About
Derek is an attorney who currently works as the Chief Legal Counsel and Director of Government Affairs for the Montana Family Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that educates and advocates for traditional value policies in the areas of life, religious liberty, marriage and family, and school choice. Derek also maintains his own law practice where he regularly represents clients in areas of family law, including parenting, custody, and support issues.
Previously, after obtaining his law degree from the University of Montana School of Law, Derek was a civil trial attorney in Great Falls with Davis, Hatley, Haffeman & Tighe. Derek later served as the Elections Director for the Secretary of State, a Legal Policy Advisor for the Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, and as the Chief Deputy Attorney General for the Montana Department of Justice.
