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Mai D. Phan



mai@maiphanlaw.com

Biography:

Mai D. Phan is a New Orleans native and an attorney in San Jose, California. Mai graduated from Tulane University and earned her J.D. from Loyola Law School in 2002. During law school, Mai served as President of APALSA and clerked for the US Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana. Mai obtained her LLM in International Legal Studies from Golden Gate University School of Law with an emphasis on International Business Transactions. Mai is admitted to practice in the State of California, the Federal Courts of the Northern District of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mai's practice areas include immigration, family, probate, and corporate law.

Mai is the President of the American Immigration Lawyers' Association, Silicon Valley Chapter (AILA-SCV) and serves as an Ambassador for the American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF). Mai is also a board member of, the Asian Pacific Bar Association of Silicon Valley (APBSV) and the Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California (VABANC). Mai is a member of the Santa Clara County Bar Association (SCCBA) and is also a panel member of the SCCBA Lawyer Referral Service. Mai also serves on the SCCBA modest means panel for family law and guardianships.

In 2008, Mai served as President of VABANC, in which she organized a law clinic in response to the US-VIETNAM MOU on the repatriation of removable Vietnamese citizens. The clinic was co-sponsored by AILA SCV and the Asian Law Caucus and was a tremendous success. Mai is also a founding member of the inaugural National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys (NCVAA) and has served on the organizing committee from 2006 to 2009. During the 2006 NCVAA, Mai sat on the Community Service panel and spoke about relief efforts for Katrina victims. Mai helped organize a legal aid clinic with Boat People S.O.S to provide assistance to Vietnamese Americans impacted by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Mai, along with a team of Vietnamese-speaking attorneys and several law students, volunteered and assisted over 100 families during the clinic.

Mai is the 2009 Rising Star Unity Award Recipient recognized by the Minority Bar Coalition. Mai was honored along with CA Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno and civil litigator James Brosnahan. During 2009, Mai participated at a press conference rallying support for Reform Immigration For America (RIFA), a coalition of non-profit service providers, immigrant advocates, labor, faith, and immigrant organizations working to support Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR). Mai is also involved as a VIP (Volunteers in Parole) advocate, working to pair up attorney volunteers to parolees in Santa Clara County. VIP Mentors is the only program in California that recruits attorneys to become mentors and role models for parolees as they struggle to turn their lives around.

Mai is a founding member and current President of the Vietnamese American Professional Women Association of Silicon Valley (VAPAW). Mai also serves on the board of directors of VNHELP, a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to children and women in Vietnam. In 2007, Mai co-chaired the inaugural Kind Gala held at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose. The dinner benefit was organized to raise funds for VNHELP's children programs in Vietnam. The dinner gala's highlight was a special appearance by Yul Kwon, winner of the NBC hit reality series Survivor. The dinner was a tremendous success, and the Gala helped raise donations for VNHELP.

Member:

Mai Phan is admitted to practice law in the State of California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, and the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mai is a member of the following bar associations:
 
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA-SCV), 2009-2010 Chapter Chair
Asian Pacific Bar Association of Silicon Valley (APBASV), 2009-2010 Board
Santa Clara County Bar Association (SCCBA)
Vietnamese Bar Association of Northern California (VABANC), 2008-2009 President

Languages:

Mai Phan is bilingual, speaking both English and Vietnamese.