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Family Law Attorney - Serving Dallas, Collin, Denton, Tarrant County

Attorney Alma R. Benavides has over eighteen years of experience as a family law attorney working in Collin County, Dallas County, Denton County, Grayson County, Tarrant County, and the surrounding metroplex. She is also a trained and experienced attorney who has been court-appointed in many child-related cases as a guardian ad litem, attorney ad litem, and amicus attorney.

Definitions:

  • Amicus attorney: an attorney appointed by the court in a suit, other than a suit filed by a governmental entity, whose role is to provide legal services necessary to assist the court in protecting the child's best interests rather than to provide legal services to the child. This appointment is only in private custody cases.
  • Attorney ad litem: an attorney who provides legal services to a person, including a child, and who owes the person the duties of undivided loyalty, confidentiality, and competent representation.
  • Guardian ad litem: a person appointed to represent the best interests of a child.

To learn more about our attorney's background and qualifications in addition to those listed above, please visit the link below.

ALMA R. BENAVIDES

Board Certified – Family Law - Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Board Certified – Child Welfare Law – Texas Board of Legal Specialization

EDUCATION

  • Board Certified, Child Welfare Law – Texas Board of Legal Specialization, December 2018
  • Board Certified, Family Law – Texas Board of Legal Specialization, December 2011
  • Doctor of Jurisprudence, Texas Tech School of Law – Graduated May 2001; Licensed May 2001
  • B.A., Criminology and Criminal Justice - Honors Scholar & Magna Cum Laude – U.T. @ Arlington, Tx

HONORS

  • AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
  • PRR AV Preeminent Attorney - Judicial Edition
  • Bar Register Women’s AV Preeminent Attorney
  • Texas Super Lawyers – Rising Star 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • American Institute of Family Lawyers

SPECIALIZED TRAININGS

  • Child Welfare Training for Mediators, 2012
  • Family Law Mediation Training – includes Domestic Violence Training, 2008
  • Guardian Ad Litem/Attorney Ad Litem Trainings (Most recent: 2016)
  • Collaborative Law Training, 2004
  • Basic Mediation Training, 1999

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
  • Chair, Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section, 2011
  • Vice-Chair, Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section, 2010
  • Treasurer, Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section, 2009
  • Secretary, Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section, 2008
  • President, Collin County Bar Association Family Law Section, May 2007 – June 2008
  • Member, State Bar of Texas (Family & ADR Sections)
  • Member, Dallas Bar Association (Family & Collaborative Law Sections)
  • Member, Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section Pro Bono Committee (2001 – 2008)
  • Member, Dallas Hispanic Bar Association
  • Member, Collin County Bar Association
  • Member, Collin County Bar Association Family Law Section
  • Member, Collin County Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
  • Alumnus, The Annette Stewart American Inn of Court
  • Master, The Curt B. Henderson American Inn of Court
Education & Credentials

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To schedule an initial consultation with lawyer Alma R. Benavides, call us at 972-578-2600 (locally) or send us an e-mail.

Fluent in Spanish/Se Habla Español

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