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Elisa Samaniego

elisa.samaniego@kempsmith.com915-533-4424/915-546-5360
Email: elisa.samaniego@kempsmith.com
Telephone: 915-533-4424 / Fax: 915-546-5360
Overview

Elisa Samaniego is a partner in the firm’s Corporate and Business Department. Elisa’s practice primarily focuses on estate planning and probate law. Her experience includes preparing estate planning documents, advising fiduciaries and beneficiaries on trust and estate administration, and representing clients in probate proceedings. Additionally, Elisa advises clients on a wide range of business, corporate, and real estate matters.

Elisa received her B.B.A. in Finance and International Business from the University of Texas at El Paso. She attended Louisiana State University on a full tuition scholarship and graduated from LSU Law with a J.D. and Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law. Elisa also studied at Universite Jean Moulin in Lyon, France, and earned a Graduate Diploma in European and International Business Law.

Elisa currently serves as the Secretary for the CASA of El Paso Board of Directors and the El Paso Women’s Bar Association. She is on the board of the El Paso Estate Planning Council and YWCA Paso del Norte Region, and a member of The George A. McAlmon American Inn of Court.


Publications:

Author/Speaker: “The Modern Nomad: Ancillary Probate and Planning Tips to Avoid it,” State Bar of Texas Intermediate Probate and Estate Planning Conference, 2023


 

Credentials

EDUCATION

  • LSU Law, J.D. and Graduate Diploma in Comparative Law
  • University of Texas at El Paso, B.B.A. Finance and International Business

BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS

  • Texas, 2017
  • New Mexico, 2024
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
Community

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • El Paso Women’s Bar Association, 2024-Present
  • State Bar of Texas Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section Leadership Academy Class of 2024-2025
  • CASA of El Paso Board of Directors, 2019-Present
  • YWCA El Paso del Norte Region Board of Directors, 2023-Present
  • El Paso Estate Planing Council Board of Directors, 2023-Present
  • El Paso Bar Foundation 2024
  • El Paso Young Lawyers Association Board of Directors, 2021-2023
  • George A. McAlmon American Inn of Court, 2022-Present
  • Progress 321 Board of Directors, 2020-2023
  • Sun Bowl Association - Volunteer 
  • Leadership El Paso Class 43