Phong L. Tran

Associate

Office

San Diego
T: (619) 231-1058

After graduating from the UCLA School of Law in 1999, Phong L. Tran began his legal career as a prosecutor, first as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of California and then as a Deputy City Attorney with the San Diego City Attorney’s Office.  Mr. Tran later joined the firm of Coughlan, Semmer & Lipman LLP, where he litigated white-collar criminal defense and legal malpractice matters. Mr. Tran has tried several felony and misdemeanor jury trials and has argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Tran joined the Firm as an associate in 2006. Mr. Tran’s practice focuses on class action insurance, consumer fraud and antitrust litigation.

Professional Affiliations

San Diego County Bar Association, Member

American Inns of Court – Louis M. Welsh Chapter, Member

Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Member

Consumer Attorneys of California

Lawyers Club of San Diego, Member

Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego, Member

Education

UCLA School of Law, J.D., 1999

University of San Diego, B.B.A., 1996

Admissions

  • California
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • United States District Courts for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California