Over the years, many members from the Infamous Duggar News family earned a name for themselves. While it was Josh who had to go to prison for his crimes, TLC still cancelled their family show. Well, most of the viewers really admired the rest of the siblings. Jill was one of them. After having a traumatic childhood, she has spoken up the most about her parents’ toxic ways of raising her and her siblings.
Lots of viewers have been supportive of Jill and her family. They recognise how much guts it takes to go against the people who raised you. But she has always done her part when it comes to standing by the truth. Her husband, Derick Dillard, has also been very supportive of her, and viewers appreciate him too. It turns out Derick is going through a major change in his career front! What is it?
Duggar News: How Did Derick Become A Lawyer?
Duggar News followers must know by now that Derick Dillard started studying law in 2018 at the University of Arkansas. After several years of schooling and training, he was officially sworn in as a licensed attorney on May 13, 2022. Interestingly, that was around the same time Jill was pregnant with their youngest child, Freddy. They were actively posting about this milestone on their social media at that time.
After becoming a lawyer, Derick took a job as an Assistant District Attorney (ADA) in District 27, Oklahoma. Being an ADA meant he began working for the state government and helped prosecute criminal cases. Hence, he represented the state in court against people who were accused of breaking the law. One of the cases he worked on that got attention involved Joshua Dial, a man known from the Tiger King docuseries, who faced domestic assault charges. But it looks like there has been a major change in Derick’s post since then.
Duggar News: Derick Dillard Is No Longer Working As Arkansas’s District Attorney?!
It turns out Duggar News followers saw that Derick had updated his LinkedIn profile. It no longer says he works as an Assistant District Attorney. Instead, it now shows that he started something new in February 2025. According to his profile, he is now working for himself at a law practice called “Dillard Law.” That means he left his government job and has opened his own private law firm.
Even though he no longer works as an ADA, Derick is still very much a lawyer. He still has the license to practice law in both Arkansas, where he’s originally from, and Oklahoma, where he worked as a prosecutor. So, he didn’t leave the legal field. In fact, he has just made the change from working for the government to working for himself. Fans online have been talking about this change.
On Reddit, some people who also worked as ADAs or Assistant Prosecutors shared their experiences. They said that jobs like ADA don’t usually pay very well, and there often aren’t strong protections for employees like unions. Many lawyers use it as a stepping stone, meaning it’s a job you take early in your career to gain experience, but most don’t stay long-term unless the pay and benefits are really good.
Derrick no longer ADA. Hung out a shingle?
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Others talked about how leaving their ADA roles and moving into other types of law or government jobs gave them better salaries and a more comfortable lifestyle, like being able to buy a home. As for Dillard Law, there is no information about it yet. Derick hasn’t shared what kind of law he’s practicing or what clients he’s taking on.
