Profile

Diana Gomez is a talented trial attorney with extensive experience in civil lawsuits in state and federal courts. She focuses on complex labor and employment disputes by providing a full range of employment law services to her clients from pre-termination counseling, investigations, EEO training, handbook review, drafting of policies and employment agreements, non-competes, defense in administrative proceedings (EEOC charges, unemployment hearings) and arbitrations as well as all aspects of trial from pre-suit through appeal. Diana has successfully defended all types of employment law matters in state and federal court including claims involving non-competes, discrimination, retaliation, FLSA, and ERISA.

In addition to being the National Chair for the Labor & Employment practice, Diana serves as the National Chair for the firm’s Pro Bono Committee. She also serves on the firm’s Board of Directors.

In 2024, Diana was elected to serve as a Board of Director for the State Bar of Texas and was appointed to the Texas Access to Justice Commission. 

Diana is honored to be the Immediate Past President of the Houston Bar Association, which was established in 1870 and is one of the largest volunteer bars in the country with over 11,000 members. Diana's election was historic as the the first Latina president.  

Diana was featured in the Texas Lawyer after being recognized as one of “Houston’s 50 Most Influential Women of 2020-2021” for her legal expertise, knowledge, credibility, and trustworthiness. She was also a featured conversationalist during the 25^th Annual Table Talk Luncheon hosted by the University of Houston. Diana was also included in the 2022 Houston Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business as an Outstanding Leader in Law. Most recently Diana was selected by D-Mars Business Journal for the award of 2023 Top 30 Influential Women of Houston.

Diana serves on the Board of Directors for the Houston Zoo Development Corporation and the Hispanic Bar Association of Houston. Diana is also a co-chair for District Four of the Texas Bar Foundation.

Diana has been named by U.S. News as one of the “Best Lawyers in America 2022” and has been named to the Texas Super Lawyers List consecutively every year since 2013. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the Woodrow B. Seals Outstanding Young Lawyer of Houston Award, the President’s Award by both the HBA and the Houston Hispanic Bar Association, and the Latina Lawyer under “40” Award by the Mexican American Bar Association of Texas Foundation.

Diana was also recognized as a Local Hero by the Houston Lawyer for her work as a Presidential Appointee in the U.S. Department of Education serving as Deputy Director for the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans and then as Chief of Staff for the Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development in 2008 and 2009.

Diana 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

• State Bar of Texas:  Board Member, 2024-2025
• State Bar of Texas:  Texas Access to Justice Commission, 2024-2025
• President: Houston Bar Association (HBA), 2023-2024
• Board of Directors: Hispanic Bar Association of Houston (HisBA), 2006-2023
• Co-Chair: District Four, Texas Bar Foundation, 2016-2022
• Board of Directors: Mexican-American Bar Association of Houston (MABAH), 2013, 2016
• Chair: Houston Bar Association's Law and the Media Committee, 2020-2021; Houston Bar Association's Harris County Law Library, 2021-2022; Houston Bar Associaton's Judicial Polls, 2022-2023
• Past President: Houston Bar Association Houston Lawyer Referral Service, 2020-2021
• Committee Member: Southern District of Texas/Galveston Bench Bar Conference, 2017, 2019
• Texas Bar College, 2019-2021

Community/Civic Activities

• Board of Directors: Houston Zoo Development Corporation, 2018-2022
• 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
• Commissioner: Harris County Sheriff’s Civil Service Commission, 2013-2015
• Junior League of Houston, 2009-2021
• St. Patrick’s Church, Pastoral Council Member, 2007-2015

Publications

• Houston Lawyer (May/June 2022), "Law in the Family: The Gomez Family."
• Houston Lawyer (September/October 2019), "Texas Non-Competes: What is Reasonable?"
• Houston Lawyer (March/April 2009), "A Profile in Professionalism."
• 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.

Speaking Engagements

• 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).

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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