Derek Weems, Member of Dorato & Weems, LLC

Derek Weems is a Farmington, NM native. He received his Bachelor’s of Arts in Political Science from Trinity University in San Antonio, TX. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Weems managed a group of small businesses in San Antonio, worked in gaming and tourism, and was an acclaimed motivational speaker for Making it Count, a division of Monster.com.

Mr. Weems graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Law, where he anchored two mock trial teams representing New Mexico in the National Trial Competition. Membership in this team allowed Mr. Weems to participate in over 100 simulated criminal and civil trials. Mr. Weems received the Justice Lewis Powell Medallion for Excellence in Trial Advocacy and the Erwin Stern Moise Award in Legal and Judicial Ethics.

Following law school, Mr. Weems worked in a prominent insurance defense firm practicing in the defense against worker’s compensation and personal injury claims. He serves as an adjunct professor and lecturer in civil procedure at the University of New Mexico School of Law and coaches the University of New Mexico Law School's Mock Trial teams.

Derek Weems now represents individuals in their claims against insurance companies in the areas of worker’s compensation and personal injury.