Voice of the Voiceless
Attorney. Former Suffolk County prosecutor. Serving Dorchester since 2004.
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The Boston Globe
“From raft to halls of justice,” February 22, 2003
The Globe told his story, from the raft to the prosecutor’s office. It called him one of the state’s first Vietnamese-American prosecutors, and noted that he took a $16,000 pay cut to become one. District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said the job was “to give voice to the voiceless.” The firm still carries those words.
A feature on him as a new Suffolk County prosecutor
Pell Institute · 2012
One of four former recipients honored at the program’s 40th anniversary, one for each decade of the program.
His story
He was one of many people on a small boat out of Saigon. They were lost at sea for more than four days before they reached an island near Malaysia. He came to America as a political refugee, first to an uncle in Houston, then to Boston. He learned English as a teenager and finished Cathedral High School, in the South End, in three years instead of four.
He was one of 20 students in the Youth Corps program at the Supreme Judicial Court, the highest court in Massachusetts, and he worked in the court clerk’s office. At Boston University he was a Cardinal Medeiros Scholar. He graduated magna cum laude, with high honors, in Political Science and Economics.
Northeastern University School of Law. Through college and law school he worked as a legal assistant in the General Counsel’s Office of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department.
Licensed to practice law in Massachusetts. As a staff attorney for the Sheriff’s Department, he represented people held at the Suffolk County House of Correction. He spoke for them at bail appeals, parole hearings, and disciplinary hearings.
As a Suffolk County assistant district attorney at Dorchester District Court, he handled a full docket of cases every year. They ranged from minor charges (misdemeanors) to serious ones (felonies), for young people and adults. The Boston City Council declared February 18, 2003, “Vy Truong Day.”
The Law Offices of Vy H. Truong, P.C., in Dorchester, the neighborhood he still serves today.
Today
Seven areas of law, for families and businesses across Massachusetts. He works with you in English or Vietnamese, whichever is easier for you. He knows what it is like to start over in a new country.
“I just don’t feel like I’ve done enough. I want to do more.”
The firm’s 20th anniversary, 2004–2024.See the full album
Credentials
Across Massachusetts: Greater Boston, Worcester and Springfield.
Google Reviews
I have known Attorney Truong as a fellow attorney for over 12 years. We worked closely together as attorneys on a difficult case part of which ended up before the Supreme Judicial Court. He has also wisely counseled me on two personal legal matters. In one instance making suggestions that ended up in a very favorable result in a very difficult matter. It simply would not have happened without his sage advice. I will be forever in his debt.
Lawyer Vy Truong was very helpful to me. He explained complex documents thoroughly. He talks very clearly, and is great with time management, but also very reliable. If you are Vietnamese, I highly recommend him to translate documents, or if you need help with the green card process. I have been a client with him when I first came to America until now when I buy a home, he still does a great job. A kind and knowledgeable man. The staff at the office are very welcoming as well.
I cannot say enough about Attorney Vy Truong. He is a very professional, knowledgeable, kind and caring attorney who went above and beyond my expectations. Attorney Truong has helped me with quite a few legal issues since 2019, and recently finished helping me to settle my complicated and stressful divorce. He is friendly to work with and always delivered positive results. He was very timely and professional in all of his responses. With his ability to negotiate and communicate effectively with other parties involved in my cases, he was able to move the legal process forward and gain both the respect and cooperation of other parties involved, while continually helping me to understand the legal processes and do what was in my best interests. I always feel I was in such good hands during the entire processes. He has helped me in so many ways in the past 5 years and cannot thank him enough for all he has done. Attorney Truong is an extraordinary and excellent attorney who I would highly recommend to anyone (especially Vietnamese clients) who needs compassionate, supportive, and knowledgeable counsel.
Every case is different. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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