Dr. Hieu T. Dang

El Dr. Hieu T. Dang se ha unido al equipo legal de Sorrels Law y lidera la apertura de la nueva oficina en Dallas, Texas. “El Dr. Dang aporta una perspectiva única a nuestra firma, gracias a su éxito académico, experiencia en Big Law y su práctica como anestesiólogo certificado por la junta. Su incorporación a nuestros equipos de mala praxis médica, lesiones catastróficas y muerte injusta fortalecerá nuestra capacidad de representación con un conocimiento que pocos abogados en el estado pueden ofrecer”, destacó el socio de la firma, Randy Sorrels.

El Dr. Dang obtuvo su Licenciatura en Artes (B.A.) en la Universidad de Rice. Posteriormente, asistió a la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Texas, donde obtuvo su Juris Doctor (J.D.). Tras graduarse de la facultad de derecho, se unió a la firma internacional Locke, Liddell & Sapp (ahora Locke Lord), donde manejó casos en las áreas de litigios e propiedad intelectual. Además, aprobó el examen de la barra de patentes y obtuvo su licencia para ejercer ante la Oficina de Patentes y Marcas de los Estados Unidos. Durante su tiempo en la firma, adquirió una valiosa experiencia en litigios, perfeccionando sus habilidades legales.

Más adelante, el Dr. Dang decidió enfocarse en la medicina y asistió a la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Texas Southwestern, donde obtuvo su Doctorado en Medicina (M.D.). Luego, completó su Residencia en Anestesiología en el University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. Tras recibir su certificación médica en anestesiología, trabajó en el Beltway Anesthesia Group (donde se desempeñó como Director de Anestesia y Vicepresidente del Departamento de Cirugía), en el East Houston Regional Medical Center, así como en otros hospitales. Posteriormente, obtuvo la certificación de la Junta Americana de Anestesiología (American Board of Anesthesia).

El Dr. Dang habla cinco idiomas: inglés, vietnamita, español, francés y mandarín. Se une al equipo de mala praxis médica de Sorrels Law, un equipo altamente diverso, codirigido por el expresidente del Colegio de Abogados de Texas, Randy Sorrels, quien ha sido nombrado en cuatro ocasiones como “Abogado del Año en Representación de Demandantes en Mala Praxis Médica” en Houston por The Best Lawyers in America.

Además de manejar casos de mala praxis médica, el Dr. Dang trabajará con los equipos de lesiones catastróficas y muerte injusta de la firma.

Licencias Profesionales y Afiliaciones

Licencia médica del estado de Texas (2011-presente)
Certificación de la Junta Estadounidense de Anestesiología (2012-presente)
Licencia de abogado del estado de Texas (1999-presente)
Autorizado para ejercer ante la Oficina de Patentes y Marcas de EE.UU. (2000-presente)
Miembro de la American Society of Anesthesiology
Miembro de Dallas County Medical Society
Miembro de Harris County Medical Society

Experiencia en Investigación

Laboratorio de Anestesiología del Dr. Paul White, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Agosto 2006 – Septiembre 2006
Asistente de investigación en estudios sobre los efectos del pregabalin y dexmedetomidina durante el periodo preoperatorio, intraoperatorio y postoperatorio.

Laboratorio de Cardiología del Dr. Daniel Garry, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Verano de 2004
Asistente de investigación centrado en la capacidad regenerativa de los miocitos cardíacos.

Presentaciones

“Administración de activador tisular del plasminógeno durante un trasplante cardíaco ortotópico” – Gulf Atlantic Anesthesiology Resident’s Research Conference, 2 de mayo de 2009, Miami Beach, Florida
“Uso de antifibrinolíticos en la circulación extracorpórea” – Reunión Departamental de Anestesia de Trauma, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 4 de septiembre de 2009, Miami, Florida
“Vistas del ecocardiograma transesofágico” – Reunión Departamental de Anestesia de Trauma, Jackson Memorial Hospital, 30 de agosto de 2009, Miami, Florida

Educación

Residencia en Anestesiología – University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital (completada en julio de 2011)
Doctorado en Medicina (M.D.) – UT Southwestern Medical School (junio de 2007)
Doctorado en Derecho (J.D.) – University of Texas School of Law (mayo de 1999)
Licenciatura en Psicología (B.A.) – Rice University (mayo de 1996)

Experiencia Clínica en Anestesiología

Metropolitan Anesthesia Consultants, Dallas, TX
Agosto 2019 – Presente
Anestesiólogo general con experiencia en todo tipo de cirugías, incluyendo neurocirugía, obstetricia/ginecología, trauma, pediatría, otorrinolaringología, ortopedia y cirugía general. Amplia experiencia en bloqueos regionales. Ha trabajado tanto de manera independiente como supervisando a CRNAs.

Texans Anesthesia Group, Houston, TX
Enero 2019 – Julio 2020
Anestesiólogo general con el mismo rango de especialidades quirúrgicas. Trabajo tanto independiente como de dirección médica a CRNAs.

Beltway Anesthesia Group, Houston, TX
Julio 2011 – Diciembre 2018
Director de Anestesiología y Vicepresidente del Departamento de Cirugía del East Houston Regional Medical Center. Supervisión del personal médico, optimización de operaciones en quirófano, adquisición de equipos, duplicación de sedes para anestesia y aumento de volumen de pacientes. Participación activa en comités ejecutivos del hospital, cirugía, obstetricia y trauma.
Anestesiólogo y accionista con experiencia en todas las áreas de anestesia.
Miembro del Comité de Contratación y Supervisión de CRNAs.

Anesthesia Oral Board Review Course by Anesthesia Consultants, Houston, TX
Instructor – Mayo 2012

Jackson Memorial Hospital / University of Miami, Miami, FL
Junio 2007 – Julio 2011
Residente médico del Departamento de Anestesiología con entrenamiento en anestesia general, obstétrica, neurológica, pediátrica, medicina crítica, manejo del dolor agudo y crónico.

Idiomas

Vietnamita (fluido)
Español (fluido)
Francés (intermedio)
Mandarín (2 años de estudio)

Recognized as a Rising Star in 2019, 2020 and 2021 by Texas Super Lawyers, Phil is also a Fellow in the Texas Bar Foundation. Prior to becoming a lawyer, taught in the Houston Independent School District at an inner-city middle school. He also served as a bandmaster and musician on Norwegian, Celebrity, Holland America and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. He is admitted to the Fifth Circuit, Southern District of Texas and Western District of Texas in the federal court system.

Phil lives in Houston with his wife and their two young boys. When not working, Phil can be found coaching or assisting with his kids’ sports, enjoying Houston’s vibrant arts scene with his wife, or cheering on the Astros.

EDUCATION

J.D., University of Virginia School of Law

Order of the Coif (Top 10% of Class)
National Trial Advocacy Team
National Trial Competition (National Finalist)
National Trial Advocacy College (Graduate)

M.A., The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies

Highest Honors
Dual concentrations in International Economics and U.S. Foreign Policy

B.A., Washington & Lee University, Politics

Summa cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

Professional Associations

American Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Houston Bar Association

Awards & Honors

Top Scorer, Texas Bar Exam
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation
Houstonia Magazine’s “Top Personal Injury Lawyers”
Texas Super Lawyers “Rising Star”
U.S. Inspector Generals’ Council’s “Top Financial Crimes Investigation”
“Legal Article of the Year,” Houston Bar Foundation
National Trial Competition, National Finalist
Order of the Coif, Virginia Chapter
Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society

Select Publications and Speaking Engagements

Sorrels Law Adds Litigation Muscle with Ex-Prosecutor, Law360 (April 20, 2023) (profiled) Read More…
Did Texas Rangers miss a key fact in probe of Lina Hidalgo’s office?, Houston Chronicle (April 3, 2022) (quoted)
Hidalgo Aides Are Accused of Steering a Contract to an Ally. Internal Communications Paint a Murkier Picture, Texas Monthly (March 29, 2022) (quoted)
Supreme Dilemma: Handling Conflicts Between State Medical Privacy Laws and Federal Investigative Subpoenas, 31 The ABA Health Lawyer 6 (Aug. 2019) (co-author)
Lessons in Due Diligence Seen in Case of Jailed Fraudster Whose History Hid in Plain Sight, Regulatory Compliance Watch (Dec. 3, 2018) (quoted)
Seeking Justice for Victims, UVA Lawyer (Spring 2018) (profiled)
Woman Who Ordered ‘Colombian Necktie’ Hit from Pinellas Jail Tells Judge She Has ‘Bad Judgment,’ Gets 65 More Years, Tampa Bay Times (Jan. 4, 2018) (quoted)
Case Study in International Money Laundering, Financial Crimes/Inspectors General Conference(Tampa, Aug. 2017) (speaker)
Emerging Trends in Securities Enforcement, Hillsborough Bar Assoc. (Tampa, April 2017) (speaker)
Effective Opening Statements, Goldberg Inn of Court (Tampa, Jan. 2017) (speaker)
The Benefits and Costs of the Joint Venture, 79 Texas Bar J. (Nov. 2016) (co-author)
Timely Disclosure Requirements of Texas’s RTP Statute, Texas Lawyer (Nov. 2, 2015) (co-author)
Joint Venturing the Case, 52 Houston Lawyer (July/Aug. 2015) (co-author)
Called to the Bar, 77 Texas Bar J. (July 2014) (author)
Address on Behalf of New Inductees, Texas Bar Induction Ceremony (Austin, June 2014) (speaker)
Waiting in the Wings? Assessing the Admissibility of Neuroimagery, 27 Dev. Mental Health L. 1 (2008) (author)
Prosecuting Opportunistic Hate Crimes, Anti-Defamation League (Boston, July 2008) (speaker)

Prior Experience

Gerger, Hennessy & Martin (Partner)
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check (Partner)
U.S. Department of Justice (Assistant U.S. Attorney)
Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Aziz (Associate)
Hogan Lovells (Associate)
Manhattan District Attorney’s Office (Assistant District Attorney)

Randy is the past President of the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists, and past Chair of the Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation. He has served as the President of the Houston Bar Association, President of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association, President of the Houston Trial Lawyers Foundation, Vice President of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Trustee of the Texas Bar Foundation, Director of the State Bar of Texas (two terms), Commissioner of the Equal Access to Justice Commission, Trustee of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society, and is currently on the Board of Directors at South Texas College of Law Houston.

Randy started his legal career at Fulbright & Jaworski, where he represented doctors, hospitals, insurance companies, and businesses in the state of Texas who were accused of civil wrongdoing. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from South Texas College of Law Houston in 1987, where he was on the Law Review and was a member of the nationally recognized Board of Advocates. South Texas College of Law Houston has honored Randy with its highest honor— the Dean’s Medal, as well as its Public Service Award (the inaugural award). South Texas College of Law Houston has renamed its legal clinics The Randall O. Sorrels Legal Clinics, which represents 15,000 square feet of new, state-of-the-art facilities to bring together clients with unmet legal needs and students who are eager to work with those clients under the direct supervision of their professors. In 2018, South Texas College of Law Houston honored Randy with the Distinguished Alumni Award.

Prior to law school, Randy graduated Magna Cum Laude from Houston Baptist University— where he was recognized as an NCAA Academic All-American in 1984. He attended HBU on a soccer scholarship, and the soccer field at the university now carries his name— Randall O. Sorrels Field. While at school, he was recognized as the Outstanding Student in both Political Science and Speech Communications. In the greatest honor, the university gives to alumni, Randy was named as HBU’s Outstanding Alumnus of the Year for 2009, and he continues to be involved in alumni events and meetings.

Randy is married to his law partner, Alex L. Farias-Sorrels, and considers her one of the smartest lawyers he knows. He is also a father of five children and one granddaughter. His oldest daughter is a teacher and helps with the Sorrels Law communications efforts. His second daughter is a speech language pathologist in New York. His twin son and daughter are law students at the University of Texas. And his youngest son is in a Montessori program.

BAR ADMISSIONS

State Bar of Texas, 1984
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
United States District Court, Southern District of Texas

PROFESSIIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Association for Justice
Houston Bar Association, Appellate Section Member
State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section Member
Texas Association of Board Certified Trial and Appellate Specialists
Texas Trial Lawyers Association

PUBLISHED ARTICLES

He has published numerous articles, including:

“False Claims Act Actions—The Developing Case Law Regarding If and When Opinions of Medical Necessity Can Be Fraudulent”, The Health Lawyer, April 2015.
“In BP Gulf Oil Spill Litigation, the District Court Decided Important Legal Questions that will Likely be Appealed, including the Standard for “Gross Negligence” and “Willful Misconduct” under the Clean Water Act and the Standard for Vicarious Liability for Punitive Damages under Maritime Law”, The Energy Newsletter, October 1, 2014.
“New York’s Highest Court Holds that Zoning Laws of New York Towns Banning Fracking Are Enforceable — A Brief Analysis of the Oral Arguments and the Court’s Opinion”,Pratt’s Energy Law Report, September 2014.
“New Silica Exposure Standard Likely to Impact Fracking”, Energy, Employment and Project Finance Law360, September 17, 2014.
“New Trial Orders in Texas Now Subject to Appellate Review”, Texas and Appellate Law360, September 9, 2013.
“Unsettled Questions of Texas Law—Claim for Exemplary Damages Against an Insured Employer for a Work-Related Death”, 53 South Texas Law Review 787, Summer 2012.
“Cellphones can be perilous to employers,” Houston Business Journal, August 12, 2011.
“Tortious Interference Arising from Filing or Threatening to File a Lawsuit: The Privilege Defense in Flux,” The Houston Lawyer; September/October, 2003.
“The 1979 Amendments Revolutionized the Texas Statutes of Limitations. But it was Not Recognized Until Almost 11 Years Later,” Texas Bar Journal, Vol. 54, No. 4, April, 1991.

PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC ACTIVITES

Served on the Board of the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists.
Served as the President of the Houston Chapter of the Christian Legal Society.
Performed significant pro bono legal services for many clients who could not afford to pay an attorney.
Mentored underprivileged high school students through Breakthrough Houston.

PERSONAL BACKGROUND

He lives in Bellaire, Texas with his wife Carol, and has two adult children. He is an avid cyclist and consumer of political news. He and Carol are active members at Christ the King Presbyterian Church.

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