Minh Tri Nguyen

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Minh Tri Nguyen

4.6
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 23 years

Car accident Lawyer at Long Beach, CA
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Slip and Fall Accident, Wrongful Death, Brain Injury

3777 Long Beach Blvd., Third Floor, Long Beach, CA

About Minh

Biography

Experienced. Trusted. Results. Over $250 Million Recovered. Talk to a lawyer and not an assistant.

These are difficult cases to pursue. Trust an accomplished lawyer who litigates TBI cases.

Helping families when a loved one dies. Minh brings justice and closures to families.

Rated as a SuperLawyer for Car Accidents! The Go-To Lawyer When Lawyers Need Help!

Rated as a SuperLawyer for Premises Liability! Get superb help by your side.

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Car Accident 30%

30%
Slip and Fall Accident 30%

30%
Brain Injury 20%

23 years

20%
Wrongful Death 20%

23 years

20%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Contingency

25%-45%

Licenses

Licensed in California for 23 years

State: California

Acquired: 2002

Active

No misconduct found

Location

NGUYEN THEAM LAWYERS, LLP

3777 Long Beach Blvd., Third Floor, Long Beach, CA, 90807

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Minh Tri Nguyen's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.6 /5.0

44 Client Reviews

Showing 11 - 15 of 15 reviews | Communication Style

Posted by anonymous | April 25, 2013 | Personal Injury

Auto injury case- Insurance Co. negligence

We were rear-ended in L.A. while waiting at a stop light; and my wife, in particular, suffered severe nerve damage. The insurance company of the driver claimed that there was a prior medical condition, since there was a record of her going to a chiropractor. They led us to believe that they would at... least pay for her medical expenses, but toward the end of the 24 month period, they only agreed to pay for two months. Minh Nguyen was recommended to us by a lawyer who had lost a case to him. At first he hesitated to take our case, but after meeting us in person and understanding the injustice of the situation, he took the case. He explained the difficulty of winning the case, but we felt by the way he expressed himself that he was very well organized and highly competent. His counseling skills were excellent. And when it came to negotiating with the insurance company through an arbitrator he created a very positive rapport through his mannerisms. Step by step we maximized the settlement.

Posted by Christine | April 23, 2013 | Personal Injury

Tenacious Lawyer

Minh represented me in a personal injury action. He was very responsive and returned my phone calls timely. He kept me informed re the developments in my case, so I knew exactly what was happening in every stage of the litigation. He was also very honest with regards to his assessment of my case, ...its strengths and weakness. If you are looking for a dependable attorney who has the tenacity to fight for you, Minh is the right man for the job.

Posted by anonymous | April 22, 2013 | Personal Injury

Positive recommendation

Minh represented me in a personal injury case. He was very responsive and well prepared at each stage of the litigation and informed me as to the status of my claim. as it progressed. His demeanor was at all times professional yet compassionate. I was very happy with his representatiion and would re...commend him without hesitation.

Posted by anonymous | August 16, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Personal Injury

Strongly recommend avoiding

I have a “soft tissue” injury case from a car accident 3.5 years ago. Unfortunately, my case ended up going to trial. I originally hired Lawrence Lallande, who was unavailable to represent me due to vacation plans he did not want to change, so he hired Minh Nguyen to represent my case at trial, a...ssisted by Karina Lallande (Lawrence’s daughter, Lallande Law). The total award/judgment was $300,452. I received 8% of the total award. Lallande Law and Law offices of Minh T. Nguyen spent over $178k on my case, (including an 11k hotel bill at a “boutique hotel”). Their profit was over $97k (4 times as much as I received--not including the exorbitant amount they spent on trial costs, hotels, and dinners). The Honorable Judge Thomas W. Wills made the following statement during trial: “I have not seen behavior like the repeated transgressions of the Plaintiff’s counsel in this case in nearly 40 years in this business.” Overall, in addition to the terrible financial outcome in my case (I didn’t even come close to recouping my lost wages from time off work for medical treatment), I did not have a good experience, or feel secure with either Minh or Karina. I never knew what to expect and felt severely under-communicated with. Prior to going on the stand for hours over 2 days, I had received hardly any instruction or prep from my attorneys and felt as though I was thrown to the wolves. Overall, I did not have a good experience. I trusted that they knew what they were doing—assuming that if we won, the proverbial "proof would be in the pudding.” As it turned out, the pudding was rancid—despite “winning” the trial. I would STRONGLY recommend to avoid both Minh Nguyen Law and Lallande Law.

Minh Nguyen

Replied last August 16, 2017

I have devoted my entire career to helping injured people to go up against the insurance companies. I zealously fight for my clients. I work on a contingency arrangement which means my clients do not pay anything unless we win their case, including the costs that I advance to bring the evidence to the courtroom. I spend whatever it takes to present my client's case to the jury. Yes, this means, typically spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to take a case to a jury. Most lawyers would not do this on a "soft tissue" case. But I treat all my clients equally, whether it is a "soft tissue" case or a case in which someone is injured catastrophically. I care about my clients and give them them best representation regardless of what it may mean to me financially. I believe in full justice for man, woman, and child regardless of ethnicity, race, creed, nationality, religion, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Unfortunately, insurance companies know the high costs of bringing a case to trial and use this information to low-ball clients with offers that do not adequate cover the harm to an injured person. Because of this, most injury attorneys view "soft tissue" cases as "small" and will not try a soft tissue case, yet alone, spend hundreds of thousands of dollars, to get full justice. While I am prohibited from getting into the specific of this case, it is my practice that all my clients know about all offers that the insurance companies make. Ultimately the decision to accept or reject an offer belongs to the client. In this case, a decision was made to proceed to trial and the result speaks for itself in terms of ensuring that the insurance companies' feet were held to the fire. The offers by the insurance companies to settle this case were just fractions of the recovery. Ultimately, for this client the financial outcome was less than what she expected, but her case was tried without her incurring any out-of-pocket expenses and she received more money by trying the case than what was offered by the insurance companies to settle the case. I am proud of this client's fortitude and willingness to hold the insurance companies' accountable for the full injustice that was caused to her. She was willing to stand up to a bully and say, "No. You will not low-ball me. I want full justice." Her stance will hopefully remind the insurance companies to treat all people fairly to avoid spending more money to go to trial. Remember, these insurance companies had the ability to pay more, should have paid more, and ultimately had to pay more than what they could have settled the case for. On top of what they had to pay this client, they had to pay their own lawyers to defend the case; they had pay their experts tens of thousand of dollars to spew the non-sense to the jury that the plaintiff was not injured. The people of Monterey County spoke loud and clear that the insurance companies had low-balled this human-being and made them pay more.

Posted by anonymous | January 22, 2015 | Lawsuits & Disputes

not good

this was the first time ive had to deal with an attorney, i hope it will be the last, kept me informed, knowledgeable, honest, None of the above. Case has been settled for over 2 months, he has not sent a check yet, and keeps saying he sent it, next he will say he has to cancel the original and over...night another one, that check never shows up. No call no answer no reply to email. Do your research.

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Minh Tri Nguyen's Lawyer Endorsements

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Paul Morgan

Personal injury lawyer | Dec 04

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"When I think of a "passionate" lawyer, Minh in the first person who comes to mind. His dedication to his cases and clients is unparalleled. In fact, I aspire to be as dedicated as Minh in my career. A great lawyer and a good friend, I would recommend Minh to anyone looking for an attorney."

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Abdinasir Abdulahi

Personal injury lawyer | Nov 29

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Minh. He is highly skilled experienced lawyer and is deeply committed to the people he represents. Minh is very well respected in the legal community."

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Nicholas Gurney

Brain injury lawyer | Nov 27

Relationship: Other

"Minh is an incredibly talented trial attorney. His career was built on actually trying cases-- and increasingly uncommon approach. Minh has worked hard to cement himself as one of the most dedicated and skilled trial lawyers around. I endorse Minh fully and without hesitation."

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Clifford Horwitz

Wrongful death lawyer | Jun 06

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Minh is a highly reputable and skilled attorney. He provides his clients with the absolute best care."

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Gregory Colburn

Brain injury lawyer | Jun 03

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. His insight on Avvo demonstrates both his knowledge and commitment to his profession."

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David Fiol

Personal injury lawyer | May 07

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Mr. Nguyen is a truly professional and knowledgeable attorney - I encourage anyone looking for legal services to consider him."

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Steven Sweat

Personal injury lawyer | Apr 30

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Brian Freeman

Personal injury lawyer | Mar 06

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"If I had to choose one word to describe Minh's work it would have to be "excellent." If I were to add one more it would be "tenacious". Minh fights hard for his clients and won't think twice about taking cases to trial. He is aggressive on behalf of his clients, and professional at the same time. I highly endorse this lawyer's work!"

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Paul Morgan

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2025

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2024

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2023

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2018

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

2017

Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers

2016

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

2015

Presidential Award, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine

2013

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2012

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2008

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2007

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2006

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

Work Experience

2008 - Present

Shareholder, The Law Office of Minh T. Nguyen, ALC

1994 - 2012

Attorney, Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates, ALC

Associations

2017 - Present

Philippine American Bar Association

Lifetime Member

2017 - Present

Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association

Lifetime Member

2016 - Present

Mexican American Bar Association of Los Angeles

Member

2014 - Present

Consumer Attorneys of California

President's Club

2014 - Present

Vietnamese American Bar Association of Southern California

Member

2012 - Present

American Association for Justice

Member

2012 - Present

Long Beach Bar Association

Member

2012 - Present

Los Angeles Trial Lawyers' Charities

Executive Committee Member

2011 - Present

Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles

Board of Governors

2002 - Present

Consumer Attorneys of California

Member

2002 - Present

Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles

Member

2002 - Present

Los Angeles County Bar Association

Member

2014 - 2014

Los Angeles Trial Lawyers' Charity (www.latlc.org)

President

2013 - 2014

Los Angeles Trial Lawyers' Charities

Vice President

2012 - 2015

UC Hastings Alumni Association

Board of Governors

Sample of Legal Cases

Tomas Tolento v. Demolition Services, Inc.

$4,000,000

R.N. v. University Housing

$1,000,000

Mika Fleming v. City of Long Beach

$15,200,000

Saul Rodriguez v. Blackjack Machine & Fab, Inc.

$1,000,000

Brewer v. City of Modesto

$3,500,000

Goeschel v. North Orange County Regional Occupational Program

$950,000.00

Richard Nesbitt v. County of Los Angeles

$5,328,619.00

Doe Minor Children v. John Doe

$1,375,000.00

Moreno v. XYZ Company

$1,000,000.00

Rifkin v. Active Water Systems, Inc.

$1,235,000.00

Estate of Frank Fernando v. R&J Trucking, Inc.

$1,000,000.00

Jane Doe 1, a Minor, Her Mother, & Sister v. Ace of Hearts, Inc.

$750,000.00

John Doe 1, John Doe 2, and John Doe 3 v. Ace of Hearts, Inc.

$850,000.00

Hanson v. XYZ Car Manufacturer

$1,225,000.00

Rosenberg v. XYZ Car Manufacturer

$4,720,000.00

Robinson v. XYZ Car Manufacturer

$1,225,000.00

Portillo v. Duvar, Inc.

$1,175,000.00

McIntyre v. XYZ Hotel

$1,800,000

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Education

2002

UC Hastings COL

JD - Juris Doctor

1999

Univ of California at Los Angeles

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2017

Case Collaboration Premises Liability

2017

CAALA 2017 Las Vegas Convention Damages

2016

New Lawyer Roundtable

Evaluating Damages in Personal Injury Cases

2016

CAALA 2016 Las Vegas Convention

Construction Site Accidents

2016

CAALA 2016 Las Vegas Convention

Nuts and Bolts: Uninsured Motorist and Underinsured Motorist Law in California

2014

CAALA 2014 Las Vegas Convention

Attorney Best Practices for Managing Liens

2013

CAALA New Lawyer Meeting

Solo Practitioner Roundtable

2012

CAALA Las Vegas Convention

Workplace Injuries: Third Party Cases

2012

CAALA Annual Judges' Evaluation

Judge's Evaluation

2011

CAALA Las Vegas Convention (2011)

Proving Lost Earnings in Different Cases: (1) Self-Employed, (2) Cash, and (3) No W-2

2011

CAALA Annual Judges' Evaluation

Judge's Evaluation

Languages

English

Vietnamese

Spanish

Tagalog

Khmer

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