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Dan-Phi V. Nguyen is a native Houstonian who was born and raised in Sharpstown and Sugar Land, Texas in his younger years. He graduated from Houston Baptist University in February 2004 with a Bachelor degree in Business Administration and Finance. After working a few years in commercial property management and real estate, he decided to pursue a legal career and attended Thurgood Marshall School of Law (TMSL) where he earned his Juris Doctorate degree, and graduated in May 2010. During his tenure there, he took every opportunity to participate in trial simulation events, mock trials, and moot court competitions. Dan-Phi fell in love with the courtroom since his internship with the Harris County Attorney's Office (Child Protective Division) and developed many meaningful relationships with his mentors where he was offered a job as an Assistant County Attorney two weeks after his admission with the Texas State Bar. For eight years, he tirelessly maintained his position as a civil prosecutor representing the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), otherwise known as Children's Protective Services (CPS). He has experience in CPS and family law litigation in both the family courts and juvenile courts of Harris County, Fort Bend County, Montgomery County, Brazoria County and Galveston County. He was very active with TMSL Board of Advocates and has been invited every year to act as presiding judge over the mock trial competitions for TMSL's rising lawyers in training. He is further showing an interest in expanding his practice area in handling appellate work on only selective family law and child welfare cases.

Kelcey joined Garfield & Hecht in 2020 and became the firm’s Managing Shareholder on June 1, 2023. Kelcey’s practice focuses on real estate acquisitions and sales, small business transactions, and estate planning for business owners. Her clients include private land-owners, small businesses, and start-up companies. Her transactional work is informed by a strong background in litigation and business. Kelcey maintains the AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell’s highest possible rating for both ethical standards and legal ability. She was named as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in the area of real estate in 2019, 2020, and 2021 (a recognition given to only 2.5% of attorneys in Colorado). Kelcey was a founding partner at Wood Nichols, LLC in Carbondale, Colorado. She previously litigated property disputes with the Simons Firm, LLP in New Mexico. Prior to becoming an attorney, Kelcey worked for media-related start-up companies in New York and Colorado. She is a native of Colorado and grew up in the Roaring Fork Valley.

Chad M. Nicholson is a key litigator for MWSS+. His background in criminal law and prosecutorial duties in Washington State provided him with significant courtroom experience prior to joining the firm. Working independently as well as in collaboration with our principals, Chad has proven himself adept in both the preparation phase of litigation as well as the process of trial law – from either side of the courtroom. Chad has expertise in personal injury and medical malpractice claims, employment matters, and commercial litigation, including general business, construction and real estate. For more than a decade Chad has represented individuals who have been injured in accidents, from medical negligence or because of defective products. In the business and employment arena, Chad is knowledgeable and experienced in a variety of matters including sexual harassment claims, age, disability and other discrimination claims, Family Medical Leave Act claims, non-competition and non-disclosure agreements, and wrongful termination claims. Outside the courtroom, Chad regularly negotiates and drafts employment contracts, employee manuals, non-competition agreements and non-disclosure agreements. Chad grew up in Oregon before attending Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho. After completing law school at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, Chad began his practice in the Seattle, Washington area. He settled in Boise in 2006 and today enjoys golf, snow sports, hunting and following his son’s football and wrestling teams at Bishop Kelly High School. Chad is also on the board of directors for the non-profit organization Gates of Hope, which provides the tools for sustainable growth to individuals and communities in both Africa and the United States.