Overview

Gordan Truong is a Partner in Freeman Mathis and Gary, LLP’s Dallas - Downtown office. He is a member of the Insurance Coverage & Extra-Contractual Liability and Tort & Catastrophic Loss Practice Sections. He focuses his litigation practice on claims involving trucking, premises liability, dram shop, products liability, construction and landlord/tenant matters. He is an aggressive litigator who successfully represents his clients in state and federal courts and has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America as a "One to Watch" in Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants and as a Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star.

Mr. Truong handles cases from claim onset through trial, including pre-suit investigations and defending business owners in premises liability and inadequate security allegations. He represents bars and restaurants in Texas Dram Shop Statute cases and handles high-exposure construction defect and product liability claims for manufacturers and contractors. He also manages landlord/tenant matters ranging from evictions to breach of contract, utilizing a tailored approach to secure cost-effective results for FMG.

Mr. Truong is a member of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, the Dallas Asian American Bar Association and the Dallas LGBT Bar Association.

Bar Admissions

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas

Representative Cases & Clients

  • Obtained directed defense verdict for a trucking company.
  • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of an entertainment company involving claims of assault.
  • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a car dealership involving a slip and fall.
  • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a driver hitting farm animals.
  • Obtained a defense verdict in arbitration in a Texas non-subscriber personal injury lawsuit.
  • Obtained defense verdict for franchisee in dram shop matter.
  • Obtained summary judgment on behalf of apartments involving mold cases.
  • Obtained summary judgments in various counties through Texas on punitive damage claims.
  • Obtained favorable judgments on behalf of apartment management companies and owners involving landlord-tenant issues.

Affiliations

  • Dallas Bar Association
  • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
  • Dallas Asian American Bar Association
  • Dallas LGBT Bar Association

Awards & Recognition

  • Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation, Best Lawyers, 2023-2026
  • Ones to Watch: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Best Lawyers, 2023-2026
  • Ones to Watch: Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, Best Lawyers, 2023-2026
  • Rising Star: Personal Injury, Texas Super Lawyers, 2023-2024

Education

J.D.
Texas A&M University School of Law

B.B.A.
University of Texas at Arlington