Milan Pham

Milan Pham

also known as Trinh Dang-Thuy Pham

4.7
Rating: 9.8

Licensed for 26 years

Adoption Lawyer at Durham, NC
Practice Areas: Adoption, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody ... +3 more

113 Broadway St., Durham, NC

About Milan

Biography

Practice Areas

6

Practice Areas

Adoption 40%

Milan focuses her adoption practice on helping LGBT families with adoption, surrogacy, and artificial reproductive technology cases. NicholsonPham is pursuing, ensuring, and advocating for the rights of LGBT individuals and their families. We understand the special legal needs of the LGBT community and also assist with creating sperm donor agreements and egg donor agreements.

18 years

40%
Family 5%

Until the law provides equal protections for all families, NicholsonPham is pursuing, ensuring, and advocating for the rights of LGBT individuals and their families. We understand the special legal needs of the LGBT community and assist with creating sperm donor agreements, egg donor agreements, parenting agreements, domestic partnership agreements, wills and powers of attorney, and litigation in the event it becomes necessary.

18 years

5%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 75-250 per hour

Retainer

Sometimes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in North Carolina for 25 years

State: North Carolina

Acquired: 2001

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Maryland for 26 years

State: Maryland

Acquired: 1999

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

NicholsonPham LLC

113 Broadway St., Durham, NC, 27701

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Milan Pham's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.7 /5.0

15 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 5 of 7 reviews | Communication Style

Posted by Semir | February 02, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Family

Stay Away -Lack of Communication and Urgency an Issue

STAY AWAY IF YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOUR SURROGATE. It appears communication is not at the top of their list. Me and my wife hired Milan Phan to complete our Surrogacy agreement with our surrogate. Because of their lack of urgency we may have lost our surrogate. They have been working on it for 3 mon...ths, an agreement that we already had completed. Meaning they didn't need to negotiate anything. When I reached out to them to get guidance on things, they actually thought I had my own attorney. Something we never expressed and find extremely weird to be honest. Regardless, we cleared that matter up and I have now called 3 times to request a call back from our attorney over a 10 day mark with NO response. My next step is contacting the North Carolina Bar and reporting them for lack of communication. Something an attorney can lose their license for. I just find it crazy that I have to threaten that to get a response from our attorney.

Posted by anonymous | May 07, 2015 | Family

An extremely thoughtful, experienced lawyer; provided us with superb service and perspective

My partner and I reached out to Attorney Pham on a recommendation from a friend. We'd never worked with a lawyer before and we needed assistance with a domestic partnership agreement related to our new home and lives together as an unmarried couple. Milan was absolutely fantastic. She knew exactly ho...w to approach our concerns and the agreement's key points in a way that left us feeling empowered to have what were sometimes tricky or hard conversations. Milan made sure that we knew and understood the legal implications of our decisions or potential decisions at all times, which is important when drafting such a document. We were given the time to think through our wishes and have conversations outside of her office as a couple, and she allowed us to propose our own alternate solutions and language when the "standard" language didn't quite fit. Working with Milan was a collaborative experience and we felt we were in good hands with her extensive experience and wisdom every step of the way. Our legal agreement and the process of creating it now feel like a milestone in our relationship and we are very proud of what we were able to accomplish with Milan's guidance and expertise. I'd recommend her to anyone who needs assistance with family law.

Posted by Amy | September 18, 2013 | Adoption

Excellent adoption attorney

My partner and I were very pleased with Milan's work as the North Carolina attorney responsible for our son's adoption. We chose Milan and NicholsonPham because of their well-known work within the LGBT community, their close relationship with Sharon Thompson who is a member of the American Academy ...of Adoption Attorneys, and glowing recommendations from several friends. Milan was a pleasure to work with. She was very responsive to our questions and concerns. She was concise and clear in her communications both with us and other legal professionals involved in our case. The firm's billing process was transparent and detailed, providing us with a clear view of the services received. Our son's adoption decree was recently issued and we plan to continue our relationship with Milan and Meredith, her law partner, for our future legal needs.

Posted by Michael | April 30, 2012 | Divorce & Separation

Great attorney, fantastic communicator.

Attorny Pham handled my rather delicate inter-personal legal issue with understanding, but also with a noticable touch of human kindness and consideration for both of us involved. I believe that it was her negotiation and fine inter-personal skills that helped quickly resolved the issue in a manner ...agreeable to both of us (we both signed and we are now done.) Great working with you, and I appreciate an individual who can read not only written words and listen to people talk, but also can tune in on non-verbal clues, and tone of voice clues, as Attorney Pham had to do in order to get my now -ex to agree to our separation agreement. Plus the agreement was just not all about me and my rights, she also included my -ex in many clauses protecting him from future claims, etc. which I had not requested, but I am also not a selfish man, so I said, "wow, she is good." I'd recommend her to you as someone how not only knows the law, but also other local lawyers and the court systems of both Durham and Wake Counties (more than those two I'm sure), but I lived in Wake County, and she was very familiar with how the courts and judges work up here. Thank you Milan.

Posted by Beth | August 22, 2010 | Family

TPR

Milan Pham recently represented me in a family law case in Wake County. I found her to be a true professional throughout the entire process, both in and out of court. She was knowledgeable about the law, listened attentively to the facts of my situation, took time to answer my questions and prepare... me for court, and represented me successfully. In court, she was thoroughly prepared, effectively examined and cross examined witnesses, introduced evidence, relentlessly built my case with facts, evidence, and legal precedents. In spite of the pressure of the case, I felt reassured and optimistic because Ms. Pham had prepared herself and me so well. And in the end, certainly because of the facts, but also due to Ms. Pham's dedication, preparation, and presentation, the judgment was in my favor. I would wholeheartedly recommend Milan Pham as an attorney to anyone needing the best legal representation.

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Milan Pham's Lawyer Endorsements

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Paige Kurtz

Business lawyer | May 16

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Milan is a thoughtful, concerned and appropriately attentive attorney. She cares about her clients and the community. She is a positive force for Durham. I would not hesitate to recommend her or work with her."

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Deane Minor

Adoption lawyer | Apr 17

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. I needed near immediate assistance on an ICPC adoption, and Milan knew what to do AND treated our case as though it was her only case. The quality and timeliness of her work could not have been better. Thank you Milan!"

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Katherine Frye

Business lawyer | Sep 05

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Milan does an exceptional job working hard to reach her client's goals and protecting his or her interests. In addition, she is a community leader who believes in supporting other local businesses."

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Yousef Monadjemi

Unknown lawyer | Apr 26

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Christian Lassen

Criminal defense lawyer | Dec 28

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Smart lawyer."

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Erik Mazzone

Business lawyer | Mar 11

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I first met Milan when we were colleagues at the North Carolina Bar Association. While I was sorry to have her leave the Bar Association, our loss was a gain for the legal community in Durham, where Milan practices. I know Milan to be a smart, thoughtful, hard-working and ethical lawyer who really cares about her clients. I have no reservations about giving her my highest recommendation as a lawyer and a person."

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Catherine Elkes

Business lawyer | Mar 02

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I know Ms. Pham through her previous work as director of NC LEAP. She demonstrated many strengths - intellect, a strong work ethic, great communication and leadership skills, and integrity. Finding all of these characteristics and skills in a single attorney is rare. I have no hesitation endorsing Ms. Pham and actually have already recommended her to a friend."

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Experience

Rating:  9.8 (Superb)

Honors

2018

Fellow, Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproductive Attorneys

2013

Women Rainmakers, ABA Law Practice Management Section’s Law Practice Today Magazine

2008

Friday Fellowship, Wildacres Leadership Initiative

Work Experience

2009 - Present

Member Manager, NicholsonPham PLLC

2007 - 2009

Director of NC LEAP, North CarolinaBar Association Foundation

2003 - 2007

Director, Orange County Human Rights and Relations Department

2001 - 2003

Senior Civil Rights Specialist, Orange County Human Rights and Relations

Associations

2014 - Present

Family Law Institute of the LGBT Bar

Member

2011 - Present

Durham Orange Women Attorneys

Vice President for Outreach

2010 - Present

Durham County Bar Association, Public Service Committee

Member

2009 - Present

NC LEAP

Steering Committee Member

2009 - Present

Durham Orange Women Attorneys

Member

2009 - Present

NC Association of Women Attorneys

Member

2009 - Present

North Carolina Legal Education Assistance Foundation

Board Member

2007 - Present

North Carolina Bar Association

Member

2001 - Present

Durham County Bar Association

Member

Education

1999

University of North Carolina School of Law

Juris Doctor

1996

North Carolina State University

Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2011

New Admittee Professionalism Program

Mentoring and Role Models

2011

2011 NCBA Annual Review

Mentoring, Role Models and Professionalism

2010

Center for Practice Management Start Up Boot Camp

Where to Hang Your Shingle? Commercial Lease Agreements

2009

Smart Start National Conference 2009

Excellence in Non Profit Governance Post Sarbanes Oxley

2008

Patent Treaty Cooperative Seminar

Ethics

2008

ABA/NLADA Equal Justice Conference 2008 Finding the Greatest Number of Right Clients

2007

Spanglish

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act

2007

NC Civil Access to Justice Summit Providing Legal Services to LEP Communities

Languages

Vietnamese

Spanish

English

Activity

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