Ms. Tiana Scogin Mykkeltvedt
Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP
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.
Representative Matters
Under the Trafficking Victims Protection and Reauthorization Act, a federal law, Tiana and
Bondurant's innovative advocacy paved the way for sex-trafficking survivors to seek relief under
the law against those who profited from their exploitation. Cases resulted in multiple confidential
settlements, including a settlement secured during a landmark federal trial against a national hotel
franchisor.
Represented plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of class action litigation, including cases
involving race discrimination, shareholder securities class actions related to concealing information
and manipulating stock prices, shareholder securities class actions related to concealment of
payments in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and consumer claims brought in class
arbitration before the American Arbitration Association.
Successfully represented numerous high-net-worth individuals in resolving fraud, Georgia RICO,
and malpractice claims against their accountants and tax preparers, resulting in over $100 million
in settlements and awards.
Obtained a $11.1 million jury verdict in a software contract dispute case in the Northern District of
Georgia.
Represented Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc. (now Greenway Health) as national litigation
counsel in various commercial disputes and provided counsel on employment matters. As lead
counsel, obtained a favorable summary judgment for Greenway on a counterclaim for breach of
contract in PSS World Medical, Inc. v. Greenway Medical Technologies, Inc., Civ. Action No. 3:09-
CV-01019-TJC-JRK (S.D. Fla.).
Represented local wholesalers of copier toner and printer cartridges in a case against the Hong
Kong subsidiary of a multinational Chinese conglomerate. As co-lead counsel, secured a favorable
verdict in the case of Innotex Precision Limited v. Horei Image Products, Inc. and ITM, Inc., Civ.
Action No. 1:09-CV-0547-TWT (N.D. Ga.).
Represented a national processor and distributor of scrap metal in a dispute arising from a sale to a
Chinese buyer in J&D Int’l Trading v. Omnisource Corporation, Civ. Action No. 1:13-CV-2526- RWS
(N.D. Ga.).
Served as local counsel in multiple patent litigation proceedings for clients spanning diverse
industries before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Successfully defended a $500 million RICO case against multiple defendants worldwide. Tiana led a
team of Bondurant lawyers in persuading the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
to stay the case based on international abstention, citing related litigation in foreign courts. Subsequently, the team secured the dismissal of all plaintiff’s claims in both the district court and
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Successfully defended a private corporation and its outside counsel in a series of malicious prosecution cases alleging RICO claims, conspiracy, and violations of the plaintiff’s constitutional
rights. Alongside a team of Bondurant lawyers, she obtained dismissals for two federal court cases
and one case in Fulton County State Court. She also successfully defended these dismissals in the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Georgia Court of Appeals.
Represented a Singapore resident in a suit brought against them by a Saudi Arabian Sheik relating
to a private investment fund in Amana I SA v. Cairnwood Group, LLC, Civ. Action No. 06- CV-114931
(Sup. Ct. Fulton County).
Served on the legal team alongside the ACLU of Georgia, Planned Parenthood Federation of
America, Center for Reproductive Rights, and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice
Collective that challenged Georgia’s six-week abortion ban.
Volunteered for a pro bono appointment before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh
Circuit. Successfully briefed and argued an appeal arising out of a habeas corpus petition under 28
U.S.C. § 2255. Gooden v. USA, Civ. Action No. 09-10499-CC (11th Cir.).
Professional Activities
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
Honors & Awards
Legal 500, Atlanta City Elite, 2025
Georgia Super Lawyer, 2017 - 2024
Georgia Rising Star, 2014 - 2015
Southeastern Legal Awards, Distinguished Leader, 2024
Credentials
Education
University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2003, Cum Laude
Executive Notes Editor, Georgia Law Review
Kerry Harike Joedecke Memorial Award for Excellence for Outstanding Moot Court
Jessup Moot Court Team, Board Member
University of Georgia, B.A., 1998, Magna Cum Laude
Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Previous Experience
Law Clerk, Judge Richard W. Story, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia,
2003-2005
Admissions
State Bar of Georgia
Georgia Court of Appeals
Georgia Supreme Court
US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
US District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
US Supreme Court
