Tiana S. Mykkeltvedt

Tiana is a lead trial lawyer with over 20 years of experience representing plaintiffs and defendants. In 2023, Tiana led a trial team in the nation’s first-ever trial against a national hotel chain on behalf of multiple sex trafficking survivors.

As appellate counsel, Tiana specializes in assisting plaintiffs’ attorneys. By arguing motions, preserving legal issues for appeal, and avoiding legal errors, trial counsel can focus on winning the case before the jury.

Tiana brings a solution-oriented approach to complex commercial litigation, litigating high-stakes business disputes involving breach of contract, business torts, complex fraud, civil RICO, and professional liability.

Tiana’s pro bono work includes challenging HB 481, Georgia’s abortion restrictions.

She is a Master in the Clarke-Carley Inn of Court, a board member of the Federal Defender Program, and a former president of the National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys.

• Federal Defender Program, Inc., Northern District of Georgia, Board of Directors, 2022-Present
• Magistrate Judge Selection Committee, Northern District of Georgia, Member, 2022-Present
• National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys (NCVAA), President, 2022-23; Board of Directors
• Georgia Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL), Member; Board of Directors, 2009-2011; Mentorship Committee, Co-Chair, 2008; and National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL), Member
• Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association (GAPABA), Member
• National Association of Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), Member
• State Bar of Georgia, Bar Association Support to Improve Correctional Services (B.A.S.I.C.S.) Committee, Member (former)
• Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Fellow, 2021-2022
• Lawyers Club of Atlanta, Member
• Atlanta Bar Association, Member
• American Bar Association, Member
• Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta, Advisory Board (former)
• International Network of Boutique Law Firms (INBLF), Board of Directors, 2022-Present
• Clarke-Carley Inn of Court, Master, 2018-Present; Pupil, 2002-2003

University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2003, cum laude

University of Georgia, B.A., 1998, magna cum laude