Our Team

Associate Lawyers

Minh Nguyen

Minh Nguyen has more than 35 years of experience as a lawyer practicing in various fields of law. A graduate of the University of California, Davis, he had been a criminal prosecutor before opening his own practice. Being a prosecutor, as well as long years of legal practice, gave him vast hands-on experience in not only the theories of law but also practical skills in problem solving and court and jury trials. His private practice includes serious personal injuries claims, wrongful death, class action suits, and civil litigation in general. Additionally, he is an experienced practitioner in the fields of family law, bankruptcy, business, real estate, and civil disputes. He has successfully litigated and concluded numerous claims of serious damages in these diverse law fields, through settlements and trials. Our attorney’s aggressiveness and compassion for our clients resulted in millions of dollars plus in just compensation. As a former prosecutor and an experienced criminal defense counsel, he also handles various criminal matters, especially DUI, domestic violence, and white-collar crimes. His efforts have resulted in millions of dollars to his clients.

Fang Chen

Fang Chen was born and raised in Southern California, his expertise spans across the areas of business law, fraud, breach, trademark, employment, conversion, real estate, trusts, and estates. Fang is an experienced business attorney whose passion for both transactional and litigation practice gives him a powerful edge to provide exceptional services to clients. His transactional experience includes drafting various types of licensing, partnership, and agreements for major world-famous companies such as Thor Kitchen, San-X, Co. Ltd., Round One Entertainment Inc, AMUSE Co., Ltd., Potato Corner, Naruko, LeEco, Deepcool, Longse, AZIO, K2 Motors, Tenda Technology and more

Fang has experience aggressively defending small businesses and insurance companies with issues ranging from fraud, premises liability, and workplace injury to contribution, lien, and reimbursement actions. Fang utilizes his experience to represent both plaintiffs and defendants in all aspects of his practice. Fang has experience from the inception of litigation, from preparing and responding to demand letters, to filing Preliminary Injunctions and Writs of Possession, through trial and post-judgment motions. Fang has also served as general counsel for numerous corporations, and small businesses throughout Southern California.

Specialized in Estate, Living Trust, Business litigation

Fang is a strong advocate of good planning, in life and in business. Fang often writes and speaks on the topic of cultural competency in the practice of law. He is an advocate for access to legal services and volunteers his time to create better access through legal insurance and innovation. He takes the time to explain the legal process and answer any questions for potential clients.

He received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in International Business from University of California, Riverside. Mr. Chen later went on to obtain a Juris Doctorate degree from Whittier Law School.

K.T. Tran

K.T. Tran was born in Rach Gia, Vietnam. Grew up in the Central Valley. Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1994 with a Bachelor in Arts and received his Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of California, Hastings in 1998. K.T. Tran has over 20 years of experience as a trial attorney having tried both civil and criminal cases including auto accident, DUI cases, theft related cases and even homicide cases. He is comfortable in the courtroom and will always do what is best for his clients. His civil work has resulted in favorable settlements against big insurance companies and his staff are fluent in Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese. Initial consultations are free of charge and tort practices are handled on a contingency basis, meaning the law office will not charge the client unless we are able to make a successful recovery on our clients behalf.

Paralegals

Jerry Xie

Jerry Xie has worked exclusively for LA OC Lawyers Group as a legal assistant and case manager in personal injury cases since 2021. Jerry graduated from Mt. San Antonio College, majoring in Paralegal with an Associate in Science Degree. He also graduated from Shenzhen Plytech College of China, majoring in Marketing.

Jerry uses his legal skills and marketing experience to help clients transition by providing detailed support to the attorneys and his clients. Jerry assists clients by providing regular contact and updates, maintaining the case calendar and deadlines, and drafting pleadings and letters. He also maintains all document production and the client case file.

Before devoting his work to LA OC Lawyers Group, Jerry worked as Marketing Manager at DFHS Media Communication Co; Ltd, which developed excellent relations with business partners and suppliers to support direct marketing efforts. Besides work, Jerry enjoys traveling, outdoor activities. He is also an outstanding billiards player.

Paralegal

Cindy Rodriguez

Cindy was born in Mexico and grew up in a small city called Huntington Park in California. She graduated from Huntington Park High and continued her education at Pasadena City College where she received an Associate in Dental Lab Technology. Some years later she transferred to Cerritos College where she finished her paralegal studies. Cindy is experienced in immigration and personal injury cases.