Vi Katerina Tran

Vi Katerina Tran

3.3
Rating: 1.0

Licensed for 19 years

Debt collection Lawyer at San Jose, CA
Practice Areas: Debt Collection, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Personal Injury ... +3 more

1625 The Alameda, Suite 800, San Jose, CA

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2017
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About Vi

Biography

Practice Areas

6

Practice Areas

Litigation 10%

22 years

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 60 minutes

Hourly Rates

$ 225-300 per hour

Contingency

25%-45%


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in California for 19 years

State: California

Acquired: 2006

Disbarred

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2017

Location

Law Offices of Vi K. Tran

1625 The Alameda, Suite 800, San Jose, CA, 95126-2225

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Vi Katerina Tran's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.3 /5.0

7 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 4 of 4 reviews | Professionalism

Posted by anonymous | April 22, 2015 | Bankruptcy & Debt

Vi Katerina Tran, professional and honest

I have being a long time client of Attorney Vi K Tran, The Law Offices of Vi K Tran has helped me in the process of Bankruptcy back in 2010. Attorney Vi is very professional, responsible, and honest, I can trust and rely on her, she was really clever with regard to my bankruptcy case in every sing...le step of the process. Me and my family always will be grateful to her, because she saved our house. I highly recommend The Law offices of Vi K Tran to my friends and relatives.

Posted by Sunny | April 15, 2015 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Worst unthical lawyer

She represented me in a lawsuit in Santa Clara superior court. She is the most incompetent, unethical and unprofessional lawyer that I had dealt in my life. She deliberately withheld communications from the opposing counsel from me and deliberately did not show up in the court for a motion against me... in the court.

Posted by anonymous | April 15, 2015 | Contracts & Agreements

Unprofessional and incompetent attorney

We hired Ms. Tran as our attorney for a breach of contract matter for our corporation. She failed to inform us that she has very limited experience in handling motions etc. She cannot properly write motions which will lead to them getting denied. She is also very unprofessional in her conduct as she ...fails to inform the client about tentative rulings, their impact on the case. Also in our situation she failed to even appear in court which lead to our motion getting denied due to lack of representation. She claims that she was sick but when we checked the court docket she had made a few appearances after our case later that day. She doesn't really care about the client but just takes on all the cases so that it appears she is a very popular lawyer. She cannot and will not handle them with the care and diligence that is required and you will land up losing by default.

Posted by anonymous | April 15, 2015 | Bankruptcy & Debt

In competent Lawyer

I hired this attorney for a bankruptcy filing case and not only did she not have the knowledge to do so my case got thrown out because of her. I was forced to hire another attorney immediately. Not only did she show no empathy she was never diligent about the filings and very careless. Don't get your... case thrown out because of her incompetence

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Vi Katerina Tran's Lawyer Endorsements

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Karim Manji

Family lawyer | May 01

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Arthur Lin

Litigation lawyer | Dec 14

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Katie is a true expert in the field of litigation and a dedicated advocate. She is smart, easy going and very knowledgeable. She is aggressive and work tirelessly in pursuing the interests of her clients. She has a distinguished reputation in the field and conducts herself with the highest degree of professionalism. I would hire Katie to represent myself or my family members in the court."

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Karim Manji

Business lawyer

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Arthur Lin

Family lawyer

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Stephen Benda

Debt collection lawyer

Experience

Rating:  1.0 (Extreme Caution)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2017.

Disbarment issued in CA, 2017

updated on 01/23/2018

Disbarment is the most serious penalty for a lawyer. If this attorney is currently practicing law, you should contact the California State Bar to understand the reasons for disbarment.

Work Experience

2010 - Present

Owner, Law Offices of Vi Katerina Tran

2006 - 2010

Associate, Law Offices Of Stephen Benda

Associations

2009 - Present

Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum

Member

2009 - Present

Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California

Member

2009 - Present

IBAHRI Media Law and Freedom of Expression

Member

2009 - Present

Santa Clara County Bar Association

Member

2007 - Present

San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association

Member

2006 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

2006 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Bascom Surgery Center v. Vigil

Settlement

Ford Motor Credt Company v. Waters

Order Reversing The Judgment. Case is published.

Vellequette, DDS, PC v. Rodriguez

Bench Trial, Plaintiff's Verdict

Vellequette, DDS, PC v. Computer Resources, et al.

Settlement

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Education

2006

Lincoln Law Sch of San Jose

JD - Juris Doctor

1996

Univ of California Davis

BS - Bachelor of Science

1996

University of California - Davis

BS - Bachelor of Science

N/A

Golden Gate University School of Law

LL.M - Master of Laws

Publications

2008

83 Cal.Rptr.3d 826 Ford Motor Credit Company v. Waters

Languages

Vietnamese

English

Activity

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