diff --git a/clientconn_test.go b/clientconn_test.go
index 9cca5a8eb..68c224140 100644
--- a/clientconn_test.go
+++ b/clientconn_test.go
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ func (s) TestResolverEmptyUpdateNotPanic(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func (s) TestClientUpdatesParamsAfterGoAway(t *testing.T) {
-	grpctest.TLogger.ExpectError("Client received GoAway with error code ENHANCE_YOUR_CALM and debug data equal to ASCII \"too_many_pings\"")
+	grpctest.ExpectError("Client received GoAway with error code ENHANCE_YOUR_CALM and debug data equal to ASCII \"too_many_pings\"")
 
 	lis, err := net.Listen("tcp", "localhost:0")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/encoding/encoding_test.go b/encoding/encoding_test.go
index 2dce42ddd..ab22429b6 100644
--- a/encoding/encoding_test.go
+++ b/encoding/encoding_test.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (c *errProtoCodec) Name() string {
 // Tests the case where encoding fails on the server. Verifies that there is
 // no panic and that the encoding error is propagated to the client.
 func (s) TestEncodeDoesntPanicOnServer(t *testing.T) {
-	grpctest.TLogger.ExpectError("grpc: server failed to encode response")
+	grpctest.ExpectError("grpc: server failed to encode response")
 
 	// Create a codec that errors when encoding messages.
 	encodingErr := errors.New("encoding failed")
diff --git a/internal/grpctest/grpctest.go b/internal/grpctest/grpctest.go
index b8bc38580..be62c2a3c 100644
--- a/internal/grpctest/grpctest.go
+++ b/internal/grpctest/grpctest.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ type Tester struct{}
 
 // Setup updates the tlogger.
 func (Tester) Setup(t *testing.T) {
-	TLogger.Update(t)
+	Update(t)
 	// TODO: There is one final leak around closing connections without completely
 	//  draining the recvBuffer that has yet to be resolved. All other leaks have been
 	//  completely addressed, and this can be turned back on as soon as this issue is
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (Tester) Teardown(t *testing.T) {
 	if atomic.LoadUint32(&lcFailed) == 1 {
 		t.Log("Goroutine leak check disabled for future tests")
 	}
-	TLogger.EndTest(t)
+	EndTest(t)
 }
 
 // Interface defines Tester's methods for use in this package.
diff --git a/internal/grpctest/tlogger.go b/internal/grpctest/tlogger.go
index f7f6da152..ae8af3fa9 100644
--- a/internal/grpctest/tlogger.go
+++ b/internal/grpctest/tlogger.go
@@ -27,15 +27,16 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/grpclog"
 )
 
-// TLogger serves as the grpclog logger and is the interface through which
+// tLoggerAtomic serves as the grpclog logger and is the interface through which
 // expected errors are declared in tests.
-var TLogger *tLogger
+var tLoggerAtomic atomic.Value
 
 const callingFrame = 4
 
@@ -73,13 +74,19 @@ type tLogger struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	TLogger = &tLogger{errors: map[*regexp.Regexp]int{}}
+	tLoggerAtomic.Store(&tLogger{errors: map[*regexp.Regexp]int{}})
 	vLevel := os.Getenv("GRPC_GO_LOG_VERBOSITY_LEVEL")
 	if vl, err := strconv.Atoi(vLevel); err == nil {
-		TLogger.v = vl
+		lgr := getLogger()
+		lgr.v = vl
 	}
 }
 
+// getLogger returns the current logger instance.
+func getLogger() *tLogger {
+	return tLoggerAtomic.Load().(*tLogger)
+}
+
 // getCallingPrefix returns the <file:line> at the given depth from the stack.
 func getCallingPrefix(depth int) (string, error) {
 	_, file, line, ok := runtime.Caller(depth)
@@ -90,61 +97,62 @@ func getCallingPrefix(depth int) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // log logs the message with the specified parameters to the tLogger.
-func (g *tLogger) log(ltype logType, depth int, format string, args ...any) {
-	g.mu.Lock()
-	defer g.mu.Unlock()
+func (tl *tLogger) log(ltype logType, depth int, format string, args ...any) {
+	tl.mu.Lock()
+	defer tl.mu.Unlock()
 	prefix, err := getCallingPrefix(callingFrame + depth)
 	if err != nil {
-		g.t.Error(err)
+		tl.t.Error(err)
 		return
 	}
 	args = append([]any{ltype.String() + " " + prefix}, args...)
-	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf(" (t=+%s)", time.Since(g.start)))
+	args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf(" (t=+%s)", time.Since(tl.start)))
 
 	if format == "" {
 		switch ltype {
 		case errorLog:
-			// fmt.Sprintln is used rather than fmt.Sprint because t.Log uses fmt.Sprintln behavior.
-			if g.expected(fmt.Sprintln(args...)) {
-				g.t.Log(args...)
+			// fmt.Sprintln is used rather than fmt.Sprint because tl.Log uses fmt.Sprintln behavior.
+			if tl.expected(fmt.Sprintln(args...)) {
+				tl.t.Log(args...)
 			} else {
-				g.t.Error(args...)
+				tl.t.Error(args...)
 			}
 		case fatalLog:
 			panic(fmt.Sprint(args...))
 		default:
-			g.t.Log(args...)
+			tl.t.Log(args...)
 		}
 	} else {
 		// Add formatting directives for the callingPrefix and timeSuffix.
 		format = "%v " + format + "%s"
 		switch ltype {
 		case errorLog:
-			if g.expected(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)) {
-				g.t.Logf(format, args...)
+			if tl.expected(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)) {
+				tl.t.Logf(format, args...)
 			} else {
-				g.t.Errorf(format, args...)
+				tl.t.Errorf(format, args...)
 			}
 		case fatalLog:
 			panic(fmt.Sprintf(format, args...))
 		default:
-			g.t.Logf(format, args...)
+			tl.t.Logf(format, args...)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 // Update updates the testing.T that the testing logger logs to. Should be done
 // before every test. It also initializes the tLogger if it has not already.
-func (g *tLogger) Update(t *testing.T) {
-	g.mu.Lock()
-	defer g.mu.Unlock()
-	if !g.initialized {
-		grpclog.SetLoggerV2(TLogger)
-		g.initialized = true
+func Update(t *testing.T) {
+	tl := getLogger()
+	tl.mu.Lock()
+	defer tl.mu.Unlock()
+	if !tl.initialized {
+		grpclog.SetLoggerV2(tl)
+		tl.initialized = true
 	}
-	g.t = t
-	g.start = time.Now()
-	g.errors = map[*regexp.Regexp]int{}
+	tl.t = t
+	tl.start = time.Now()
+	tl.errors = map[*regexp.Regexp]int{}
 }
 
 // ExpectError declares an error to be expected. For the next test, the first
@@ -152,41 +160,43 @@ func (g *tLogger) Update(t *testing.T) {
 // to fail. "For the next test" includes all the time until the next call to
 // Update(). Note that if an expected error is not encountered, this will cause
 // the test to fail.
-func (g *tLogger) ExpectError(expr string) {
-	g.ExpectErrorN(expr, 1)
+func ExpectError(expr string) {
+	ExpectErrorN(expr, 1)
 }
 
 // ExpectErrorN declares an error to be expected n times.
-func (g *tLogger) ExpectErrorN(expr string, n int) {
-	g.mu.Lock()
-	defer g.mu.Unlock()
+func ExpectErrorN(expr string, n int) {
+	tl := getLogger()
+	tl.mu.Lock()
+	defer tl.mu.Unlock()
 	re, err := regexp.Compile(expr)
 	if err != nil {
-		g.t.Error(err)
+		tl.t.Error(err)
 		return
 	}
-	g.errors[re] += n
+	tl.errors[re] += n
 }
 
 // EndTest checks if expected errors were not encountered.
-func (g *tLogger) EndTest(t *testing.T) {
-	g.mu.Lock()
-	defer g.mu.Unlock()
-	for re, count := range g.errors {
+func EndTest(t *testing.T) {
+	tl := getLogger()
+	tl.mu.Lock()
+	defer tl.mu.Unlock()
+	for re, count := range tl.errors {
 		if count > 0 {
 			t.Errorf("Expected error '%v' not encountered", re.String())
 		}
 	}
-	g.errors = map[*regexp.Regexp]int{}
+	tl.errors = map[*regexp.Regexp]int{}
 }
 
 // expected determines if the error string is protected or not.
-func (g *tLogger) expected(s string) bool {
-	for re, count := range g.errors {
+func (tl *tLogger) expected(s string) bool {
+	for re, count := range tl.errors {
 		if re.FindStringIndex(s) != nil {
-			g.errors[re]--
+			tl.errors[re]--
 			if count <= 1 {
-				delete(g.errors, re)
+				delete(tl.errors, re)
 			}
 			return true
 		}
@@ -194,70 +204,70 @@ func (g *tLogger) expected(s string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (g *tLogger) Info(args ...any) {
-	g.log(infoLog, 0, "", args...)
+func (tl *tLogger) Info(args ...any) {
+	tl.log(infoLog, 0, "", args...)
 }
 
-func (g *tLogger) Infoln(args ...any) {
-	g.log(infoLog, 0, "", args...)
+func (tl *tLogger) Infoln(args ...any) {
+	tl.log(infoLog, 0, "", args...)
 }
 
-func (g *tLogger) Infof(format string, args ...any) {
-	g.log(infoLog, 0, format, args...)
+func (tl *tLogger) Infof(format string, args ...any) {
+	tl.log(infoLog, 0, format, args...)
 }
 
-func (g *tLogger) InfoDepth(depth int, args ...any) {
-	g.log(infoLog, depth, "", args...)
+func (tl *tLogger) InfoDepth(depth int, args ...any) {
+	tl.log(infoLog, depth, "", args...)
 }
 
-func (g *tLogger) Warning(args ...any) {
-	g.log(warningLog, 0, "", args...)
+func (tl *tLogger) Warning(args ...any) {
+	tl.log(warningLog, 0, "", args...)
 }
 
-func (g *tLogger) Warningln(args ...any) {
-	g.log(warningLog, 0, "", args...)
+func (tl *tLogger) Warningln(args ...any) {
+	tl.log(warningLog, 0, "", args...)
 }
 
-func (g *tLogger) Warningf(format string, args ...any) {
-	g.log(warningLog, 0, format, args...)
+func (tl *tLogger) Warningf(format string, args ...any) {
+	tl.log(warningLog, 0, format, args...)
 }
 
-func (g *tLogger) WarningDepth(depth int, args ...any) {
-	g.log(warningLog, depth, "", args...)
+func (tl *tLogger) WarningDepth(depth int, args ...any) {
+	tl.log(warningLog, depth, "", args...)
 }
 
-func (g *tLogger) Error(args ...any) {
-	g.log(errorLog, 0, "", args...)
+func (tl *tLogger) Error(args ...any) {
+	tl.log(errorLog, 0, "", args...)
 }
 
-func (g *tLogger) Errorln(args ...any) {
-	g.log(errorLog, 0, "", args...)
+func (tl *tLogger) Errorln(args ...any) {
+	tl.log(errorLog, 0, "", args...)
 }
 
-func (g *tLogger) Errorf(format string, args ...any) {
-	g.log(errorLog, 0, format, args...)
+func (tl *tLogger) Errorf(format string, args ...any) {
+	tl.log(errorLog, 0, format, args...)
 }
 
-func (g *tLogger) ErrorDepth(depth int, args ...any) {
-	g.log(errorLog, depth, "", args...)
+func (tl *tLogger) ErrorDepth(depth int, args ...any) {
+	tl.log(errorLog, depth, "", args...)
 }
 
-func (g *tLogger) Fatal(args ...any) {
-	g.log(fatalLog, 0, "", args...)
+func (tl *tLogger) Fatal(args ...any) {
+	tl.log(fatalLog, 0, "", args...)
 }
 
-func (g *tLogger) Fatalln(args ...any) {
-	g.log(fatalLog, 0, "", args...)
+func (tl *tLogger) Fatalln(args ...any) {
+	tl.log(fatalLog, 0, "", args...)
 }
 
-func (g *tLogger) Fatalf(format string, args ...any) {
-	g.log(fatalLog, 0, format, args...)
+func (tl *tLogger) Fatalf(format string, args ...any) {
+	tl.log(fatalLog, 0, format, args...)
 }
 
-func (g *tLogger) FatalDepth(depth int, args ...any) {
-	g.log(fatalLog, depth, "", args...)
+func (tl *tLogger) FatalDepth(depth int, args ...any) {
+	tl.log(fatalLog, depth, "", args...)
 }
 
-func (g *tLogger) V(l int) bool {
-	return l <= g.v
+func (tl *tLogger) V(l int) bool {
+	return l <= tl.v
 }
diff --git a/internal/grpctest/tlogger_test.go b/internal/grpctest/tlogger_test.go
index 364f1432e..475ca7844 100644
--- a/internal/grpctest/tlogger_test.go
+++ b/internal/grpctest/tlogger_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package grpctest
 
 import (
+	"regexp"
 	"testing"
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/grpclog"
@@ -66,10 +67,10 @@ func (s) TestWarningDepth(*testing.T) {
 
 func (s) TestError(*testing.T) {
 	const numErrors = 10
-	TLogger.ExpectError("Expected error")
-	TLogger.ExpectError("Expected ln error")
-	TLogger.ExpectError("Expected formatted error")
-	TLogger.ExpectErrorN("Expected repeated error", numErrors)
+	ExpectError("Expected error")
+	ExpectError("Expected ln error")
+	ExpectError("Expected formatted error")
+	ExpectErrorN("Expected repeated error", numErrors)
 	grpclog.Error("Expected", "error")
 	grpclog.Errorln("Expected", "ln", "error")
 	grpclog.Errorf("%v %v %v", "Expected", "formatted", "error")
@@ -77,3 +78,54 @@ func (s) TestError(*testing.T) {
 		grpclog.Error("Expected repeated error")
 	}
 }
+
+func (s) TestInit(t *testing.T) {
+	// Reset the atomic value
+	tLoggerAtomic.Store(&tLogger{errors: map[*regexp.Regexp]int{}})
+
+	// Test initial state
+	tl := getLogger()
+	if tl == nil {
+		t.Fatal("getLogger() returned nil")
+	}
+	if tl.errors == nil {
+		t.Error("tl.errors is nil")
+	}
+	if len(tl.errors) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("tl.errors = %v; want empty map", tl.errors)
+	}
+	if tl.initialized {
+		t.Error("tl.initialized = true; want false")
+	}
+	if tl.t != nil {
+		t.Error("tl.t is not nil")
+	}
+	if !tl.start.IsZero() {
+		t.Error("tl.start is not zero")
+	}
+}
+
+func (s) TestGetLogger(t *testing.T) {
+	// Save original logger
+	origLogger := getLogger()
+	defer tLoggerAtomic.Store(origLogger)
+
+	// Create new logger
+	newLogger := &tLogger{errors: map[*regexp.Regexp]int{}}
+	tLoggerAtomic.Store(newLogger)
+
+	// Verify new logger is retrieved
+	retrievedLogger := getLogger()
+	if retrievedLogger != newLogger {
+		t.Error("getLogger() did not return the newly stored logger")
+	}
+
+	// Restore original logger
+	tLoggerAtomic.Store(origLogger)
+
+	// Verify original logger is retrieved
+	retrievedLogger = getLogger()
+	if retrievedLogger != origLogger {
+		t.Error("getLogger() did not return the original logger after restore")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/transport/keepalive_test.go b/internal/transport/keepalive_test.go
index 037b0b1c1..0bd7ba356 100644
--- a/internal/transport/keepalive_test.go
+++ b/internal/transport/keepalive_test.go
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ func (s) TestKeepaliveClientStaysHealthyWithResponsiveServer(t *testing.T) {
 // explicitly makes sure the fix works and the client sends a ping every [Time]
 // period.
 func (s) TestKeepaliveClientFrequency(t *testing.T) {
-	grpctest.TLogger.ExpectError("Client received GoAway with error code ENHANCE_YOUR_CALM and debug data equal to ASCII \"too_many_pings\"")
+	grpctest.ExpectError("Client received GoAway with error code ENHANCE_YOUR_CALM and debug data equal to ASCII \"too_many_pings\"")
 
 	serverConfig := &ServerConfig{
 		KeepalivePolicy: keepalive.EnforcementPolicy{
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ func (s) TestKeepaliveClientFrequency(t *testing.T) {
 // (when there are no active streams), based on the configured
 // EnforcementPolicy.
 func (s) TestKeepaliveServerEnforcementWithAbusiveClientNoRPC(t *testing.T) {
-	grpctest.TLogger.ExpectError("Client received GoAway with error code ENHANCE_YOUR_CALM and debug data equal to ASCII \"too_many_pings\"")
+	grpctest.ExpectError("Client received GoAway with error code ENHANCE_YOUR_CALM and debug data equal to ASCII \"too_many_pings\"")
 
 	serverConfig := &ServerConfig{
 		KeepalivePolicy: keepalive.EnforcementPolicy{
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ func (s) TestKeepaliveServerEnforcementWithAbusiveClientNoRPC(t *testing.T) {
 // (even when there is an active stream), based on the configured
 // EnforcementPolicy.
 func (s) TestKeepaliveServerEnforcementWithAbusiveClientWithRPC(t *testing.T) {
-	grpctest.TLogger.ExpectError("Client received GoAway with error code ENHANCE_YOUR_CALM and debug data equal to ASCII \"too_many_pings\"")
+	grpctest.ExpectError("Client received GoAway with error code ENHANCE_YOUR_CALM and debug data equal to ASCII \"too_many_pings\"")
 
 	serverConfig := &ServerConfig{
 		KeepalivePolicy: keepalive.EnforcementPolicy{
diff --git a/orca/producer_test.go b/orca/producer_test.go
index 130b21a72..41758b867 100644
--- a/orca/producer_test.go
+++ b/orca/producer_test.go
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ func (f *fakeORCAService) StreamCoreMetrics(req *v3orcaservicepb.OrcaLoadReportR
 // TestProducerBackoff verifies that the ORCA producer applies the proper
 // backoff after stream failures.
 func (s) TestProducerBackoff(t *testing.T) {
-	grpctest.TLogger.ExpectErrorN("injected error", 4)
+	grpctest.ExpectErrorN("injected error", 4)
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), defaultTestTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
diff --git a/test/end2end_test.go b/test/end2end_test.go
index ab2517d5f..7fa45ebcd 100644
--- a/test/end2end_test.go
+++ b/test/end2end_test.go
@@ -5414,7 +5414,7 @@ func (s) TestStatusInvalidUTF8Message(t *testing.T) {
 // will fail to marshal the status because of the invalid utf8 message. Details
 // will be dropped when sending.
 func (s) TestStatusInvalidUTF8Details(t *testing.T) {
-	grpctest.TLogger.ExpectError("Failed to marshal rpc status")
+	grpctest.ExpectError("Failed to marshal rpc status")
 
 	var (
 		origMsg = string([]byte{0xff, 0xfe, 0xfd})
@@ -6425,7 +6425,7 @@ func (s) TestServerClosesConn(t *testing.T) {
 // TestNilStatsHandler ensures we do not panic as a result of a nil stats
 // handler.
 func (s) TestNilStatsHandler(t *testing.T) {
-	grpctest.TLogger.ExpectErrorN("ignoring nil parameter", 2)
+	grpctest.ExpectErrorN("ignoring nil parameter", 2)
 	ss := &stubserver.StubServer{
 		UnaryCallF: func(context.Context, *testpb.SimpleRequest) (*testpb.SimpleResponse, error) {
 			return &testpb.SimpleResponse{}, nil
diff --git a/test/goaway_test.go b/test/goaway_test.go
index 076412da7..6f90eccef 100644
--- a/test/goaway_test.go
+++ b/test/goaway_test.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (s) TestDetailedGoAwayErrorOnGracefulClosePropagatesToRPCError(t *testing.T
 }
 
 func (s) TestDetailedGoAwayErrorOnAbruptClosePropagatesToRPCError(t *testing.T) {
-	grpctest.TLogger.ExpectError("Client received GoAway with error code ENHANCE_YOUR_CALM and debug data equal to ASCII \"too_many_pings\"")
+	grpctest.ExpectError("Client received GoAway with error code ENHANCE_YOUR_CALM and debug data equal to ASCII \"too_many_pings\"")
 	// set the min keepalive time very low so that this test can take
 	// a reasonable amount of time
 	prev := internal.KeepaliveMinPingTime
diff --git a/test/healthcheck_test.go b/test/healthcheck_test.go
index 0f7ec54a8..29fa3228b 100644
--- a/test/healthcheck_test.go
+++ b/test/healthcheck_test.go
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func (s) TestHealthCheckWatchStateChange(t *testing.T) {
 
 // If Watch returns Unimplemented, then the ClientConn should go into READY state.
 func (s) TestHealthCheckHealthServerNotRegistered(t *testing.T) {
-	grpctest.TLogger.ExpectError("Subchannel health check is unimplemented at server side, thus health check is disabled")
+	grpctest.ExpectError("Subchannel health check is unimplemented at server side, thus health check is disabled")
 	s := grpc.NewServer()
 	lis, err := net.Listen("tcp", "localhost:0")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/test/metadata_test.go b/test/metadata_test.go
index 57139a8d9..6c469d2f7 100644
--- a/test/metadata_test.go
+++ b/test/metadata_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s) TestInvalidMetadata(t *testing.T) {
-	grpctest.TLogger.ExpectErrorN("stream: failed to validate md when setting trailer", 5)
+	grpctest.ExpectErrorN("stream: failed to validate md when setting trailer", 5)
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string