With respect to Cuba, Tom helped organize, at the University of California at Berkeley, “A Dialogue with Cuba”, the largest joint U.S./Cuban academic conference on Cuba ever held in the United States, and, in 2009, he organized a benefit performance in Havana  by world renowned pianist, Idil Biret, with Cuba’s National Symphony.  He also represents, pro bono, scores of U.S. citizens being prosecuted in the United States for exercising their Constitutional right to travel to Cuba, including outspoken piano tuner, Ben Treuhaft, whose organization, Send A Piana to Havana, has had numerous run-ins with the United States Government donating pianos to Cuban churches and schools.Personal Injury:

Over 50% of Miller & Ngo’s practice consists of representing plaintiffs in personal injury matters of all kinds – including auto accidents, medical malpractice, product liability and trip and fall.  No good case is too small, or too big, and we represent you on a “contingent fee” basis, which means you pay nothing if we don’t win for you.  Over the years our settlements and judgments have totaled millions of dollars.

Business and Contract Law:

Miller & Ngo’s attorneys can assist you with all aspects of business law, from incorporation to assistance with agreements and disputes.

Family Law:

Our expertise in Family Law covers a broad spectrum of areas from simple divorces to complex child custody and domestic violence issues. We confidently handle all types of family law cases and work diligently to achieve your needs with the understanding that any outcome will affect the rest of your life.  We offer an affordable service and assist our clients with the sensitivity and compassion these cases require. Contact us for a free consultation.

Special Education Law:

Children with disabilities are protected by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2004 (IDEA).  IDEA ensures that all types of services and programs are available to children who need them at no cost to the parent.  Unfortunately your child may not be receiving the necessary services from your school district and it is our job to ensure that your child has all services necessary to be successful academically.  We provide representation at no cost to you from its inception to the ultimate hearing.  In many of our cases our expertise has led us to obtain the necessary services for a child through mediation or negotiation but when a case requires it we will aggressively pursue litigation.  Contact us for a free consultation.

Medical Malpractice Law:

When a doctor or other medical professional commits negligent acts or omissions which cause  you physical or emotional injury, you may be entitled to bring a medical malpractice claim.  To be successful a patient must prove that a doctor or medical facility failed to do something which a reasonable health care provider would have done according to accepted standards of care or that the doctor did something he/she should not have done, resulting in harm. Because of the complexity of medical malpractice cases you are encouraged to seek the advice of an attorney and we are happy to provide you with a free consultation and advice.

Non-Profit Law:

If you are considering establishing a non-profit organization and obtaining both California and Federal tax exemption, we can help you efficiently and effectively.

Immigration Law:

Miller & Ngo is dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights of immigrant communities in the Bay Area. Our firm provides professional and cost-effective legal representation to individuals, families, and employers in a full range of Immigration Law matters, specializing in the following areas:

Immigrant Visas

Naturalization / Citizenship

Family-based Petitions

Employment-based Petitions

Adjustment of Status

Labor Certification

Employment Authorization

Asylum

Removal Proceedings

Landlord-Tenant Law:

Miller & Ngo assists in providing resolution in an array of landlord- tenant relationship matters.  We will vigorously litigate and negotiate on your behalf whether you are a tenant or a landlord.

Look to us for help with:

evictions,

lease and rental agreements,

security deposits, rent control,

breach of lease,

habitability and repair disputes

discrimination, and

personal injury.

Mediation:

Miller and Ngo is a strong advocate for alternative dispute resolution. We are committed to finding fair and equitable solutions to our clients’ personal as well and legal issues. Mediation is cost effective, low risk, and an underutilized tool in solving disputes. Mediation involves the services of a well trained, certified, and neutral mediator, whose main goal is to assist opposing parties resolve their legal disputes without involving the time, expense and emotional wear and tear of litigation.

Mediation is generally a six step process. The first step is the introduction by  the mediator describing his or her role in the mediation process, and affirming the confidentially of the mediation. The second step is a statement of the problem by the parties, so that each side may give a brief and concise explanation of their problem. If either party desires, this can be done privately to the mediator, without the other party present, and the parties can remain in separate locations throughout the mediation.  The third step involves information gathering by the mediator, and sometimes the parties, to get a better sense of how he or she may help the parties come to an agreement. The fourth step involves a more precise identification of the problems and legal issues being presented by the parties. The fifth step involves bargaining and generating options for an agreement between the parties. The sixth and final step is reaching an agreement.

Oktober M. Miller is the firm’s mediator. He received training and certification while attending law school. During his training, Oktober worked as a pro bono volunteer in the Contra Costa  County Court, Small Claims Division, mediating contract, landlord-tenant, and civil harassment disputes.

Cuba and Vietnam:

Miller & Ngo has a special relationship with Cuba, Vietnam and Southeast Asia.  Founder and senior associate Tom Miller has had over 40 years experience in Vietnam, and over 15 years experience in Cuba.  He opened the first representative legal office in Vietnam after the U.S. embargo was lifted, and maintains a relationship with the only foreign law firm permitted to operate in Cuba.  He has represented numerous businesses with respect to both countries, and maintains excellent contacts.  He established the largest plastic and reconstructive surgery hospital in the world in Vietnam during the war to treat war injured children – a hospital that continues to this day as a teaching hospital. After the war he assisted in the release of both Americans and Vietnamese held as prisoners in Vietnam, and worked for the lifting of the embargo. In 2006 he co-founded the Vietnam Green Building Council, an independent non-profit organization in Hanoi which is establishing country-wide energy efficient green building standards to conserve energy, reduce global warming and adapt to increased sea levels and violent storms which are affecting Vietnam and the world. He is also active in the development of community based eco-tourism in Southeast Asia, as well as a project with Vietnamese scientists to convert algae into biofuel.   In Cambodia he is assisting in the protection of the largest tropical forest in Southeast Asia, which is rapidly being destroyed by illegal logging, mining and plantation clearing.

With respect to Cuba, Tom helped organize, at the University of California at Berkeley, “A Dialogue with Cuba”, the largest joint U.S./Cuban academic conference on Cuba ever held in the United States, and, in 2009, he organized a benefit performance in Havana  by world renowned pianist, Idil Biret, with Cuba’s National Symphony.  He also represents, pro bono, scores of U.S. citizens being prosecuted in the United States for exercising their Constitutional right to travel to Cuba, including outspoken piano tuner, Ben Treuhaft, whose organization, Send A Piana to Havana, has had numerous run-ins with the United States Government donating pianos to Cuban churches and schools.Personal Injury:

Over 50% of Miller & Ngo’s practice consists of representing plaintiffs in personal injury matters of all kinds – including auto accidents, medical malpractice, product liability and trip and fall.  No good case is too small, or too big, and we represent you on a “contingent fee” basis, which means you pay nothing if we don’t win for you.  Over the years our settlements and judgments have totaled millions of dollars.

Business and Contract Law:

Miller & Ngo’s attorneys can assist you with all aspects of business law, from incorporation to assistance with agreements and disputes.

Family Law:

Our expertise in Family Law covers a broad spectrum of areas from simple divorces to complex child custody and domestic violence issues. We confidently handle all types of family law cases and work diligently to achieve your needs with the understanding that any outcome will affect the rest of your life.  We offer an affordable service and assist our clients with the sensitivity and compassion these cases require. Contact us for a free consultation.

Special Education Law:

Children with disabilities are protected by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2004 (IDEA).  IDEA ensures that all types of services and programs are available to children who need them at no cost to the parent.  Unfortunately your child may not be receiving the necessary services from your school district and it is our job to ensure that your child has all services necessary to be successful academically.  We provide representation at no cost to you from its inception to the ultimate hearing.  In many of our cases our expertise has led us to obtain the necessary services for a child through mediation or negotiation but when a case requires it we will aggressively pursue litigation.  Contact us for a free consultation.

Medical Malpractice Law:

When a doctor or other medical professional commits negligent acts or omissions which cause  you physical or emotional injury, you may be entitled to bring a medical malpractice claim.  To be successful a patient must prove that a doctor or medical facility failed to do something which a reasonable health care provider would have done according to accepted standards of care or that the doctor did something he/she should not have done, resulting in harm. Because of the complexity of medical malpractice cases you are encouraged to seek the advice of an attorney and we are happy to provide you with a free consultation and advice.

Non-Profit Law:

If you are considering establishing a non-profit organization and obtaining both California and Federal tax exemption, we can help you efficiently and effectively.

Immigration Law:

Miller & Ngo is dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights of immigrant communities in the Bay Area. Our firm provides professional and cost-effective legal representation to individuals, families, and employers in a full range of Immigration Law matters, specializing in the following areas:

Immigrant Visas

Naturalization / Citizenship

Family-based Petitions

Employment-based Petitions

Adjustment of Status

Labor Certification

Employment Authorization

Asylum

Removal Proceedings

Landlord-Tenant Law:

Miller & Ngo assists in providing resolution in an array of landlord- tenant relationship matters.  We will vigorously litigate and negotiate on your behalf whether you are a tenant or a landlord.

Look to us for help with:

evictions,

lease and rental agreements,

security deposits, rent control,

breach of lease,

habitability and repair disputes

discrimination, and

personal injury.

Mediation:

Miller and Ngo is a strong advocate for alternative dispute resolution. We are committed to finding fair and equitable solutions to our clients’ personal as well and legal issues. Mediation is cost effective, low risk, and an underutilized tool in solving disputes. Mediation involves the services of a well trained, certified, and neutral mediator, whose main goal is to assist opposing parties resolve their legal disputes without involving the time, expense and emotional wear and tear of litigation.

Mediation is generally a six step process. The first step is the introduction by  the mediator describing his or her role in the mediation process, and affirming the confidentially of the mediation. The second step is a statement of the problem by the parties, so that each side may give a brief and concise explanation of their problem. If either party desires, this can be done privately to the mediator, without the other party present, and the parties can remain in separate locations throughout the mediation.  The third step involves information gathering by the mediator, and sometimes the parties, to get a better sense of how he or she may help the parties come to an agreement. The fourth step involves a more precise identification of the problems and legal issues being presented by the parties. The fifth step involves bargaining and generating options for an agreement between the parties. The sixth and final step is reaching an agreement.

Oktober M. Miller is the firm’s mediator. He received training and certification while attending law school. During his training, Oktober worked as a pro bono volunteer in the Contra Costa  County Court, Small Claims Division, mediating contract, landlord-tenant, and civil harassment disputes.

Cuba and Vietnam:

Miller & Ngo has a special relationship with Cuba, Vietnam and Southeast Asia.  Founder and senior associate Tom Miller has had over 40 years experience in Vietnam, and over 15 years experience in Cuba.  He opened the first representative legal office in Vietnam after the U.S. embargo was lifted, and maintains a relationship with the only foreign law firm permitted to operate in Cuba.  He has represented numerous businesses with respect to both countries, and maintains excellent contacts.  He established the largest plastic and reconstructive surgery hospital in the world in Vietnam during the war to treat war injured children – a hospital that continues to this day as a teaching hospital. After the war he assisted in the release of both Americans and Vietnamese held as prisoners in Vietnam, and worked for the lifting of the embargo. In 2006 he co-founded the Vietnam Green Building Council, an independent non-profit organization in Hanoi which is establishing country-wide energy efficient green building standards to conserve energy, reduce global warming and adapt to increased sea levels and violent storms which are affecting Vietnam and the world. He is also active in the development of community based eco-tourism in Southeast Asia, as well as a project with Vietnamese scientists to convert algae into biofuel.   In Cambodia he is assisting in the protection of the largest tropical forest in Southeast Asia, which is rapidly being destroyed by illegal logging, mining and plantation clearing.

With respect to Cuba, Tom helped organize, at the University of California at Berkeley, “A Dialogue with Cuba”, the largest joint U.S./Cuban academic conference on Cuba ever held in the United States, and, in 2009, he organized a benefit performance in Havana  by world renowned pianist, Idil Biret, with Cuba’s National Symphony.  He also represents, pro bono, scores of U.S. citizens being prosecuted in the United States for exercising their Constitutional right to travel to Cuba, including outspoken piano tuner, Ben Treuhaft, whose organization, Send A Piana to Havana, has had numerous run-ins with the United States Government donating pianos to Cuban churches and schools.