EXPERIENCE AND CREDENTIALS

PRACTICE AREAS:

IRS Tax Matters

US Tax Court litigation

Bankruptcy

Estate Planning

Probate

Business

BAR ADMISSIONS:

→ Florida

→ United States Tax Court

→ U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida

→ U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida

LEGAL EXPERIENCE:

→ Law Office of Magda Abdo-Gomez, 1988-Present

→ St. Thomas University School of Law, 2005-Present

→ Adjunct professor of law teaching Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Clinic, Debtor-Creditor Rights, Law Office Management

→ Intuit Turbo Tax, Tax Expert (Seasonal 2020 to 2022)

→ Lawline.com, 2012: Faculty member teaching Bankruptcy.

→ US Department of Justice, Special Assistant United States Attorney, 1986-1988

→ Chief Counsel’s Office of the Internal Revenue Service, Senior Attorney, 1984-1988

→ Robert Feinschreiber and Associates, 1983-1984

EDUCATION:

University of Florida, LL.M., Master of Laws in Taxation

University of Florida, J.D.

University of Miami, B.A., Major in Mathematics and French

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

The Florida Bar

→ Senior Lawyers Committee of the Florida Bar 2017-2018

American Bar Association

Florida Lawyers Network, (Membership Director 2014-2022, 2023-2024)

Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida

CARE Committee of Bankruptcy Bar Association

National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys

Coral Gables Bar Association (2015-2019)

South Miami Kendall Bar Association (2016-2023, Director 2019-2023, Chairman Membership Committee 2020-2021)

Hispanic National Bar Association

AWARDS:

Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rated* (2015 to present)

Avvo Superb 10 Rating

Avvo Client Choice Award (2015 and 2017-2023)

Avvo Top Contributor Award  (2016 – 2019)

        → Pro Bono Attorney Honor Roll, Legal Services of Greater Miami (2022-2023)

Pro Bono Honor Roll, Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida (2014-2023)

        → Pro Bono Service Award, Dade Legal Aid Put Something Back (2022)

UF Alumni Association –Miami Chapter Volunteer of Year (2013-2014)

Miami Sun Post Power Woman for 2007

REPORTED CASES:

→ In re Ziluck, 139 BR 44 (SD Fla. 1992)

→ In re Ziluck, 127 BR 285 (Bankr. SD Fla. 1991)

→ In re Martinez, 107 BR 378 (Bankr. SD Fla. 1989)

→ Comtec Systems, Inc. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 69 TCM 1581 (1995)

→ Crews v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 56 TCM 306 (1988)

→ Gross Family Trust v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 55 TCM 113 (1988)

→ Roesler v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, TC Summary Opinion, 2988-52 (1988)

→ Borg v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 54 TCM 1243 (1987)

→ Einstein v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 53 TCM 811 (1987)

→ Glucksman v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, TC Summary Opinion 1986-103 (1986)

→ Rodriguez v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, TC Summary Opinion 1986-92 (1986)

→ Cohen v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, TC Summary Opinion 1986-93 (1986)

PUBLISHED ARTICLES:

Navigating the New Deduction for Qualified Business Income .

Tax Notes Magazine, March 19, 2018 issue, page 1627

The Life of a Money Judgment in Florida Is Limited—For Only Some Purposes .

Florida Bar Journal, July/August 2005 (not authored but provided assistance to author)

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS (2010 TO PRESENT ONLY)

→Profit, Inc. Monthly Meeting, February 1, 2024 .

Independent Contractor or Employee

→Florida Lawyers Network Monthly Meeting, January 25, 2024 .

Independent Contractor or Employee

→Florida Lawyers Network Monthly Meeting, May 26, 2022 .

IRS Issues

→Florida Lawyers Network Monthly Meeting, May 26, 2022 .

IRS Issues

→Florida Bar Tax Section Monthly Meeting, May 18, 2022 .

What Every Attorney Needs to Know About the IRS Statute of Limitations

→FLN Monthly Meeting, March 15, 2022 .

IRS Myths

→”Ante Usted”, WLRN, Aired March 13, 2022 .

Choosing a Tax Preparer and IRS Penalties

→FLN Monthly Meeting, August 26, 2021 .

Proposed Changes to Rules of Ethics: Firm Ownership and Fee Splitting

→FLN Monthly Meeting, August 28, 2020 .

Employment Taxes

→Lunch and Learn, April 2, 2020 .

Tax Laws After Corona Legislation

→”Ante Usted”, WLRN, aired September 8, 2019 .

Bankruptcy and Tax Issues

→ Florida Institute of CPAs, August 21, 2019 .

Effect of Bankruptcy on Debts Owed to the IRS

→ My Law CLE, Live Webinar, February 9, 2019 .

Overview of Amendments to Bankruptcy Rules of Procedure

→ FLN Monthly Meeting, October 25, 2018 .

IRS Collection Powers-What can the IRS Take from You?

→ Lunch and Learn, February 15, 2018 .

Recent Tax Changes Affecting Small Businesses

→ FLN Monthly Meeting, January 25, 2018 .

Ethical Considerations of Misdirected Documents

→ Telemundo, November 2, 2017 .

News: The Trump Tax Plan

→ FLN Day, October 27, 2017 .

Cloud Computing for Lawyers

→ 27 Annual Bankruptcy Skills Workshop, June 9, 2017 .

Tax Debts in Bankruptcy

→ FLN Monthly Meeting, May 26, 2016 .

IRS Myths and Facts

→ St. Thomas Tax Clinic, March 15, 2015 .

Effect of Bankruptcy on Debts owed to IRS

→ FLN Monthly Meeting, May 25, 2015 .

The Trust Fund Recovery Penalty

→ Telemundo Investigations, January 23, 2014 .

Alerta: Fraude en Devolucion de Impuestos

→ NBC Investigations, January 23, 2014 .

Be Extra Careful When Hiring a Tax Preparer

→ Seminar, 2012 .

Bankruptcy

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

CARE (Credit Abuse Resistance Education): 2003 to present

Trayvon Martin Foundation: 2015-2016 Advisory Board member

Gator Club of Miami: 2013-2014 Treasurer

Ethical Governance Day, 2012: Speaker at G. Holmes Braddock Senior High.

Gator Club of Miami: 2011 to 2013 Secretary

Miami-Dade County Commission on Ethics and Public Trust, Commissioner, 2007 to 2010

WR Thomas Middle School, 2001-2006:

→ President and treasurer of PTA

→ President of Gifted Booster Club

→ Treasurer of Music Booster Club

→ EESAC committee member

→ Principal’s parent liaison to the Miami-Dade County School Board.

→ Village Green Elementary School, 2000-2003:

→ Treasurer of PTA

→ EESAC committee member

LANGUAGES:

→ English

→ Spanish

→ Conversational French

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell DistinguishedSM and Martindale-Hubbell NotableSM are Certification Marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell® certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.