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Subject: [News]  Lua^.t Su+ TTMT
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Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 07:14:58 GMT


       Tin ddo.c ddu+o+.c nha^n mo^.t chuye^'n ghe' tha(m Houston T.X

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              Lua^.t Su+ ddoa`n Hoa Ky` vinh danh o+? Houston vinh danh
              nu+~ lua^.t su+ Tra^`n Thi. Minh Ta^m

    Nga`y 20/8/92, mo^.t so^' tha^?m pha'n lie^n bang Hoa Ky` cu`ng mo^.t
    so^' lua^.t su+ trong  Lua^.t Su+ Ddoa`n Hoa Ky` va` Lua^.t Su+ Ddoa`n
    A' Cha^u dda~ to^? chu+'c mo^.t bu+~a tie^.c tro.ng the^? ta.i "The Inns
    of Court" thuo^.c tha`nh pho^' Houston, tie^?u bang Texas, dde^? vinh
    danh lua^.t su+ Tra^`n Thi. Minh Ta^m, va` cu~ng dde^? dda'nh da^'u
    nga`y ba` ma~n nhie^.m ky` hai na(m trong chu+'c vu. Phu. Ta' Tha^?m
    Pha'n Lie^n Bang Hoa Ky` (Southern District), tro+? ve^` vo+'i ddoa`n
    lua^.t su+ danh tie^'ng the^' gio+'i la` Fulbright & Jaworski trong
    chu+'c vu. mo+'i,  Of Counsel.

    Nha^n di.p na`y, thi. tru+o+?ng tha`nh pho^' Houston la` o^ng Robert
    Lanier dda~ ky' mo^.t ba?n tuye^n du+o+ng dde^? vinh danh lua^.t su+
    Tra^`n Thi. Minh Ta^m va` go.i nga`y 20/8/92 la` "Nga`y Tammy Tra^`n
    cu?a Tha`nh Pho^' Houston" ( Tammy la` te^n ca'c ba.n lua^.t su+
    Hoa Ky` va^~n tha^n go.i ba` Tra^`n Thi. Minh Ta^m, la^'y tu+` te^n
    mo^.t ba?n nha.c danh tie^'ng. )

    Trong ba?n tuye^n du+o+ng na`y, thi. tru+o+?ng Lanier dde^` ca^.p to+'i
    nhu+~ng pha^'n dda^'u dda^`y cam go cu?a ba` Ta^m tu+` lu'c dda(.t cha^n
    le^n nu+o+'c My~ vo+'i tuo^?i 23, tie^'ng Anh kho^ng no'i so~i, nhu+ng
    dda~ co^' ga('ng to^'i dda dde^? dda.t ddu+o+.c nhu+~ng ky` co^ng trong
    la~nh vu+.c ho.c va^'n nhu+ :  to^'t nghie^.p cu+? nha^n Anh va(n vo+'i
    ca^'p dda(?ng to^'i danh du+.  ( Highest hornor), va` sau ddo' to^'t
    nghie^.p Tie^'n Si~ Lua^.t cu?a The University of Texas ta.i Austin,
    School of Law, vo+'i ca^'p dda(?ng to^'i danh du+. ve^` lua^.t nga^n
    ha`ng va` vo+'i ba(`ng khen cu?a khoa tru+o+?ng ve^` lua^.t nga^n ha`ng.

    Trong ba?n tuye^n du+o+ng na`y, thi. tru+o+?ng Lanier cu~ng no'i dde^'n
    nhu+~ng tha`nh qua? kha'c cu?a ba` nhu+ :  dda~ tu+. vie^'t chung nhu+~ng
    sa'ch va` nhu+~ng kha?o cu+'u vo+'i nhu+~ng lua^.t gia danh tie^'ng kha'c.
    Vi' du. nhu+ ve^` lua^.t nga^n ha`ng, lua^.t hie^'n pha'p Hoa Ky`, lua^.t
    to^' tu.ng a'p du.ng ta.i ca'c to`a a'n lie^n bang va` tie^?u bang, lua^.t
    ha`nh nghe^` cho ca'c lua^.t su+ va` y si~, ..vv....   O^ng thi. tru+o+?ng
    cho ra(`ng tru+o+`ng ho+.p cu?a ba` Ta^m la` mo^.t chu+'ng minh cu. the^?
    cho ca^u no'i "Co' chi' thi` ne^n."

    Tu+o+?ng cu~ng ne^n nha('c la.i la` va`o na(m 1989, khi ba` Tra^`n Thi.
    Minh Ta^m tuye^n the^. tro+? tha`nh co^ng da^n Hoa Ky`, tha^?m pha'n lie^n
    bang Sim Lake dda~ do+`i ca? to`a lie^n bang to+'i ngay tru+o+'c tru+o+'c
    va(n pho`ng cu?a ba` ta.i ddoa`n lua^.t su+ Fulbright & Jaworski na(`m
    tre^n ta^`ng thu+' 52 cu?a cao o^'c Chevron o+? Houston, dde^? la`m le^~
    tuye^n the^. cho ba`,  tru+o+'c su+. chu+'ng kie^'n cu?a nhie^`u lua^.t
    su+ danh tie^'ng trong lua^.t su+ ddoa`n Hoa Ky`, nhie^`u chi'nh kha'ch
    va` nhie^`u vi. tha^?m pha'n lie^n bang cu~ng nhu+ tie^?u bang.  To+`
    Houston Post, mo^.t trong hai nha^.t ba'o lo+'n nha^'t o+? Houston, khi
    mo^ ta? su+. kie^.n na`y dda~ cho ra(`ng tu+` tru+o+'c to+'i nay chu+a
    mo^.t di da^n na`o to+'i Hoa Ky` la.i ddu+o+.c hu+o+?ng mo^.t vinh du+.
    lo+'n lao nhu+ va^.y .

    Hie^.n die^.n trong buo^?i tie^.c nga`y 20/8/92 co`n co' nhu+~ng nha^n
    va^.t quan tro.ng trong Lua^.t Su+ Ddoa`n Hoa Ky` nhu+ : Lua^.t su+
    Linda A Addison, mo^.t ca^y vie^'t danh tie^'ng cu?a Texas Bar Journal;
    lua^.t su+ George Bishop, mo^.t trong nhu+~ng lua^.t su+ ha`ng dda^`u
    cu?a gio+'i lua^.t su+ Hoa Ky` cu?a tie^?u bang Texas; lua^.t su+ Frank
    Koury, partner cu?a Fulbright & Jaworsky; lua^.t su+ George Willy, chu?
    ti.ch cu?a Lua^.t Su+ Ddoa`n A' Cha^u ta.i Texas; lua^.t su+ Harry Gee,
    cu+.u chu? ti.ch Lua^.t Su+ Ddoa`n A' Cha^u ta.i Texas; lua^.t su+ Dan
    Hu, phu. ta' bie^.n ly' cu?a co^ng to^' vie^.n Hoa Ky`, lua^.t su+ Bud
    Paulisson, phu. ta' bie^.n ly' cu?a co^ng to^' vie^.n Hoa Ky` dda(.c
    tra'ch ve^` thue^'lie^n bang Hoa Ky`, ..vv...  Phi'a to`a a'n, ngu+o+`i
    ta tha^'y co' ma(.t cu?a ca'c tha^?m pha'n To`a thu+o+.ng tha^?m Lie^n
    Bang khu vu+.c 5 :  Jerry Smith va` Edith Jones, ca'c tha^?m pha'n lie^n
    bang Sim Lake, Melinda Harmond, ca'c phu. ta' tha^?m pha'n lie^n bang
    Mike Newman, Nancy Benjamen, va` ca'c tha^?m pha'n cu?a ca'c to`a hi`nh
    ho^. cu?a tie^?u bang Texas.  Ve^` phi'a Vie^.t Nam, ngu+o+`i ta tha^'y
    co' su+. hie^.n die^.n cu?a ba'c si~ Cao Hu+~u Ti'ch, ba` Pha.m Thi.
    tu+o+`ng Vi, ba` Ha`n Ba?o Khanh, o^ng Lu+o+ng Quang Huy, ba'c si~ va`
    ba` Vu~ Ban, o^ng Le^ Pha't Du+o+.c, ba` Phu+o+ng Linh, cu`ng nhie^`u
    nha^n va^.t trong co^.ng ddo^`ng.

    Trong ba`i die^~n va(n ca ngo+.i lua^.t su+ Tra^`n Thi. Minh Ta^m, o^ng
    George bishop, dda.i die^.n gio+'i lua^.t su+ Hoa Ky` nha('c la.i nhu+~ng
    ky? nie^.m o^ng chia xe? vo+'i lua^.t su+ Ta^m lu'c hai ngu+o+`i cu`ng
    lo bie^.n ho^. cho co^ng ty McNair trong vu. a'n danh tie^'ng ma` Fulbright
    & Jaworski dda.i die^.n na(m 1989.  Theo o^ng, su+'c la`m vie^.c kinh
    khu?ng va` su+'c chi.u ddu+.ng dda'ng ke^? cu?a ba` Ta^m tru+o+'c nhu+~ng
    a'p lu+.c ghe^ go+'m cu?a vu. a'n dda~ la`m ca'c lua^.t su+ kha'c pha?i
    ki'nh phu.c.  O^ng ke^? ra(`ng, trong mo^.t na(m tro+`i su+?a soa.n cho vu.
    a'n vi~ dda.i na`y, ba` dda~ thu+'c nhie^`u dde^m lie^n tie^'p va` kho^ng
    bao gio+` ro+`i va(n pho`ng tru+o+'c hai ba gio+` sa'ng.  Luo^n luo^n
    chua^?n bi. nhu+~ng ba`i nghie^n cu+'u, nhu+~ng ly' ddoa'n mo^.t ca'ch chu
    ta^'t, cu+.c ky` tho^ng minh va` sa('c be'n, ba` Ta^m ddu+o+.c ba.n ddo^`ng
    nghie^.p coi la` ngu+o+`i la`m vie^.c nhie^`u nha^'t, hy sinh nhie^`u
    nha^'t.  Go.i ba` la`  "Ngu+o+`i li'nh dda'nh tra^.n thie^.n chie^'n" (The
    True Fighter) tre^n ca'c tra^.n dda'nh cu?a chu+~ nghi~a va` lua^.t le^.
    to`a a'n.  Lua^.t su+ Bishop cho bie^'t tre^n ddo+`i na`y ba` Tra^`n Thi.
    Minh Ta^m la` mo^.t trong mo^.t so^' i't ngu+o+`i ma` o^ng pha?i "gio+?
    no'n cu'i dda^`u."

    Die^~n va(n cu?a tha^?m pha'n Melinda Harmon cu~ng dde^` ca^.p to+'i
    lo`ng hy sinh kho^ng bo+` be^'n cu?a lua^.t su+ Tra^`n Thi. Minh Ta^m
    cho nghe^` nghie^.p, cho nga`nh lua^.t pha'p Hoa Ky`, va` cho gia ddi`nh.
    Tha^?m pha'n Melinda Harmon ke^? la.i, trong hai na(m la`m vie^.c cho
    to`a, ra^'t nhie^`u nga`y, sau khi ve^` nha` buo^?i chie^`u dde^? chu
    nhie^.m vu. sa(n so'c bu+~a co+m gia^'c ngu? cho con, lua^.t su+ Tra^`n
    Thi. Minh Ta^m quay tro+? la.i va(n pho`ng, la`m vie^.c to+'i khuya, xem
    xe't la.i ho^` so+, xem ba?n tha?o cu?a ba?n a'n co' theo ddu'ng nhu+~ng
    lua^.t le^. mo+'i nha^'t cu?a To^'i Cao Pha'p Vie^.n hay kho^ng.  Vi.
    tha^?m pha'n na`y no'i ra(`ng ba` dda~ tin tu+o+?ng vi. lua^.t su+ na`y
    to+'i ddo^. "khi ba` Ta^m no'i vo+'i to^i ra(`ng dda^y la` lua^.t va`
    to`a a'n chu'ng ta pha?i a'p du.ng bo^. lua^.t ddo' trong ba?n a'n na`y,
    thi` to^i tin tu+o+?ng ngay vi` to^i bie^'t y' kie^'n cu?a ba` la` ke^'t
    qua? cu?a mo^.t co^ng tri`nh nghie^n cu+'u ky~ lu+o+~ng, mo^.t tie^'n
    tri`nh suy lua^.n hu+~u ly', va` mo^.t pha^n ti'ch sa('c be'n ve^` ma(.t
    pha'p ly' cu?a mo^.t lua^.t su+ dda^`y kinh nghie^.m. "

    Trong ba`i dda'p tu+`, vo+'i lo+`i le~ khie^m nhu+o+.ng, lua^.t su+ Tra^`n
    Thi. Minh Ta^m dda~ ca'm o+n o^ng thi. tru+o+?ng tha`nh pho^' Houston,
    ca'm o+n ca'c ba.n ddo^`ng nghie^.p, va` nha^'t la` ca'm o+n tha^?m pha'n
    Melinda Harmon dda~ giu'p ba` ho.c ho?i the^m nhie^`u kinh nghie^.m ve^`
    nhu+~ng va^'n dde^` lie^n quan dde^'n pha'p ddi`nh trong hai na(m la`m
    vie^.c ta.i to`a a'n lie^n bang.  Ba` cho ra(`ng nhu+~ng co^' ga('ng cu?a
    ba` , ne^'u co' , chi? la` ha`nh ddo^.ng tu+. nhie^n cu?a mo^.t  ngu+o+`i
    khi pha?i tu+. xa^y du+.ng mo^.t cuo^.c ddo+`i mo+'i tre^n mo^.t dda^'t
    nu+o+'c mo+'i, trong ddo' ngo^n ngu+~, gia'o du.c, phong tu.c ta^.p qua'n,
    ddu+o+`ng lo^'i la`m vie^.c kha'c ha(?n vo+'i no+'i tru+o+?ng tha`nh cu?a
    mi`nh.

    Tu+o+?ng cu~ng ne^n nha('c la.i, vi` ddu+o+.c coi nhu+ mo^.t khuo^n ma^~u
    cho ngu+o+`i di da^n, hai na(m qua lua^.t su+ Tra^`n Thi. Minh Ta^m dda~
    ddu+o+.c mo+`i to+'i no'i chuye^.n vo+'i di da^n trong nhu+~ng buo^?i le^~
    tuye^n the^. nha^.p quo^'c ti.ch My~ ta.i Houston.  Na(m nay ba` cu~ng
    ddu+o+.c mo+`i to+'i no'i chuye^.n trong buo^?i le^~ tuye^n the^. die^~n
    ra nga`y 19/9 vu+`a qua .


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