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I'm tremendously blessed to be called to represent working South Carolinians who've suffered the misfortune of being injured at their jobs.  It's very fulfilling to be able to help people when they need help the most.. I am one of three former Commissioners of the Sout Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission who works at Mickle and Bass, LLC. I was appointed to the Commission by Governor Jim Hodges and served on the Commission from 2002 to 2008. Governor Hodges chose me to serve as the Commission’s Chairman from 2002-2005.. I have practiced law in personal injury firms throughout South Carolina. Over the years of my personal injury practice, I have dedicated myself to representing individuals injured at work, as well as victims of auto wrecks and other accidents. Working out of the firm’s Myrtle Beach office, I remain dedicated to protecting the rights of my clients against the abuse of insurance companies.

Dirk has focused his practice on personal injury, wrongful death, and worker's compensation cases since he graduated from law school in 1987. He has owned his own practice since 1991 and has expanded from his main office in Conway to locations in Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Murrells Inlet, Florence, North Charleston, Charleston, and Mt. Pleasant.. Dirk was born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in 1960. He grew up in Conway. His first job was at the age of 6 as a farmhand on his grandfather's tobacco farm in rural Horry County. At age 9, he purchased his first vehicle when his grandfather sold him a 1960 pickup truck for the amount Dirk earned that week, $28.00.  Dirk credits hot humid summer days in the tobacco fields as his inspiration to excel in school and get a good education. He grew up in a house with his parents, Julius and Polly Derrick, and three sisters. His father was a high school teacher and football coach who had been co-captain of the 1957 South Carolina Gamecock football team and drafted by the New York Giants. Coach Derrick was very competitive and his children were raised to compete to win in anything they pursue. Everything was a competition including who could be the most productive in their summertime farming jobs, who could make the best grades in school, and who could win a particular athletic competition. This characteristic probably explains why all four children attended college and participated in college athletics.Dirk earned a football scholarship to Wofford College where he played for four years. After graduating, he coached college football at East Tennessee State University for one year where he met his wife, Michelle Garrity. They were married in 1985, the same year Dirk began law school at the University of South Carolina. He graduated in 1987 and began practicing in Horry County in 1988. Due to early success in the courtroom, Dirk worked his way into a partnership after just three years.  In 1991, he left the partnership and established The Derrick Law Firm.. He and his wife, Michelle, have two sons, Dakota and Peyton.. Dirk is also very involved with his community. He is a founding member and elder of The Rock, Conway's Community Church which began in 2005 as a ministry for young people, people who have never gone to church, or people who have no interest in attending traditional churches. He is also involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and has been so since he first attended an FCA Camp in Black Mountain, NC. He has been a member of the Horry County FCA Adult Chapter and has also served on the Coastal Area FCA Board in the past. Dirk also supports the Children's Mentoring Program of Horry County.. **Past results do not guarantee future results but you are guaranteed our best efforts. Reviews come from clients, our community, and other attorneys. Responsible Attorney: Dirk Derrick, 901 Main Street, Conway, SC 29526.**

Caitlin M. Epley, Esq. is an associate attorney for Axelrod & Associates who primarily handles personal injury matters with a focus on motor vehicle actions and slip-and-fall accidents. Ms. Epley has also helped foster parents pursue the adoption of their foster children through the South Carolina Department of Social Services. She was born and raised outside of Detroit, Michigan. She graduated from Michigan State University in 2008 with a Bachelors of Arts degree in criminal justice and a specialization in Western European studies focusing on German linguistics. While at Michigan State University she was named to the Dean's list and was the recipient of the Michigan Merit Award Scholarship and the Michigan Competitive Scholarship.. Ms. Epley attended law school at Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan, where she was named to the Dean's List for multiple terms. She graduated with her Juris Doctor degree in law in 2011. Ms. Epley also earned a Certificate of Merit for her academic excellence and achievement in Federal Administrative Law. While in law school she served on the Alternative Dispute Resolution Board as well as participated in the foreign student programs. She completed an international law program at the University of St. Michael's College in Toronto, Canada, and at the University of Vienna Law School in Vienna, Austria. Ms. Epley also served as a judicial intern and law clerk for the Honorable Joseph J. Farah of Michigan's Seventh Circuit Court of Genesee County. Ms. Epley served as a student trial lawyer and investigator with Michigan's Washtenaw County Public Defender's office, where she earned a Certificate of Professional Achievement Award.. Ms. Epley has contributed to the needs of the community by volunteering her time for the South Carolina Bar Association's Ask-a-Lawyer telephone bank; providing legal services in the Wills clinic for Habitat for Humanity; and serving as a scoring judge for high school and middle school Mock Trial competitions.  Ms. Epley has also volunteerd her time as a guest speaker on the "60 Minute Axelrod Hour" talk radio show on 99.5 WRNN.. She is a licensed to practice law in all state courts for the state of South Carolina and is a member of the South Carolina Bar Association, Horry County Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Ms. Epley is also the President for the Horry County Bar Association and an active participant of the Coastal Women Lawyer's Association and South Carolina Women's Law Association.