Vivienne Trahan
Partner, Beaumont office
Truck crashes and wrongful death claims, from the Beaumont office.
Vivienne Trahan leads truck-crash and wrongful death claims from the Beaumont office. She starts every truck case with a preservation letter to the carrier and a list of the records she expects to see.
In a wrongful death claim she works at the family's pace, and sends a plain summary after every step.
She also reviews the firm's other claims for deadlines before they are filed.
Takes first
- 18-wheeler crashes
- Highway crashes
- Wrongful death
- Claims against carriers and brokers
Credentials
Vivienne's admissions and training
Bar admissions
State Bar of Texas
Admitted 2013
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Admitted 2017
Courts
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
Admitted 2014
Texas state trial and appellate courts
Education
J.D., University of Houston Law Center
2013
B.A., Lamar University
2010
Languages
English
Memberships
Jefferson County Bar Association
Method
How Vivienne works a truck file
The preservation letter goes first. It asks the carrier to keep the driver's hours, the camera video and the truck's data, and it names each record.
Then she requests the driver's hiring and training file and the truck's maintenance history, and compares them with what the police report says.
Families in a wrongful death claim get a short written summary after every step.
Sample matters
Sample truck and family matters
$410,000
Driver, 18-wheeler crash
A lane change on a highway near the refineries. The driver's hours log and the dash camera were requested in the first days.
Sample matter. Before fees and costs.
$640,000
Wrongful death, contractor lift failure
We waited for the investigation to finish before any demand was made, and the family saw each step in writing.
Sample matter. Before fees and costs.
Sample matters are invented illustrations. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome, and every case turns on its own facts.