Profile

Ms. Gomez is a talented trial attorney with extensive experience regarding civil lawsuits.  Her current practice focuses on complex labor and employment disputes in state and federal courts as well as arbitration throughout the State of Texas. Ms. Gomez’s practice also includes managing Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) matters as well as investigations of employees for public and private employers. Additionally, Ms. Gomez serves as a mediator on a variety of civil matters. Ms. Gomez has handled insurance, personal injury, premises liability, medical malpractice, and commercial contract litigation.

Ms. Gomez is a Director for the Houston Bar Association. She has been named to “Super Lawyers List” by Texas Monthly and Texas Super Lawyers Magazine. Ms. Gomez is happily married to Judge Michael Gomez of the 129th Civil District Court for Harris County and they are proud parents of their children.

Professional Affiliations

• Board of Directors: Houston Bar Association (HBA) 2014-2020
• Board of Directors: Hispanic Bar Association of Houston (HisBA) 2006-2019
• Co-Chair: District Four, Texas Bar Foundation 2016-2019
• Board of Directors: Mexican-American Bar Association of Houston (MABAH) 2013, 2016
• Chair: HBA Dispute Resolution Committee 2015-2016
• Committee Member: HBA Harvest Celebration Fundraising Committee 2016-2017
• HBA Ambassador: HBA Ambassadors 2013-2015
• Co-Chair: HBA's Administration of Justice Committee for the Criminal District/Appellate Bench Bar Conference 2015-2016
• Committee Member: Harris County Bench Bar Pro Bono Awards Committee, 2015

Community/Civic Activities

• Committee Member: City of Houston Mayor's Transition Team - Education Committee 2016
• Vice Chair: City of Houston Municipal Civil Service Commission 2015-2016
• Vice Chair: City of Houston Police Officers’ and Fire Fighters’ Civil Service Commission 2015-2016
• Harris County Sheriff’s Civil Service Commission, Commissioner, 2013-2015
• Junior League of Houston, 2009-2019
• St. Patrick’s Church, Pastoral Council Member, 2007-2015

Publications and Speaking Engagements

• Houston Lawyer (September/October 2019), "Texas Non-Competes: What is Reasonable?"
• Houston Lawyer (March/April 2009), "A Profile in Professionalism."
• University of Texas School of Law 16th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference CLE Program – Austin, Texas (May 28, 2009) – Defense Strategies for Employment Law Trials.
• University of California, Santa Cruz – Salinas, California (Spring 2008) Keynote Speaker, Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering Education Forum: Building Student Achievement in Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (May 21, 2008).
• South Texas College of Law – Houston, Texas (Spring 2008) Speaker, Personal Injury Law Conference: Coverage and Stowers in the 21st Century (April 10, 2008).
• Houston Bar Association – Houston, Texas (Fall 2007) Speaker, Continuing Legal Education Seminar Series: Discovering the Right Approach: Discovery Disputes in Texas Insurance Litigation (Oct. 11, 2007).
• Houston Bar Association – Houston, Texas (Fall 2006) Speaker, All Day Ethics Program: Ethical Considerations for Insurance Litigation in Texas (Nov. 4, 2006).
• For the Defense, Covered Events, Insurance Law – Houston, Texas (September 28, 2006) Published in 2006 by Defense Research Institute: Texas Supreme Court Declares Mold Not Covered Under Homeowner Policies.
• Nursing Home Malpractice in Texas Seminar – Houston, Texas (Spring 2005) Published in 2005 by National Business Institute: Nursing Home Litigation after Tort Reform.

Employment

• Shareholder, Chamberlain Hrdlicka, Houston, Texas, February 2018 - present
• Partner, Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P., Houston, Texas, January 2010 – February 2018
• Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Education Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, Washington, D.C., June 2008 - January 2009
• Deputy Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, Washington, D.C., April 2008 – June 2008
• Associate, Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P., Houston, Texas, July 2006 – April 2008, January 2009 - December 2009
• Preston Law Firm, L.L.P. (f/k/a Preston & Cowan), Houston, Texas, September 2003 – July 2006

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