Norlen, Michael R

With a given name of Nguyen Thi Thuy-Hang, Ms. Nguyen was born in Qui Nhon, Vietnam but has spent the majority of her life in the Dallas metroplex. Ms. Nguyen received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 1991 and her Master of Arts degree in Experimental Psychology in 1993, both from Southern Methodist University (SMU). In 2005, Ms. Nguyen graduated from SMU's Dedman School of Law and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in November 2005. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Dallas Bar Association, Dallas Asian American Bar Association, Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America), the Higginbotham Inn of Court (2006-2007), and the William "Mac" Taylor Inn of Court. Ms. Nguyen is admitted to practice in all Texas state courts, the United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas, and the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal.  Ms. Nguyen has also been admitted pro hac vice to several federal and state courts outside Texas.

Ms. Nguyen joined the firm directly from law school.  She has worked under the close guidance of Windle Turley since May 2004 on a variety of cases, special projects, and research and writing. Ms. Nguyen focuses her practice on wrongful death, products liability, aviation, and general negligence cases.  She has assisted clients in personal injury cases that range from dog bite and automobile collision to multi-million dollar cases involving paralysis and death.  In March of 2009, 2010, and 2011, Ms. Nguyen was named a Rising Star by Texas Monthly Magazine. (Rising Stars are the top up-and-coming Texas attorneys who are 40 or younger or have been in practice for fewer than 10 years. Only 2.5% of attorneys in the State of Texas are chosen for this honor.) During her law school career, Ms. Nguyen was Vice-President of the Student Bar Association; Public Relations Representative of the Asian-American Law Students Association; Tutor in the Assisted Skills Assessment Program; Research Assistant for Prof. William Dorsaneo; student at University College in Oxford, England; student member of the William "Mac" Taylor Inn of Court; and Master level member of the Board of Advocates. In 2004, Ms. Nguyen won "Best Brief" and "National Champion" in the Hispanic National Bar Association Moot Court competition. In 2005, she was a finalist and won "Best Oralist" in the Howie Sweeney Moot Court competition.
Prior to law school, Ms. Nguyen worked for eight years in Information Technology consulting for Fortune 500 companies in management, sales, and recruiting. She was a member of the President's Club and recognized with multiple "Recruiting Excellence" and "Corporate Best Practices" awards and participated in ISO 9002 Certification (International Standards Organization).