Minh-Tam Tran
| Minh-Tam Tran | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Other names | Tammy Tran |
| 🏫 Education |
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| 💼 Occupation | Lawyer |
| 🏢 Organization | The Tammy Tran Law Firm |
| 🌐 Website | https://tammytranlaw.net/ |
Minh-Tam Tran also known as Tammy Tran is a Vietnamese-American lawyer. She is a founder of The Tammy Tran Law firm, located in Bellaire, Texas, United States.[1]
Early Life and education[edit]
Tran is graduated from St. Mary's University, Texas with Bachelor of Art degree in communication art, She then earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law. She was the first Vietnamese-American women to be admitted to the University of Texas School of Law.[2][1][3]
Career[edit]
Tran worked as a law clerk for Melinda Harmon, a United States district judge, of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Then she practiced litigation at an international law firm Fulbright & Jaworski for eight years. After that she founded a law firm named "The Tammy Tran Law Firm"[1][2].
Cases[edit]
- Lead Counsel representing laborers in International Human Trafficking Case in U.S.:
This case influenced revisions to labor laws concerning U.S. companies seeking to recruit Vietnamese laborers from Vietnam to the United States[4][5].
- San Jacinto River Dioxin:
Acted as legal counsel for multiple victims in litigating this mass torts case. Dioxin can cause cancer, birth defects and skin cancer.[6][7]
- BP Oil Spill Claims and Barratry Victims:
Currently representing for a significant number of Vietnamese-American clients impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Serving as legal counsel to both the Vietnamese American Fisherman Emergency Association and the Vietnamese American Fisherman And Oil Spill Victims Emergency Association, which are the largest associations of Vietnamese fishers nationwide.[8][9][10]
- Temple Inland:
Acting as legal counsel for individuals affected by the Pearl River Spill attributed to Temple-Inland, Inc. on August 7, 2011. Designated by the federal judge of the east.[8]
- Dietary Supplement:
Currently representing for a diverse group of Vietnamese Americans who have experienced adverse effects from consuming dietary supplements manufactured by various companies.[8]
- Texas Shrimp Litigation:
Represented thousands of Vietnamese-American shrimpers in the Gulf Coast who challenged proposed state regulations that would reduce shrimpers’ ability to shrimp along the Texas coast.[9]
Affiliations[edit]
Tran is a Life Fellow at Houston Bar Foundation (Present).[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Minh-Tam Tran Lawyer". avvo.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Firm, The Tammy Tran Law. "The Tammy Tran Law Firm". The Tammy Tran Law Firm. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ↑ "Tammy Tran Taxas Bar".
- ↑ Jr, James C. McKinley (2011-05-13). "In Debt, Far From Home and Claiming Servitude". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ↑ "Asian American: Tammy Tran Files Federal Suit for 50 Exploited Viet Welders Goldsea". goldsea.com. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ↑ "Vietnamese fishermen suing over alleged toxin in San Jacinto River, potentially contaminated fish that may have landed on dinner plates". abc7.com. ABC7 Los Angeles. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ↑ LLP, The Tammy Tran Law Firm. "Local Fishermen Fear Toxic Waste in San Jacinto River, According to The Tammy Tran Law Firm LLP and Co-Counsel". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Legal Cases". www.avvo.com.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Mari, Francesca (2020-04-16). "The Lawyer Whose Clients Didn't Exist". The Atlantic. ISSN 2151-9463. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ↑ "NGUYEN V. WATTS". caselaw.findlaw.com.
- ↑ "Fellows List". www.hba.org. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
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