Tri Minh Nguyen

At Tri Nguyen Law Office PC we bring our 19 years of legal experience, insight and business knowledge to serve your Houston small and medium business and to increase the value you will receive from engaging with us.

As we specialize in serving small and medium companies, we have aligned our services with your interests through activities such as our fixed price arrangements, the adoption of the latest communication technologies, continuous learning, and serving as a business partner without a ticking clock in the background.

Yes, we work on a fixed price arrangement with no billable hour or hourly rate. After over a decade of serving small and medium businesses, we have seen that clients are best served when they don’t have to consider the billable hour every time they need legal advice. We look forward to being the best legal advisor you and your business have ever worked with.

University of Houston Law Center

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)

2001

General Counsel

Terrabon, Inc.

2008 - 2011

Senior Attorney

Phillips & Reiter, PLLC

2006 - 2008

Associate Municipal Court Judge

City of Houston

2005 - 2006

State Bar of Texas  # 24032783

Member

2001 - Current

Texas

State Bar of Texas

ID Number: 24032783

Since 2001

• Free Consultation
  Initial 30-minute consultations are at no charge.
• Credit Cards Accepted

• Corporate Law
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Business Transactions - Sales and Purchases

Q. How do I file a SS4- Application for a EIN by Fax/mail?

April 29, 2020

A: Hello. You can now file the SS-4 application online. Have you tried this yet? This process allows you to receive an EIN immediately. https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/employer-id-numbers

Here's the fax info:

Internal Revenue Service

Attn: EIN Operation

Cincinnati, OH 45999

Fax: 855-641-6935

Good luck.

Q. How do I obtain a copy of my public record in Walker County Texas; Doc no. 00025169 vol no 01248 page no. 00354?

April 29, 2020

A: The recording information looks like it's a real property recording. You can pull the information here:

https://walkertx.search.kofile.com/48471/Home/Index/1

Good luck.

Q. I consulted (without a K) for a tech company that's struggling. They owed me money so I quit. Can I compete w/ them?

April 14, 2020

A: Hello. Generally, non-competes should be in writing because they should express a time limit for the non-compete and what the scope of the non-compete should be. If you signed a document that includes a non-compete clause or a non-compete language, then you'd want to analyze that language and get an attorney's take on it. Some non-competes are narrow and some are broad. I understand that you didn't have a contract, but did you sign something else with the company - like on-boarding paperwork, confidentiality agreement, etc. These are all important documents and information for an attorney to know.

Additionally, as a contractor, depending on the type of work you did, the work product that you developed for the company could belong to the company (see works made for hire article here - https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ30.pdf); thus you'd want to analyze this particular issue with your attorney as well, especially if you signed a document assigning the company your rights to the intellectual property or idea. You'd want to be careful using an idea that actually belongs to the company. A qualified attorney can help you work through these issues.

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