First Admitted: 2005, Texas

Bar/Professional Activity:

State Bar of Texas, 2005
Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Certified Elder Law Attorney, as recognized by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and as certified by the National Elder Law Foundation, 2012
Adjunct Professor, Texas A&M University School of Law, Elder Law and Wills and Estates Clinic, 2013
Chancellor, Trinity Episcopal Church Foundation, 2015
Board of Directors, Texas Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2015
President, Tarrant County Probate Bar Association, 2013
Past President, Tarrant County Probate Bar Association, 2014
Board of Directors, Tarrant County Probate Bar Association, 2008-present, Member, Past President, 2014-15, President, 2013-14, President-Elect, 2012-13, Treasurer, 2011-12

Special Licenses/Certifications:

Monica A. Benson is a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation as recognized by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2012

Pro bono/Community Service:

Honors/Awards:

Guardianship Services 2010 Ad Litem Attorney of the Year
Top Attorney in the field of Elder Law by Fort Worth, Texas Magazine from 2010-2018
Texas Monthly Super Lawyer Rising Star in the field of Elder Law for 2010 and 2014-2019
Each year, Guardianship Services, Inc., a non-profit entity in Fort Worth, Texas, names an attorney as Ad Litem of the Year, recognizing that person's contribution to the local guardianship community. Monica A. Benson was named as Ad Litem of the Year in 2010, Ad Litem of the Year, Guardianship Services, Inc., 2010

Educational Background:

High School for Science and Engineering Professions at Dunbar, Fort Worth Independent School District, May 1998
B.A., History, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1998-2002

White Papers:

Examines the intersection of guardianship and divorce., Guardianship and Divorce, Elder Law, Family Law, 2019

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Alzheimer’s Association Spring Symposium, “Medicaid Qualification, Planning and Troubleshooting,” March 2015
Guardianship Bootcamp, Tarrant County Bar Association and Tarrant County Probate Court No. One, “Long Term Care Funding,” January 2015
Medicaid and IRAs, Disability and Elder Law Attorney Association – Houston, March 2019
Fort Worth Paralegal Association, “Elder Law,” November 2015
Tarrant Area Gerontological Society Conference, “Guardianships,” March 2016
HICAP Benefits Counselor Training for the Area Agency on Aging, “Overview of Elder Law,” June 2016
Legal and Financial Decision Making, First United Methodist Church, series on dementia and caregiving, October 2017
Palliative Care Team, Texas Health Resources, April 2018
Guardianship and Divorce, 2019 Elder Law Conference, Galveston, Texas, August 2019

Industry Groups:

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