About Derrick
Derrick Storms built his legal foundation at Florida International University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Political Science before returning to FIU for his Juris Doctor. His academic path combined classroom study and internships that exposed him to courtroom procedure and client counseling early on. He graduated ready to move into practice in jurisdictions on both sides of the state line.
He joined the bar in New York in 2010 and is also licensed to practice in Florida. Those dual credentials have shaped the geography of his work. Early in his career he took roles that placed him in pleading rooms and settlement conferences, gaining practical experience in litigation and negotiated resolutions.
Storms is listed as a lawyer at Solomos & Storms, PLLC. At the firm he handles cases that often require coordinating filings, drafting agreements and standing for clients at hearings. His day-to-day work balances courtroom appearances with effort spent on paperwork and client meetings. Colleagues describe him as methodical in preparing cases and steady under the pressure of court schedules.
He has completed the New York Courts Joint Divorce Program, a certification that relates to court-supervised procedures for uncontested or jointly presented divorce matters. The program trains attorneys in the specific timelines, forms and steps the court requires when couples pursue a streamlined dissolution. That credential is part of the firm’s practical toolkit for handling matrimonial matters that qualify for the program.
Storms’s portfolio includes matrimonial and family law issues, and his practice often involves divorce proceedings, negotiated settlements and contested hearings when they arise. He manages the procedural work a case requires and seeks to keep clients informed about deadlines and possible outcomes. In cases that cross state lines he draws on his licensing in both New York and Florida to address jurisdictional questions and filing requirements.
Outside of casework he maintains ties to the New York bar, where he is an active member. His professional trajectory has been steady: law school in Miami, bar admission in 2010, and ongoing work at Solomos & Storms, PLLC. He currently practices at Solomos & Storms, PLLC, where his work centers on matrimonial and family law matters in New York and Florida.
