Monica M. Cruz
Having previously served in the Child Support Litigation Division of the Texas Attorney General's Office, Monica Cruz holds a specific expertise in cases involving children's issues and frequently assists clients involved in custody and support disputes.
Her work extends to all Family Law matters, helping her to twice earn honors on the Texas Rising Stars listing published by Thomson Reuters, Legal Division. A member of the Collaborative Professionals of Dallas, Monica's practice is also open to the use of mediation and collaborative law options. In 2011, she began serving a three-year term on the State Bar of Texas District 1 Grievance Committee.
Monica is a 2005 graduate of the Texas Tech University School of Law. She earned her Bachelor's Degree from Texas Tech in 1999, and participated in the Study Abroad Program, attending the University of Guanajuato's Summer Law Institute in 2003. Monica is fluent in Spanish.
Areas of Practice
- 100% Family Law
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2006
Education
- Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas
- J.D. - 2005
- University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
- Major: Summer Law Institute Study Abroad Program
- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
- B.A. - 1999
Published Works
- Reimbursements Revisited: Separate Property Companies; Jensen Claims; Alter Egos; Reverse Piercing; and Representing the Spouse Who Does not Run the Company, (Co-Author), State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 2009
- Working with the Psychologist, (Co-Author), State Bar of Texas Advanced Family Law Course, 2008
- Legislative Update, State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, 2009
Honors and Awards
- Texas Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, Legal Division, 2010 - 2011
- Gold Key National Honor Society
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Texas District 1 Grievance Committee, Member, 2011-2014
- State Bar of Texas Family Law Section, Member
- Dallas Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
- Dallas Minority Bar Association, Member
- Annette Stewart American Inn of Court, Associate
- Collaborative Professionals of Dallas, Member
Languages
- Spanish
