Cara M. Chase
Member
Cara's practice is focused exclusively on elder law, estate planning, probate, guardianship and trust law. In addition to experience in counseling clients with both simple and complex estates and drafting traditional estate planning documents, such as wills, trusts, and powers of attorney, Cara also assists clients with medicaid applications, long term care planning and asset protection.
Cara is a frequent lecturer on elder law topics to both professional and community groups in Central Texas, including the Baylor People's Law School, the Waco McLennan County Bar Association, the Area Agency on Aging, local nursing homes and non-profit organizations.
Areas of Practice
- Elder Law
- Trust & Estate Planning
- Probate Administration
- Medicaid Planning
- Guardianship Administration
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1993
- Texas, 1994
Education
- University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia
- J.D. - 1993
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
- B.A. - Spanish and Political Science (Cum Laude) - 1990
Professional Associations and Memberships
- State Bar of Texas
- National Association of Elder Law Attorneys
- Waco-McLennan County Bar Association
- Heart of Texas Estate Planning Council, (Past Member, Board of Directors)
- Heart of Texas Waco Area Gerontological Society
- Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyer's Association, President, 2000 - 2001
- Leadership Waco, 1997 - 1998
- Waco Foundation, Member, Board of Directors
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Vestry Member, Delegate to Diocesan Council, 2006
- Big Brothers Big Sisters, Past Member, Board of Directors
- WISD Education Foundation, Past Member, Board of Directors
- McLennan County Youth Collaboration, Past Member, Board of Directors
- Junior League of Waco, Past Member, Board of Directors
- Bell County Bar Association
Fraternities/Sororities
- Kappa Alpha Theta
