Leslie T. Tan
Ms. Tan practices in Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom’s Labor and Employment and Insurance Sections. Ms. Tan represents employers in court and administrative proceedings on matters including discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, retaliation, non-compete, and misappropriation of trade secret issues. She also counsels clients on termination and discipline matters, personnel procedures, workplace investigations, and employer policies and handbooks. Her insurance practice focuses on first and third party coverage issues and bad faith litigation arising out of homeowners, auto, life, and commercial liability and property policies. Ms. Tan practices in state and federal courts throughout Texas
Employment
Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P., February 2008 – present
Taylor, Taylor & Russell (formerly Taylor & Taylor, L.L.P.), September 2004 – February 2008
Professional Affiliations
State Bar of Texas
Houston Bar Association
Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
Houston Bar Foundation, Fellow
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
Honors & Awards
Named to the Texas Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers®, a Thomson Reuters business, as featured in Texas Monthly and Texas Rising Stars magazines (2011-2019)
Seminars & Speaking Engagements
- May 11, 2012

Practice areas
- Arson & Fraud Defense
- Bad Faith Litigation
- Civil Rights Claims
- Commercial General Liability
- Coverage Analysis and Advice
- E&O Coverage Problems
- EEOC / Civil Rights Division Investigations
- Employee Discipline
- Employment Contracts
- Employment Documents and Policies
- Employment Practices
- Foundation Damage Claims
- Homeowners’ Coverage
- Human Resource Counseling
- Human Resource Training
- Insurance Litigation, Coverage and Defense Practice
- Jury Charge Preparation and Argument
- Labor and Employment
- Labor and Employment Counseling and Litigation
- Leaves of Absence
- Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreements
- Property Insurance
- Sexual Harassment
- Trial and Specialty Litigation
Admissions
- Texas Courts
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- United States District Courts; Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
Education
The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2004
The University of New South Wales School of Law, 2003
Rice University, B.A., cum laude, 2001