Derrick T. Wright
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Derrick’s practice concentrates on public entity and government defense, constitutional law and civil rights, and employment and labor law. He regularly defends local governments and officials against claims involving Section 1983, Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, and the FLSA as well as the Kentucky Civil Rights Act and the Kentucky Wage and Hour Act.
He joined Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney in 2008 after serving a two-year clerkship with U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert E. Wier.
DISTINCTIONS
- Law Clerk to U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert E. Wier (2006-08)
- Kentucky Law Journal
MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
- Fayette County Bar Association
- Kentucky Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
COMMUNITY & CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
- Friend of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
RELATED SERVICES
EDUCATION
University of Kentucky, B.A. (2003)
- Summa cum laude
University of Kentucky, J.D. (2006)
- Order of the Coif
COURT ADMISSIONS
Kentucky
U. S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
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