Mai T. Nguyen - Santa Ana, CA
Attorney at Hart Kienle Pentecost
Business Lawyers in Santa Ana, CA
4 Hutton Centre Drive Suite 900 Santa Ana, CA 92707
Santa Ana Business Lawyer
Updated: 03/06/2026
Areas of Practice
- Business
- Real Estate
Attorney Information
Overview
Mai T. Nguyen is a senior associate at Hart Kienle Pentecost whose practice focuses on business and real estate matters. She assists clients with corporate formation and governance, contract drafting and negotiation, and the purchase, sale, leasing, and financing of real property. She also advises property owners and managers in the manufactured housing and mobile home park industries on compliance with the Mobilehome Residency Law (MRL), rent control ordinances, and related operational issues.
Ms. Nguyen’s work includes preparing community rules and regulations, reviewing agreements, assisting with conditional use permits, and providing practical guidance on day-to-day management concerns. Her goal is to help clients navigate transactions and compliance matters with clarity and efficiency.
Before joining Hart Kienle Pentecost, Ms. Nguyen spent over a decade in both private practice and in-house roles, advising small businesses, start-ups, commercial landlords, and corporate clients in industries ranging from real estate to telecommunications. Her experience includes corporate governance, real estate transactions, due diligence, and negotiating complex agreements.
While earning her J.D. at Chapman University School of Law, Ms. Nguyen participated in a study-abroad program at the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London, where she studied business law and international negotiations. This experience provides a broader perspective that she applies to her transactional and advisory work.
Education
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Legal Education
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Chapman University School of Law,
Orange,
California, 2004
Juris Doctor
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Chapman University School of Law,
Orange,
California, 2004
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Non Legal Education
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California State University,
Fullerton,
California, 2001
B.A.
Major: Business Finance and Psychology
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California State University,
Fullerton,
California, 2001
Current Employment Position(s)
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Senior Associate
Bar Admissions
- California, 2004
Other Affiliations
- Orange County Bar Association
Contact
4 Hutton Centre Drive
Suite 900
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Phone: 714-432-8700
Fax: 714-546-7457
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.hkplawfirm.com
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