impressions,” Luncheon Speaker Association of Corporate Counsel South/Central Texas Chapter, 2010
- “Technology in the Bexar County Courtroom,” Bexar County Courthouse, 2005
- “Damages in a Commercial Context,” 26th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Course – Austin, 2003 (Co-Presenter)
- “Risks and Advantages of the US Litigation System,” La Asociacion Nacional de Abogados de Empresa, 2002 (Co-author/Presenter)
- “Technology at Trial,” San Antonio Bar Association, November 2001
- “Special Problems in Damages,” Ultimate Trial Notebook, 2000 (Co-author)
- “Power of Technology to Tell the Story, Wal-Mart Revisited,” Advanced Civil Trial Course South Texas College of Law, 2000 (Co-author/Presenter)
- Mr. Rodgers has also served as an occasional guest lecturer to the Entrepreneurial Program classes at Trinity University (2014-2015)
Affiliations and Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
- Defense Research Institute
- San Antonio Bar Association
- San Antonio Bar Foundation Fellow (Class of 2024)
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- William S. Sessions American Inns of Court Barrister (2007-Present)