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Top-Ranked Tax Lawyers in Jacksonville, Florida

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Summary

As of November 1, 2026, the top-ranked tax lawyers in Jacksonville, Florida are Kristopher D. Robinson (LexRank 86.80), John R Crawford (84.00) and Timothy Lee Flanagan (84.00).

This ranking lists 13 tax lawyers in Jacksonville, Florida, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. All 13 lawyers in this ranking are Board Certified in Tax Law by The Florida Bar, a credential held by 4.9% of Florida lawyers in any field. Their experience ranges from 11 to 50 years in practice.

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The ranking

Ordered by organic LexRank score; paid placements are labelled and never affect a position. How we rank

  1. No change

    Kristopher D. Robinson

    Independent practice · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 24 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #1?

    Ranks #1 with 86.80: strongest in Reputation (8/20) and Experience (28.8/30).

    Strongest

    • Reputation 8/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
    • Experience 28.8/30 (ranking avg 25.2)
  2. No change

    John R Crawford

    Marks Gray, P.A. · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 50 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #2?

    Ranks #2 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20). 2.80 points behind #1, mostly reputation.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)

    2.80 points behind #1 (Kristopher D. Robinson): Reputation −4.

  3. No change

    Timothy Lee Flanagan

    Independent practice · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 44 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #3?

    Ranks #3 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
  4. No change

    Jonathan Lee Hay

    Purcell Flanagan & Hay P A · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 41 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #4?

    Ranks #4 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
  5. No change

    Michael Joseph Ivan Jr.

    Ivan & Daugustinis, PLLC · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 32 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #5?

    Ranks #5 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20).

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
  6. No change

    David Hudgins Peek

    Independent practice · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 47 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #6?

    Ranks #6 with 82.60: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20). 1.40 points behind #5, mostly data quality.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.2)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)

    1.40 points behind #5 (Michael Joseph Ivan Jr.): Data quality −1.4.

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  7. No change

    Marvin Cuthrell Kloeppel

    Fisher, Tousey, Leas & Ball · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 23 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #7?

    Ranks #7 with 81.60: strongest in Experience (27.6/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20). 1.00 points behind #6, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Experience 27.6/30 (ranking avg 25.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)

    1.00 points behind #6 (David Hudgins Peek): Experience −2.4.

  8. No change

    Matthew Brian Bishop

    Independent practice · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 22 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #8?

    Ranks #8 with 80.40: strongest in Experience (26.4/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20). 1.20 points behind #7, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Experience 26.4/30 (ranking avg 25.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)

    1.20 points behind #7 (Marvin Cuthrell Kloeppel): Experience −1.2.

  9. No change

    William Robinson Frazier III

    Frazier and Frazier, Attorneys at Law · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 49 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #9?

    Ranks #9 with 80.25: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20). 0.15 points behind #8, mostly professional credentials.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 25.2)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)

    0.15 points behind #8 (Matthew Brian Bishop): Professional credentials −3.8.

  10. No change

    Christine Marie King

    Frazier and Frazier, Attorneys at Law · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 16 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #10?

    Ranks #10 with 73.20: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20) and Experience (19.2/30). 7.05 points behind #9, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
    • Experience 19.2/30 (ranking avg 25.2)

    7.05 points behind #9 (William Robinson Frazier III): Experience −10.8.

  11. No change

    Kyle McMullin Johnson

    Purcell Flanagan & Hay P A · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 14 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #11?

    Ranks #11 with 70.80: strongest in Data quality (10/10) and Professional credentials (15/15); held back by Reputation (4/20) and Experience (16.8/30). 2.40 points behind #10, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.7)
    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.7)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
    • Experience 16.8/30 (ranking avg 25.2)

    2.40 points behind #10 (Christine Marie King): Experience −2.4.

  12. No change

    D Kent Sausaman

    Independent practice · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 13 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
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    Why #12?

    Ranks #12 with 68.20: strongest in Professional credentials (15/15) and Local relevance (5/5); held back by Reputation (4/20) and Experience (15.6/30). 2.60 points behind #11, mostly data quality.

    Strongest

    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.7)
    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
    • Experience 15.6/30 (ranking avg 25.2)

    2.60 points behind #11 (Kyle McMullin Johnson): Data quality −1.4, Experience −1.2.

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

  13. No change

    Kelly Leigh Hellmuth

    Independent practice · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 11 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #13?

    Ranks #13 with 65.80: strongest in Professional credentials (15/15) and Local relevance (5/5); held back by Reputation (4/20) and Experience (13.2/30). 2.40 points behind #12, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Professional credentials 15/15 (ranking avg 14.7)
    • Local relevance 5/5 (ranking avg 5)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
    • Experience 13.2/30 (ranking avg 25.2)

    2.40 points behind #12 (D Kent Sausaman): Experience −2.4.

    Not on record (scores 0, never estimated): website.

Data sources behind the scores

Every score on this page is calculated from facts backed by these sources. Each profile shows which source supports which fact and when it was last checked.

  • floridabar.org · Official / regulatory · 13 profile pages152 facts for 13 lawyers

Tax market in Jacksonville

LexRanked tracks 13 lawyers and 5 law firms in tax law in Jacksonville, Florida. 13 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 19, 2026.

Lawyers
13
Law firms
5
Verified professional data
13 of 13
Average rating
Withheldtoo few sourced ratings
Median review count
Withheldtoo few sourced counts
Median experience
24 years13 lawyers

Calculated by LexRanked from its own records on ; data verified . Ratings and review counts count only when backed by a source; figures from fewer than three profiles are withheld. All lawyers in Jacksonville

What sets these Jacksonville lawyers apart

All 13 lawyers in this ranking are Board Certified in Tax Law by The Florida Bar, which only about one in twenty Florida lawyers achieves in any field. Florida Bar board certification requires at least five years of practice, substantial involvement in the field, peer review by other lawyers and judges, continuing legal education and a written exam, and it must be renewed every five years. The figures below come from each lawyer's Florida Bar profile.

Fact about the 13 ranked lawyers Figure
Board Certified in Tax Law 13 of 13
Years in practice 11 to 50 (median 24)
License status with The Florida Bar Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer
Most common law school University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law (5 lawyers)

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with a Jacksonville office address and tax as a practice area on record. It compares 13 tax lawyers, using only facts with a cited source. How we rank.

Florida rules to know

Florida has no personal income tax; it taxes corporate income at 5.5% and most sales at 6% at the state level.

Rule What it means
Personal income tax None; the Florida Constitution prohibits it (art. VII, § 5)
Corporate income tax 5.5% of net income (Fla. Stat. § 220.11)
State sales tax 6%, plus any county surtax (§ 212.05)
Court Where cases are heard
State court circuit Duval County is in Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit

How to choose among these lawyers

Confirm the license, ask who will handle your matter, and get the fee terms in writing before you sign.

  1. Look up the lawyer in The Florida Bar's directory and check the bar number shown on their LexRanked profile.
  2. Ask whether the lawyer you meet will handle your matter personally, and how many matters like yours they have handled recently.
  3. Ask how they charge and what costs are extra, and get the agreement in writing.

Further reading

Sources for the rules above

Frequently asked questions

Does Florida have a state income tax?

Not for individuals; the Florida Constitution bars a personal income tax. Corporations pay 5.5% on net income.

When do I need a tax lawyer?

For IRS or Florida Department of Revenue audits and disputes, tax debt, business structuring and estate tax planning.

What does Board Certified in Tax Law mean?

It is a credential from The Florida Bar for lawyers with substantial experience in the field who have passed peer review and a written exam. 13 of the 13 lawyers in this ranking hold it; 4.9% of Florida lawyers hold a board certification in any field.

Which court handles cases in Jacksonville?

State court cases in Duval County are heard in Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit.

How is this ranking ordered?

By the LexRank score, calculated only from facts with a cited source: experience, practice-area relevance, awards on record such as board certification, professional credentials, data quality and location. Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Payment never changes a position.

Do client reviews affect the LexRank score?

Client reviews do not affect the LexRank score: neither star ratings nor the number of reviews is scored. Reviews are shown on profiles for information only, and Reputation counts only awards on record, such as board certification. How we rank

Which lawyers are verified?

13 of the 13 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Kristopher D. Robinson, John R Crawford, Timothy Lee Flanagan, Jonathan Lee Hay and Michael Joseph Ivan Jr. and others.

What is the difference between the top two lawyers?

Kristopher D. Robinson scores 86.80 and John R Crawford 84.00, a gap of 2.80 points, mostly in reputation. Compare them side by side

About this ranking

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Methodology
LexRank v1.2 - deterministic, reproducible scoring
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