Vivian X. Tran

Attorney


Vivian X. Tran, Esq. obtained dual degrees from the University of California, Davis with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences.  She graduated with her Juris Doctorate from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law where she focused on business and international law.  During law school, she was a research assistant for the Nepal Treaty Negotiation BLA Project and participated in the Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court.  Vivian also received the Capital Commendation for Public Service Award for her volunteer efforts.

Vivian garnered clerking experience from her externship with Chief Judge Ronald H. Sargis, at the United States Bankruptcy Courts Eastern District of California.  She is also a licensed mediator and obtained extensive negotiation skills through the Program on Negotiation (PON) and 1983 Civil Rights cases she co-mediated with Magistrate Judges Kendall J. Newman and Craig M. Kellison.

Prior to joining Tinnelly Law Group, Vivian served as a litigation attorney practicing in HOA, complex business, real estate, and employment law in Los Angeles.  She was the handling attorney representing a world-renowned tech company in a complex breach of contract with damages exceeding nine figures.  Regarding HOA matters, Vivian has handled many insurance defense litigation cases dealing with contracts, fraud, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and title among other things.  She is no stranger to the interpretation and enforcement of governing documents, third-party vendor contracts, settlement negotiations, and offering preventative litigation measures to community managers and Boards of Directors.

Vivian is fluent in Vietnamese and conversational in Italian.  In her spare time, she volunteers with San Diego’s Habitat for Humanity, dabbles in the housing market with her CA real estate license, and enjoys the beautiful beach sunsets of San Diego.

ADMISSIONS:

State Bar of California
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California

EDUCATION:

J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
B.A., Economics – University of California, Davis
B.S., Biological Sciences – University of California, Davis

AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:

Los Angeles Bar Association
Legal Marketing Association