how we can help
practice areas
Elder Law
As we age, legal, financial, and healthcare decisions become increasingly complex. We help you plan for the future, protect assets, and navigate the challenges that often accompany aging with greater confidence and peace of mind.
Special Needs Planning
Families caring for a loved one with disabilities face unique considerations. We help create legal strategies that preserve eligibility for important benefits while providing long-term financial security and support.
Long-Term Care Planning
The cost of long-term care can significantly impact a family’s financial security. We help clients proactively prepare for future care needs, protect assets, and develop strategies that support both independence and quality of life.
Estate Planning
A well-designed estate plan does more than distribute assets; it protects what matters most to you. We help clients create customized estate plans that provide clarity, minimize conflict, and ensure their wishes are carried out.
Medicaid Planning
Planning ahead can make a meaningful difference when long-term care becomes necessary. We help clients understand their options, protect eligible assets, and navigate the Medicaid planning process with confidence and compassion.
Life Transition Planning
Major life events often require important legal decisions. Whether you’re navigating divorce, widowhood, retirement, an inheritance, or other change, we provide guidance and planning strategies to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
meet the founder and managing attorney
monique gonzalez
Before founding Legacy Design Law PLLC, Monique served as a law school administrator and professor. She has spent her legal career helping people navigate complex information to make informed decisions. She brings a unique combination of legal knowledge, strategic thinking, and compassionate guidance to every client relationship.
Monique focuses her practice on estate planning, incapacity planning, and family transition planning. She is especially passionate about helping clients proactively address the legal and practical challenges that arise with aging, caregiving responsibilities, and intergenerational wealth transfer. Her approach recognizes that estate planning and elder law are ultimately about people and relationships—not just documents.
Monique is licensed to practice in Texas and serves clients statewide utilizing a virtual-first, tech-forward practice model.
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“Life rarely unfolds exactly as planned. My work is helping people find clarity in uncertainty, make confident decisions, and create a path forward aligned with what matters most to them.”
— Monique Gonzalez, Founder & Managing Attorney
Planning for Parents, Children, and Your Own Future
The sandwich generation faces unique challenges balancing caregiving responsibilities, family obligations, career demands, and long-term legal and financial planning. Whether you’re helping a parent navigate aging, protecting the people who depend on you, or preparing your own estate plan, thoughtful planning can help reduce stress and preserve options.
Ready to start your planning journey.
what makes us different
Legacy Design Law
We provide modern estate planning and elder law for individuals and families navigating aging, wealth transfer, and life’s major transitions. Our secure, remote-focused practice serves clients seamlessly across Texas.
We are a client-centered law firm combining thoughtful legal counsel with personalized planning. We take the time to understand your unique circumstances, explain complex issues in plain language, and design solutions tailored to your needs. Our practice focuses on estate planning, long-term care planning, special needs planning, and legacy planning, helping clients prepare for both expected milestones and unforeseen challenges.
A well-designed legacy is about more than what you leave behind, it’s about the peace of mind you create today and the impact you make for generations to come.
Our Process
Step 1: Discovery
We learn about you, your family, goals, concerns, and priorities.
Step 2: Decision Clarity
We identify opportunities, risks, and options.
Step 3: Design
We partner with you to build a customized legal strategy that reflects your values and goals.
Step 4: Implementation
We prepare and execute your legal documents and assist you with implementation.
Step 5: Ongoing Review
When life changes, your plan should too.