While others are interested in pursuing excellence, Phylecia is committed to exceeding and defying the bounds of excellence so that she may assist in attaining favorable outcomes for Keller Postman clients.
At Keller Postman, Phylecia assists the Chief of Litigation Services with coordinating and assigning litigation support tasks to paralegals and legal assistants while ensuring quality, timely completion of tasks. Additionally, she manages and supports all phases of litigation from an operational and procedural standpoint, including pleadings, motion practice, discovery, arbitration, trial preparation, and appellate procedures. Finally, Phylecia assists with drafting, reviewing, preparing, filing, and organizing pleadings, briefs, appeals, and other legal documents.
Before joining Keller Postman, Phylecia was a trial attorney at Murphy, Falcon & Murphy, P.A., where she represented clients in matters involving civil rights, consumer protection, catastrophic personal injury, class actions, and mass torts. In that role, she managed all phases of complex civil litigation in state and federal courts, from pre-suit investigation to trial and appeal. Notably, Phylecia secured a $20 million jury verdict as second-chair counsel against a property owner and property manager whose negligence in hiring a maintenance worker led to her clients sustaining severe bodily injuries and mental trauma.
Phylecia served as a law clerk for the Honorable Kevin F. Arthur of the Appellate Court of Maryland. She graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law, where, as a member of the Black Law Student Association, she aided in petitioning and protesting the school to improve the quality of life and educational environment for minority students. Phylecia also earned her undergraduate degree from Bowie State University, where she graduated magna cum laude and served as Student Government Association President.
Phylecia grew up in Texas, Maryland, North Carolina, and graduated from high school in Germany. She now resides in Maryland and is involved in a myriad of civic and cultural organizations including the Monumental Bar Association, the Alliance of Black Women Attorneys of Maryland, the Bowie State University Young Alumni Council, and is a sister of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
Phylecia is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia and Maryland.
"As a plaintiffs’ attorney, I have the distinct honor and privilege of being a zealous advocate for the disenfranchised and the underserved. With a fervent commitment to equity, justice, and service, I get to spend every day working towards making a significant positive impact for the people I represent and society at large. "