About Derek T.
Derek T. Tran leads Rodriguez & Tran, LLP as its managing partner. He handles both the business of running a law firm and the work that comes through the office. He is based in California and practices there.
Tran's academic background began at Bentley University, where he completed a Bachelor of Science in Economics-Finance in 2003 after starting in 1999. He later attended Glendale University College of Law and earned his Juris Doctor in 2013. Those two degrees mark a transition from quantitative training to the practice of law.
As managing partner at Rodriguez & Tran, LLP, Tran oversees firm operations and contributes to case strategy. He works with colleagues and clients to allocate resources and manage matters from intake through resolution. The title reflects a role that blends legal work with administrative responsibility.
He is authorized to practice in California. His work is rooted in the state's legal landscape and the practical realities that affect clients there. Tran's role requires familiarity with local court procedures and regulatory frameworks that shape litigation and transactional practice in the state.
Tran's undergraduate study in economics and finance informs a practical, numbers-aware approach to legal problems. He brings that background to tasks such as financial analysis, case budgeting, and settlement evaluation. In conversations he tends to move quickly from big-picture issues to concrete steps, and he expects the same of his team.
Colleagues describe him as hands-on in firm management and attentive to client needs. He divides his time between supervising staff, advising clients, and handling the legal work that benefits from his combined financial and legal training. Outside the office he maintains connections to the professional community in California.
He practices law at Rodriguez & Tran, LLP and focuses his current work on representing clients and managing the firm's legal matters in California.
