Thien Tran
Of Counsel
- Professional Overview With over five years of experience in complex civil litigation, Thien focuses on employment and business disputes. He supports clients through litigation, investigations, and ongoing compliance matters. His work includes disputes involving discrimination, retaliation, and wage-and-hour issues. He also advises on workplace policies, internal investigations, supervisory practices, and day-to-day employment questions. Thien collaborates with claims departments and internal teams to align legal strategy with operational goals from early notice through resolution. Thien has extensive experience managing discovery and data issues in litigation, particularly e-discovery. His work includes search-term development, review coordination, document production, and workflows for large-volume matters. His approach emphasizes accuracy, defensibility, and limited disruption to operations. Before joining O’Hagan Meyer, Thien supported national litigation portfolios in both private practice and in-house roles across employment and commercial matters, as well as compliance and contract management. His goal is to provide clients with steady, practical guidance through disputes while balancing legal strategy with business priorities.
- Practice Areas
- Education and Admissions
Education
- LL.M. from Florida International University
- J.D. from Fordham University
- J.D. from Hanoi Law University
Admissions
- Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division (Third Department)
- New York State Supreme Court, County Courts
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Supreme Court of the State of Washington
- Superior Courts of Washington
- United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
States Licensed
- New York
- Washington
- Professional Organization Memberships
- Washington State Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- News, Honors, Publications & Speeches Representative Experience
- Prepared amicus briefs for nonprofit organizations in federal appellate litigation challenging the federal government’s “public charge” immigration policy (2nd, 4th, 7th, and 9th Circuits)
- Collaborated with the ACLU of Washington in a challenge to the ballot title and summary for the Washington Fetal Heartbeat Abortion Ban Initiative, No. 1698
- Assisted in legislative efforts to reform condominium liability in Washington state, including research and drafting support on SB 5334 and SB 5258 addressing construction defect procedures, director liability, and housing access
- Presenter, Navigating International Trade Regulations: Legal Frameworks and Emerging Challenges, Florida International University College of Law, 2015