Minh T. Nguyen
Minh T. Nguyen is a trial lawyer for people. He is the founding partner at Nguyen Lawyers, ALC. Minh is the 2023 President of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles’ (CAALA) and the First Asian-American President of CAALA. He is a Past President of the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity.
He handles difficult cases that are often referred or rejected by other law firms. For example, in 2002, right out of law school, he took on an orphaned case – a case that had been rejected by three different law firms and could not find a home – from start to finish. He represented a five-year-old boy who was injured in an intersection car crash. The driver of the boy’s car was uninsured, unlicensed, on anti-depressant medication, and had made a left turn in front of oncoming traffic. Despite the foregoing, he sued the city and proved that the intersection was dangerous. He recovered $3.5 million for the boy and his family.
In December 2024, Minh obtained a $55 million wrongful death verdict in Fresno for the surviving wife and minor child of a 30-year-old immigrant from India. The wife testified from India viz Zoom through a Punjabi interpreter. The carrier only offered $275,000 on a one-million-dollar trucking policy stating that it was a lot of money for “these people” and hinted that Conservative jurors would not award more. Minh obtained the largest non-economic wrongful death verdict in Fresno and one of the largest in California. He has gone on to recover over $400 million in settlements and verdicts for his clients.
He has been recognized by his peers as a Super Lawyer since 2014 to the present for his tireless energy and commitment to his clients. The Southern California Chinese Lawyers Associations has honored Minh with its Trail Blazer Award. The Philippine American Bar Association has recognized Minh as its Community Champion. Minh is a Past President of the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities and serves on the Board of the YMCA of Greater Long Beach. He is a former trustee at his law school, UC Hastings, College of the Law (now known as UC Law, San Francisco).
Minh is devoted to mentoring and teaching young lawyers. He teaches at the renowned trial college, Gerry Spence Method at Thunderhead Ranch, is on faculty at CAALA’s Plaintiff Trial Academy, Brain Injury Association of California, TBI Med Legal, Dordick Trial College, and Law Di Gras. The firm has a summer externship program for high school students interested in law. In addition to being paid, the students receive a free SAT Prep course. He has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund college and law school scholarships.
He has two children, Aidyn and Kailyn. In his spare time, he runs Ironman races, plays organized baseball, and is a rabid Dodger fan.
Areas of Practice
- Car Crashes
- Truck Crashes
- Train Crashes
- Construction Site Accidents
- Dog Bites
- Dangerous Sidewalks
- Dangerous Intersections
- Dangerous Crosswalks
- Slip-and-Fall/Trip-and-Fall Accidents
- Automotive Products Liability
- Wrongful Death
- Burns
- Car Fires
Bar Admissions
- California, 2002
- California State Courts and Courts of Appeal
- Supreme Court of California
- U.S. District Court Central District of California
Education
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California
- Honors: Witkin Award in Legal Research and Writing
- Honors: 3L Class Representative
- Honors: Member, Admissions Committee
- Honors: Member, Academic Standards Committee
- Major: Litigation
- University of California, Los Angeles, California
- Major: Economics
- Minor: Asian American Studies
Honors and Awards
- 2025 CAALA Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist
- 2025 Vietnamese American Bar Association of Southern California Attorney of the Year
- 2024 Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association Trailblazer Honoree
- 2023 Los Angeles County Asian American Employees Association Trailblazer Honoree
- 2023 CAALA President
- 2020 Orange County Trial Lawyers’ Charity Founder
- 2018 Pilipino American Bar Association Community Champion
- 2017 CAALA Presidential Award
- 2014 Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charity President
- 2014 to Present Super Lawyers
Professional Associations and Memberships
- 2025 CAALA Executive Committee Member
- 2025 Consumer Attorneys of California Director
- 2024 to Present Associate of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- 2014-Present LATLC Legacy and Leadership Council
- 2010-Present CAALA Board of Governors
- Lifetime Member of Pilipino American Bar Association
- Lifetime Member of Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association
- Lifetime Member of the Vietnamese American Bar Association of Southern California
Past Employment Positions
- San Francisco Superior Court Judge John E. Munter, Extern
- Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates
Pro Bono Activities
- Past President, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers’ Charities
Languages
- English
- Spanish
- Vietnamese
- Location: Long Beach, CA
- Phone: (562) 283-5415
- Fax: (562) 283-5416