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Top-Ranked Tax Lawyers in Florida

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Summary

As of November 1, 2026, the top-ranked tax lawyers in Florida are Kristopher D. Robinson (LexRank 86.80), Margarita P Muina (86.60) and Ayuban Antonio Tomas “Tony” (85.60).

This ranking lists the top 25 of the 99 tax lawyers LexRanked tracks across Florida, in order of their LexRank score, calculated from their Florida Bar records and other cited sources. All 25 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. They practice in 8 cities, led by Miami.

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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 26.7)
  2. No change

    Margarita P Muina

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 40 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #2?

    Ranks #2 with 86.60: strongest in Reputation (8/20) and Experience (30/30). 0.20 points behind #1, mostly data quality.

    Strongest

    • Reputation 8/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.7)

    0.20 points behind #1 (Kristopher D. Robinson): Data quality −1.4.

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

  3. No change

    Ayuban Antonio Tomas “Tony”

    Independent practice · Coral Gables, FL

    Verified
    • 23 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #3?

    Ranks #3 with 85.60: strongest in Reputation (8/20) and Data quality (10/10). 1.00 points behind #2, mostly experience.

    Strongest

    • Reputation 8/20 (ranking avg 4.3)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    1.00 points behind #2 (Margarita P Muina): Experience −2.4.

  4. No change

    Timothy D Richards

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 45 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #4?

    Ranks #4 with 84.00: strongest in Experience (30/30) and Data quality (10/10); held back by Reputation (4/20). 1.60 points behind #3, mostly reputation.

    Strongest

    • Experience 30/30 (ranking avg 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)

    1.60 points behind #3 (Ayuban Antonio Tomas “Tony”): Reputation −4.

  5. No change

    Seth Entin

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 27 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    Irwin Morris Frost

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

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

    Ranks #6 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    Steven Howard Hagen

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 45 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #7?

    Ranks #7 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    Stewart L Kasner

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 29 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #8?

    Ranks #8 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    Marsha Gerre Madorsky

    Duane Morris · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 50 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #9?

    Ranks #9 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    Jane W McMillan

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 44 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #10?

    Ranks #10 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    Joseph Barry Schimmel

    Cohen, Chase, Hoffman & Schimmel, P.A. · Miami, FL

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

    Ranks #11 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    Andrew H Weinstein

    Independent practice · Miami, FL

    Verified
    • 55 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #12?

    Ranks #12 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    William A Boyles

    Independent practice · Orlando, FL

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

    Ranks #13 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    Christopher Robert D’Amico

    Dean Mead · Orlando, FL

    Verified
    • 27 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #14?

    Ranks #14 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    Vitauts Modris Gulbis

    Independent practice · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 38 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #15?

    Ranks #15 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    Brian Richard Harris

    Fogarty Mueller Harris, PLLC · Tampa, FL

    Verified
    • 25 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #16?

    Ranks #16 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    John R Crawford

    Marks Gray, P.A. · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 50 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #17?

    Ranks #17 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    Timothy Lee Flanagan

    Independent practice · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 44 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #18?

    Ranks #18 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    Jonathan Lee Hay

    Purcell Flanagan & Hay P A · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 41 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #19?

    Ranks #19 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    Michael Joseph Ivan Jr.

    Ivan & Daugustinis, PLLC · Jacksonville, FL

    Verified
    • 32 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #20?

    Ranks #20 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    James Bevington Davis

    Independent practice · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Verified
    • 50 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #21?

    Ranks #21 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    Martin R Press

    Independent practice · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Verified
    • 52 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #22?

    Ranks #22 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    David Michael Garvin

    Independent practice · Coral Gables, FL

    Verified
    • 43 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #23?

    Ranks #23 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    Bradley Ross Gould “Brad”

    Independent practice · Stuart, FL

    Verified
    • 25 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #24?

    Ranks #24 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

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

    David Ellis Bowers

    Jones Foster · West Palm Beach, FL

    Verified
    • 42 years experience
    • Tax
    • Bar status verified
    View profile
    Why #25?

    Ranks #25 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 26.7)
    • Data quality 10/10 (ranking avg 9.5)

    Held back by

    • Reputation 4/20 (ranking avg 4.3)

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 · 24 profile pages288 facts for 24 lawyers

Tax market in Florida

LexRanked tracks 99 lawyers and 18 law firms in tax law in Florida. 99 of the lawyers have verified professional data. Data verified October 30, 2026.

Lawyers
99
Law firms
18
Verified professional data
99 of 99
Average rating
Withheldtoo few sourced ratings
Median review count
Withheldtoo few sourced counts
Median experience
34 years99 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 Florida

What sets these Florida tax lawyers apart

All 25 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. The figures come from each lawyer's Florida Bar profile, checked in November 2026.

Fact about the 25 ranked lawyers Figure
Board Certified in Tax Law 25 of 25
Years in practice 23 to 55 (median 42)
Languages besides English Spanish (3), French (1), Hindi (1)
License status with The Florida Bar Eligible to practice, verified for every lawyer

Where do Florida's top tax lawyers practice?

10 of the 25 practice in Miami; the table shows every city.

City Lawyers in this ranking
Miami 10
Jacksonville 5
Coral Gables 2
Fort Lauderdale 2
Orlando 2
Tampa 2
Stuart 1
West Palm Beach 1

Who is included in this ranking?

Lawyers eligible to practice in Florida, with an office in a Florida city we cover and tax as a practice area on record. It ranks every tax lawyer LexRanked tracks in Florida by the same score and shows the top 25. How we rank.

Find a tax lawyer in your city

A lawyer near you knows the local courts; each city has its own ranking of tax lawyers.

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)

Cases are heard in the county where they arise; see which judicial circuit covers each county.

How to choose among these lawyers

Confirm the license, prefer a lawyer who regularly works in your county, ask who will handle your matter, and get the fee terms in writing.

  1. Look up the lawyer in The Florida Bar's directory and check the bar number shown on their LexRanked profile.
  2. Ask how many matters like yours the lawyer has handled in your county 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. 25 of the 25 lawyers in this ranking hold it; 4.9% of Florida lawyers hold a board certification in any field.

Where are the best tax lawyers in Florida?

Of the 25 lawyers in this ranking, 10 practice in Miami, 5 practice in Jacksonville, 2 practice in Coral Gables. Each city also has its own ranking.

Do I need a tax lawyer in my own city?

Any lawyer licensed by The Florida Bar may practice anywhere in Florida, but a lawyer who regularly appears in your county knows its judges and procedures.

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?

25 of the 25 ranked lawyers have fully verified profiles: Kristopher D. Robinson, Margarita P Muina, Ayuban Antonio Tomas “Tony”, Timothy D Richards and Seth Entin and others.

What is the difference between the top two lawyers?

Kristopher D. Robinson scores 86.80 and Margarita P Muina 86.60, a gap of 0.20 points, mostly in data quality. Compare them side by side

About this ranking

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