Aida Montanaro

Aida Montanaro joined the TLIE Board of Directors in 2022. Aida has a solo practice in Cameron County as a trial attorney in family law, ranging from custody battles, divorces, adoptions, and CPS matters to more complex issues involving registration of foreign orders, writs of attachment, and UCCJEA issues. Aida holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Texas at Austin in Communication Studies – Political Communication, Master’s Degree in International Relations – Security Policy, and a Law Degree from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. As a former domestic violence unit prosecutor, Aida has a heavy caseload involving victims of crime, particularly those involving marginalized communities. She has served as Board President of Friendship of Women, a non-profit shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, and has previously served as a Board Member of the Cameron County Child Advocacy Center, prior President of the Cameron County Women’s Law Section, Board Member of Maggie and Monica’s House and Board Member for the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce. On her free time, Aida enjoys book clubs, traveling, and being a dog mom.