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| 2009 Board of Directors (Hội Đồng Quản Trị) Thi Huynh is a solo practitioner based out of Everett (it's not that far from Seattle). His practice focuses mostly on residential real estate matters. See www.one-law.net for more info. Thi obtained his degrees in Southeast Asian Studies and Political Science at the University of Washington before attending law school at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. Thi was a Fellow in the Washington State Bar Association's Leadership Institute for 2008.
Lam Nguyen-Bull is a litigator at Garvey Schubert Barer. Her practice ranges from large transborder matters to individual estate contests. Lam was born and raised in Missoula, Montana. Her parents inflicted upon her the cruel and unusual punishment of sending her to elementary school without a firm grasp of the English language. However, they did teach her to sing French nursery rhymes and play the piano. Despite this difficult and inauspicious start, Lam managed to make her way to Harvard University, where she graduated magna cum laude with a degree in East Asian Studies. After college, she worked in Boston and all over Western Europe as a business strategy consultant with a focus in telecommunications and emerging technology. Her international experience imbued her with an exquisite sensitivity to the challenges of cross-border and cross-cultural work. After graduating from the Yale Law School in 2003, Lam clerked for the Honorable John C. Coughenour, a U.S. District Judge in Seattle.
Now, as a litigator, Lam is turning her attention to Asia, particularly Vietnam and China, and hopes to revive the international side of her professional life. Lam steals time from her deeply engrossing work at Garvey Schubert Barer to read cookbooks, popular science books, and essays written by medical doctors. She also enjoys knitting and aspires to organize her photo albums.
 Tien Huu Nguyen is a solo practitioner in Lynnwood, WA. He was born in Hue, Vietnam and after surviving the dangerous currents of the South China Sea he made his home in the Pacific Northwest. He made a name for himself as a loquacious and pedantic gentleman at Mountlake Terrace High School. Then he went to, the “Yale of the West” Washington State University where he graduated from the Honors College with a degree in History, all kinds, but specifically the good kinds of History. After he was done with academia he decided to keep his ear to the streets and pursue something that actually mattered, aka law. So he entered the University of San Francisco School of Law where he graduated. He has been a distinguished member of the California bar since 2005, and recently became a member of the Washington State Bar.
Huong Lam is an associate at Williams Kastner. Her practice focuses on general business transactions and real estate matters, including drafting documentation and closing purchase and sale agreements. She graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School where she served as Associate Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review.
Sinjin Dinh is an associate at Foster Pepper PLLC, and is a member of its Business and Investment Management practice groups and Sustainable Development/Green Building industry group. In addition to serving on the VABAW Board as its Treasurer and Mentorship Chair, he is also a member of the Asian Bar Association of Washington. Sinjin earned his B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of San Francisco, and his J.D., magna cum laude, from Seattle University. He is admitted to practice in the State of Washington. In his spare time, Sinjin enjoys backpacking, travelling, cooking, and golfing.
 Peter Chu's practice focuses on patents, trademarks, and other forms of intellectual property. His patent practice primarily focuses on software, bioinformatics, financial methods, and related technology. He also helps clients with resolution of intellectual property disputes through licensing and litigation. Peter has achieved extensive technical and legal experience working as a software engineer; clerking for the patent group at Microsoft; working as a patent examiner; and practicing as a patent attorney for both global law firms and intellectual property boutiques. Peter earned a B.S.E.E., magna cum laude, from the University of Portland, and his J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law. He is active in the Northwest Entrepreneur Network. Peter also specializes in complex mathematical-based patent applications in π-calculus for computing processes in communication systems, operating systems, microprocessors, and system biology. Peter and his family left Saigon in 1978, and he made his first journey back to Vietnam in May 2007 as a delegate with the Washington Secretary of State’s Trade Mission. After the Mission, Peter was invited to Dallas, Texas, to lecture Vietnamese government officials regarding U.S. laws connected with software.
Ty Ho is the founder of Ho & Associates, where he focuses on contract litigation, family law, and immigration law. Ty received his J.D., cum laude from Seattle University School of Law in 2004. Ty’s focus with VABAW will be (1) learning more about VABAW roles and involvements in the greater legal community and (2) enhancing VABAW’s presence in the Vietnamese community. Ty hopes that these experiences will make him a better asset for the organization in the upcoming years. In his spare time, Ty enjoys traveling, camping, cooking, and playing volleyball.
Jessica Nguyen is an associate at Cairncross & Hempelmann, P.S., and is a member of its Hospitality, Travel and Tourism team with special expertise in the area of liquor law. Her practice is focused on general business and corporate matters, real estate transactions, and intellectual property licensing. In addition to serving on the VABAW Board as its Membership Chair, Jessica is a member of the Washington State Hotel & Lodging Association (where she serves on the Liquor Control Board Committee), the Global Alliance of Hospitality Attorneys, and the Asian Bar Association of Washington. Jessica earned a B.A., magna cum laude, from Seattle University, and her J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law. She is admitted to practice in the State of Washington and the State of Oregon. In her spare time, Jessica enjoys trying new restaurants and travelling to Hawaii to see her family. Catherine Le Vuong is an associate at Helsell Fetterman LLP in its business and real estate transaction group. Catherine was a VABAW student liaison in 2004 and has now joined as a board member. Catherine is a graduate of the Seattle University School of Law and was a note and comment editor on the Law Review, member of the Moot Court Board, and member of the Asian Pacific Islander Law Students Association. Prior to law school, Catherine worked as an associate in a Seattle-based investment bank and was involved several mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and equity financing transactions. In her spare time, Catherine likes to start but never finish arts and craft projects, watch bad reality TV shows, play Dr. Mario on her Super Nintendo, and attempt to snowboard.
Paul La is the VABAW Seattle University School of Law Student Liaison. Bio and photo coming soon.
Pauline Nguyen is a third-year student at Gonzaga University School of Law, graduating in may 2009. She recently came on-board (literally) as the VABAW Gonzaga School of Law Student Liaison. Pauline is the current SBA Secretary at Gonzaga and works as a 3L Student Ambassador for Gonzaga Law’s Admissions office. Before moving to Spokane, Washington to attend law school, Pauline was born and raised in San Jose, CA. She received her B.A from UC Davis in English and Political Science. She had aspirations of becoming a doctor, but quickly found that she just did not get along with the math and sciences. Oh well. Prior to law school, Pauline had more of a life—one consisting of hanging out with friends, exploring the unknown, and reading for leisure. Needless to say, law school has somewhat gotten in the way of all that, but it has still been a worthwhile pursuit. She still enjoys rocking out to ABBA and the soundtrack to Hairspray (…I guess not much has since my “younger days”). She appreciates the smaller things in life like phone calls, cards, and home-cooked meals. Of course, she’s not adverse to the finer things too… Pauline hopes to pursue a career in Education law or Business law. I know, completely the same, right? She has had the opportunity to intern for the California Department of Education and worked as a legislative assistant for 3 months in Washington D.C. for Brustein & Manasevit. Last summer, Pauline interned for Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) to serve the constituents of the 15th Congressional district of California. Pauline aspires to contribute to VABAW in a positive and meaningful way and looks forward to everything this experience has to offer.  George Radics is the VABAW University of Washington School of Law Student Liaison. George is a second year law student at the University of Washington School of Law and was a summer associate at Davis Wright and Tremaine. Originally from Los Angles, he graduated with his first degree in Sociology and Asian American Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles. While at UCLA, George studied in Vietnam, the Philippines, Russia and spent one semester interning at the Center for Strategic International Studies in Washington DC. For the past five years George worked on a PhD in Sociology at the National University of Singapore. Prior to law school, he worked throughout Southeast Asia on a variety of issues including US militarization, transnational movements of migrants across borders and building efficient infrastructures necessary for business in the region. In his spare time he enjoys netflix, cooking and reading.
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