Dan-Phi V. Nguyen - Houston, TX
Attorney at Nguyen & Malik, PLLC
Family Law Lawyers in Houston, TX
801 Congress Street Ste. 280 Houston, TX 77002
Houston Family Law Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Child Custody
- CPS Defense
- Divorce
- Privacy Terminations
- Adoption
- Protective Orders
- Appeals and Original Proceedings
Litigation: 80%
Attorney Information
Overview
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.
Education
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Legal Education
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Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law,
Houston,
Texas, May, 2010
Juris Doctorate
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Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law,
Houston,
Texas, May, 2010
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Non Legal Education
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Houston Baptist University, 2004
B.B.A.
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Houston Baptist University, 2004
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Languages
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English (Primary)
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Vietnamese
Bar Admissions
- Texas
Other Affiliations
- Legislative Committee Member of the Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys (TAFDA)
- General Member of the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC)
- General Member of the Houston Trial Lawyer's Association (HTLA)
- General Member of the Asian American Bar Association of Houston (AABA)
- General Member of the South Asian Bar Association (SABA)
- General Member of the Houston Bar Association (HBA)
- General Member of the Texas District and County Attorney Association (TDCAA)
Contact
801 Congress Street
Ste. 280
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 346-400-5930
Fax: 713-456-2827
Email: Send a message
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