Alma Benavides

Alma Benavides

Law Office of Alma R. Benavides, PLLC
  • Contact:
  • 4690 McDermott Rd
    Ste 100
    Plano, TX
    75024-7775
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Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization; Board Certified in Child Welfare Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization; TMCA Credentialed Distinguished Mediator; Full Member of the Texas Association of Mediators

Education

Texas Tech School of Law, 2001, Juris Doctorate

Admitted to Practice

Texas, 2001

CLE Presentations

  • Nuts and Bolts with Updates on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
    Special Juvenile Immigration Status (co-presenter)
    July 26, 2022

    The Intersection of Immigration and Family Law
    Special Juvenile Immigration Status (co-presenter)
    May 27, 2022

    The Intersection of Immigration and Family Law
    Special Juvenile Immigration Status (co-presenter)
    April 16, 2021

    46th Advanced Family Law Course
    Understanding Multi-Ethnic Issues in Foster Care Focusing on Special Immigration Juvenile Status (co-authored)
    August 3 – 6, 2020

    Child Protection Law Section, State Bar of Texas
    Abuse, Abandonment and Neglect of Undocumented Children
    Fall 2020, Volume 2, Issue 1

    Immigration and Nationality Law Section, State Bar of Texas
    Special Immigration Juvenile Classification in Texas
    Summer 2020, Volume 1, No. 1

    Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
    Sexual Assault: Gladiators in Suits
    Sex Allegations in Divorce & Child Custody Cases: Taking Off the Metal Gloves
    December 6 – 7, 2018



    Collin County CPS Training
    Extensions and Continuances in CPS cases (co-presenter)
    June 2019

    Collin County CPS Training
    Attorney Ad Litem – Parents and Children (co-presenter)
    April 2018

    Collin County CPS Training
    The Role of the AAL for An Absent / Unknown Parent and the Role of a GAL for Parent (co-presenter)
    November 2017

    Procedures in Immigration
    Court 101: Representing Unaccompanied Minors and Families (co-authored)
    May 2015

    DVAP
    The World of Attorney Ad Litems, Amicus Attorneys, Guardian Ad Litems and CASA with
    Child Protective Services
    April 29, 2011

    Ad Litem and Amicus Attorney Court Appointments: Inside and Outside the Box Training
    W.W. Caruth, Jr. Child Advocacy Clinic and Institute and Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program
    The Care and Feeding of an Ad Litem/Amicus Attorney
    July 14, 2010

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