Derek is an absolute horrible human being. I have personally witnessed him encourage his clients to lie, and I have never seen a lawyer so completely disregard the well being of a child.

Hired Derek Pica for Child Custody.

Our son hired Pica as he wanted full custody of his son.
He achieved this but we believe it was only because the mother backed out of the fight.
We were not impressed with Pica at all.
Errors in paperwork.
He is not an aggressive lawyer.
We felt he was not personally caring but after the money only.
We do not recommend him.
We will not use him again.

Derek was referred to me from a friend from work who had excellent results. My experience was the same if not better. Unlike many attorneys in this field who attempt to generate income from dragging on cases (read that drama) and not achieving results, Mr Pica’s rates were reasonable, always attempted to not waste time in endeavors that just increased billable hours and most importantly achieved the results that I was looking for. In the end he also recovered half of my attorney’s fees from the other party. All of this was done while navigating the courts in an ethical manner and looking to minimize needless drama. I’m have also used him successfully in contract business disputes. I highly recommend his practice.

I have had the unfortunate experience of needing the services of three lawyers this year and have seen a clear distinction between the way lawyers practice, and while I'm happy to recommend either of the other two, hands down, I can not do the same for Derek.
He represented me as the respondent in a child custody case, and for several reasons, I encourage you to look elsewhere for legal representation.

Mr. Pica has represented me for a significant amount of time, years, concerning my divorce and parental rights/custody. He has been absolutely professional the entire time, while still aggressively protecting my rights. He has given on point advice on all issues. I have, and will continue, to refer friends to him for legal help.

Unlike some of the negative reviews, Mr. Pica represented ME, not the other party. A party who lost to Mr. Pica can then write a negative Google review of Mr. Pica!!?? Be that as it may, here is my experience with Mr. Pica.

I was involved in a complicated, multi-part lawsuit involving me as the plaintiff and a municipality, a multistate bank, and a real estate developer - all as defendants. The other side had multiple attorneys representing the bank, the City had its attorney, the developer hired one of the largest law firms in Idaho. Mr. Pica was methodical. He READ the minutes of City Council meetings for a two year period. He READ the public notices printed in the official newspaper of the City. His KNOWLEDGE of all of the details of my case was impressive. We won our case against all defendants. One of them appealed to the Idaho Supreme Court and we won there as well, setting a new precedent in Idaho law. Mr. Pica's fees were not cheap, but they were fair, and he absolutely earned every penny of it, with hard work. No padding the billable hours. Had I been represented by anyone else, I am convinced that I would have paid more in attorney's fees, and may well have ended up with nothing to show for it. As it turned out in my case, not only did I get a 7 figure judgment, but I got all of my attorney's fees awarded to me - with interest!! He did a great job, and I don't think you can do any better than Derek A. Pica!!

Mr. Pica did some work for me concerning my will, prenuptial, power of attorney etc. He did an excellent job at a more than reasonable charge for his services. I would highly recommend this attorney.. Mr. Knowles