Tammy Tran is a leading voice among Vietnamese-Americans in the United States. Tammy attended and graduated from the University of Texas, School of Law, clerked for the Honorable Melinda Harmon, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, and practiced litigation at an international firm Fulbright & Jaworski, one of the top litigation firms in the country, in Houston, Texas (with 1,000 attorneys) for a total of eight years. Tammy founded the Tammy Tran Law Firm to serve the Asian-American community by giving its members a voice in the American justice system. Tammy has been recognized for her activism inside and outside the courtroom, in matters of broad national consequence as well as cases of local interest, on behalf of thousands of clients whose causes and concerns has been the focus of Tammy’s career and life. While her legal abilities have brought her renown, it is Tammy’s Christian love and compassion—especially for the poor and oppressed—that have defined her life. Her clients have been her cause, but her Christian calling has been her life’s work.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Principal, The Tammy Tran Law Firm, 1997 - present
Practice centers on complex mass tort litigation cases and commercial litigation in state and federal courts.
Briefing Clerk, Tindall & Foster LLP
Assisted in preparation of cases dealing with international clients regarding international and immigration law.
Of Counsel, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP (8 Years), 1987-1990, 1992-1997
Practice primarily involved state, national, and international complex commercial and product liability litigation, including high-profile 3,000 breast-implant and personal injury cases.
Law Clerk, The Honorable Melinda Harmon, US District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 1990-1992
Assisted the Court in handling its docket, including commercial, banking, and multidistrict litigation matters.
PUBLICATIONS
• "The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA); When does the abuse stop?" Represents Corporations and Financial Institutions in matters concerning the Telephone Communications Protection Act regarding Telephone Consumer Protection Act 47 U.S.C. § 227 (1991).
• Tammy Tran, The Oil Spill: The Pain And Sufferings of the Vietnamese American Victims (forthcoming) and The Role of the Minority Fishermen/Victims in the Deepwater Horizon Mass Torts Litigation
• Tammy Tran, My Life as a Lawyer and as a Christian (forthcoming)
• David J. Beck, Legal Malpractice in Texas, a book originally published at 43 BAYLOR L. REV. 1 (1991)
• Assisted Mr. Beck in researching and preparing the book, and Mr. Beck dedicated the entire book to Tran
• David J. Beck & Tammy Tran, The “Informed Consent” Rule—Duties and Obligations of Defense Counsel Retained by the Insurer to the Insured Physician in a Medical Malpractice Case, 107 MEDICAL JOURNAL 50 (1990)
AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
• General Counsel of the Vietnamese Community of Houston and Vicinities, Inc. (2014 – 2018)
• The previous host of weekly Vietnamese radio talk show, “Tammy Tran Letter” (Expressing Forum & The Voice For The Voiceless), broadcasting on Radio Free Vietnam, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Saigon Houston Radio, 900 AM Co-Host, weekly Vietnamese television talk show, “Dien Dan Tuong” (Expressing Forum) broadcasting in all 50 states, Australia, and Canada (2007- 2010)
• Board Member, Harris County-Houston Sports Authority (2001 – 2003)
• Life Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation (present)
• Co-Founder and Co-Chair, The Asian Scholarship Fund at Texas Southern University School of Law (1992-1993)
• Co-Founder and Co-Chair, The Asian Scholarship Fund at South Texas College of Law (1992-1993)
• Co-Founder and Co-Chair, The Asian Scholarship Fund at Rice University (1991)
• Co-Founder, Asian American Youth Organization
• Admitted to practice, Texas and United States Federal Court for the Southern District of Texas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
