Ms. Perez is an attorney with extensive experience in the defense of civil lawsuits. Her practice focuses on the evaluation and resolution of insurance matters involving coverage disputes, claims handling, settlement negotiations, and third-party tort matters. She has represented clients involved in complex coverage disputes, subrogation matters, employment and labor matters, personal injury claims, premises liability, medical malpractice, commercial contract claims as well as other civil litigation.  Ms. Perez has prepared and/or argued numerous motions for summary judgment which resulted in a pre-trial defense ruling.  These motions involved claims for premises liability, malicious prosecution, strict liability, and general negligence.

PRACTICE AREAS:

• Insurance Litigation

• Civil Litigation

• Dispute Resolution

HONORS:

• President’s Award, Hispanic Bar Association of Houston – Houston, Texas (May 17, 2007)

• Texas Bar Fellow - Houston, Texas (June 29, 2007)

BAR ADMISSIONS:

• All Texas Courts

• United States District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas

EMPLOYMENT:

• Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P., 2006 – present

• Preston Law Firm, L.L.P. (f/k/a Preston & Cowan), September 2003 – July, 2006

• Law Clerk, Travis County, County Attorney’s Office, Spring 2003

• Summer Law Clerk, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Summer 2002

• Intern, Travis County District Attorney's Office, Spring 2002

• Law Clerk, Guajardo and Guajardo Law Firm, Spring 2002

EDUCATION:

• University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2003
Associate Editor: Texas Hispanic Journal of Law and Policy
President: Chicano Hispanic Law Student Association
Member: The University of Texas School of Law Admissions Committee
Speaker & Representative: Student Recruitment and Orientation Committee
Member: University of Texas School of Law Minority Affairs Committee
Who’s Who in College Universities

• Texas A&M University, Bachelor of Science in Political Science with Honors, Minor in English, 2000
Magna Cum Laude and University Honors
University Fellow, Dean’s List, Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key Honors Society, Mortar Board, and Eisenhower Leadership Development

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

• Board of Trustees: HBA Houston Lawyer Referral Services 2006, Secretary 2007-2008

• Vice President: Hispanic Bar Association of Houston 2007-2008

• Board of Directors & Programs Chair: Hispanic Bar Association of Houston 2006-2007

• Council Member: St. Patrick’s Church Pastoral Council 2007-2008

• HBA Committee Member: Continuing Legal Education Committee 2007-2008

• HBA Volunteer: Speakers Bureau Committee 2007-2008

• Houston Bar Association (HBA) Committee Member: The Administration of Justice Committee for the Civil District/Appellate Bench Bar Conference 2004-2007

• Defense Research Institute (DRI) Committee Member: DRI Lawyers' Professionalism & Ethics Committee 2006-2007

• HBA Committee Member: HBA Lawyers in Public Schools Committee 2005-2006

• HBA Committee Member: The Interprofessional Drug and Education Alliance Committee 2004-2006

• HBA Speaker & Representative: HBA’s Drug Abuse and Legal Consequence Presentations 2004-2006

• HBA Volunteer: Houston Bar Association’s LegalLine 2004-2007

• Latinas on the Rise: Mentor for fall 2006 Program

• Member: American Bar Association 2006-2007

• Member: Texas Young Lawyers Association 2003-2006

• Member: Hispanic National Bar Association 2003-2006

• Houston Young Lawyers Association (HYLA) Member: Leadership Academy 2004-2005

PUBLICATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

• For the Defense – Houston, Texas (Fall 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.

• University Fellow Program – College Station, Texas (Fall 1999 – Spring 2000) Published in 2000 by Texas A&M University Press: Bilingual Education: A History and Program Analysis.

• Houston Bar Association – Houston, Texas (Fall 2006) Speaker, All Day Ethics Program: Ethical Considerations for Insurance Litigation in Texas (Nov. 4, 2006)