About J. Derek
J. Derek Aswell built his legal foundation at Mississippi College, where he earned both a Juris Doctor and an MBA in 2008. He earlier completed undergraduate studies at Louisiana State University’s University of New Orleans, taking the first steps toward a career that would return him to practice in Louisiana. His dual graduate degrees gave him both legal training and a business perspective uncommon among recent law school graduates.
He began practicing law soon after earning his degrees. In 2009 he worked at the Law Offices of Tony Morrow, where he handled matters under the oversight of a small firm environment. That early period offered practical courtroom and client experience. By 2014 he was serving as a lawyer at Broussard, David & Moroux. Records list him as part of that firm, and he remains affiliated with Broussard, David & Moroux.
Aswell is admitted to practice in Louisiana. Locally, he keeps active ties to the legal community through membership in the Lafayette Parish Bar Association and the Lafayette Parish Young Lawyers Association. Those memberships place him in regular contact with other attorneys in the parish and provide a forum for professional development and local legal discourse.
His career path traces a common arc: solid academic preparation followed by practice in smaller, locally oriented offices. That path has allowed steady accumulation of courtroom exposure and client work in Louisiana. Colleagues describe his trajectory as one rooted in regional practice rather than a move toward large national firms. He has maintained a presence in Lafayette-area legal circles while building his practice at Broussard, David & Moroux.
Outside of firm listings and association memberships, public records show the essentials of his professional profile: undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University—University of New Orleans, JD and MBA from Mississippi College in 2008, past work at the Law Offices of Tony Morrow in 2009, and a later role at Broussard, David & Moroux documented in 2014. He continues to practice law in Louisiana and to participate in parish bar activities. He practices law at Broussard, David & Moroux and concentrates on serving clients in Louisiana.
