Alma Benavides

Law Office of Alma R. Benavides, PLLC

Profile

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

Legal Organizations

State Bar of Texas, Child Protection Law Section, Council Member, Term expires 2023Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial LawyersFellow, Texas Bar FoundationTexas Bar College, MemberChair, Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section, 2011Vice-Chair, Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section, 2010Treasurer, Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section, 2009Secretary, Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section, 2008President, Collin County Bar Association Family Law Section, May 2007 June 2008Member, State Bar of Texas (Family & Child Welfare Sections)Member, Texas Academy of Family Law SpecialistsMember, Dallas Bar Association (Family & Collaborative Law Sections)Member, Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section Pro Bono Committee (2001 2008)Member, Dallas Hispanic Bar AssociationMember, Collin County Bar AssociationMember, Collin County Bar Association Family Law SectionAlumnus, The Annette Stewart American Inn of Court Master, The Curt B. Henderson American Inn of Court

CLE Presentations

Nuts and Bolts with Updates on Special Immigrant Juvenile StatusSpecial Juvenile Immigration Status (co-presenter)July 26, 2022
The Intersection of Immigration and Family LawSpecial Juvenile Immigration Status (co-presenter)May 27, 2022
The Intersection of Immigration and Family LawSpecial Juvenile Immigration Status (co-presenter)April 16, 2021
46th Advanced Family Law CourseUnderstanding 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 TexasAbuse, Abandonment and Neglect of Undocumented ChildrenFall 2020, Volume 2, Issue 1
Immigration and Nationality Law Section, State Bar of TexasSpecial Immigration Juvenile Classification in TexasSummer 2020, Volume 1, No. 1
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers AssociationSexual Assault: Gladiators in SuitsSex Allegations in Divorce & Child Custody Cases: Taking Off the Metal GlovesDecember 6 7, 2018
Collin County CPS TrainingExtensions and Continuances in CPS cases (co-presenter)June 2019
Collin County CPS TrainingAttorney Ad Litem Parents and Children (co-presenter)April 2018
Collin County CPS TrainingThe Role of the AAL for An Absent / Unknown Parent and the Role of a GAL for Parent (co-presenter)November 2017
Procedures in ImmigrationCourt 101: Representing Unaccompanied Minors and Families (co-authored)May 2015
DVAPThe World of Attorney Ad Litems, Amicus Attorneys, Guardian Ad Litems and CASA with Child Protective ServicesApril 29, 2011
Ad Litem and Amicus Attorney Court Appointments: Inside and Outside the Box TrainingW.W. Caruth, Jr. Child Advocacy Clinic and Institute and Dallas Volunteer Attorney ProgramThe Care and Feeding of an Ad Litem/Amicus AttorneyJuly 14, 2010

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