When clients need a tough, experienced attorney to help them with complicated tax or criminal defense issues, they trust A. Antonio Tomas to get the job done right. The Law Office of A. Antonio Tomas, P.A., is known throughout Florida for aggressively yet fairly defending the rights of its clients. With a background as a certified public accountant for over 20 years, Mr. Tomas has the knowledge to tackle a variety of complex tax issues; also, his experience litigating state and federal criminal cases gives him an advantage defending those accused of serious crimes. Mr. Tomas has tried over 100 jury trials and has secured acquittals for clients charged with capital murder, non-capital murder, racketeering, federal crimes, attempted murder, robbery, burglary, and battery. He has also successfully obtained favorable results for his clients without having to go to trial and has secured pre-trial dismissal of charges such as murder, rape, manslaughter, tax evasion, kidnapping, drug trafficking, and DUI.
Mr. Tomas handles a full range of criminal defense issues, such as white collar crimes, capital felonies, DUI, sex offenses, murder and grand jury representation. He represents clients on various tax issues, including employment and payroll, tax collections, IRS liens and seizures, offshore compliance, voluntary disclosures and civil tax controversies. He also regularly counsels clients on the subjects of trust and estate planning, general tax planning and corporate structuring.
Mr. Tomas is Board Certified by the Florida bar as an expert in both Tax Law and Criminal Trial Law. He is the only attorney in entire state of Florida with both these designations. He is also aboard Certified in Criminal Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Tomas is also one of a very few select attorneys in the state who is “death certified” which means he is qualified to accept court appointments to represent defendants who are facing the death penalty.
Mr. Tomas handles a full range of criminal defense issues, such as white collar crimes, capital felonies, DUI, sex offenses, murder and grand jury representation. He represents clients on various tax issues, including employment and payroll, tax collections, IRS liens and seizures, offshore compliance, voluntary disclosures and civil tax controversies. He also regularly counsels clients on the subjects of trust and estate planning, general tax planning and corporate structuring
Before attending law school, Mr. Tomas earned a Master’s Degree in taxation from Florida International University, majoring in accounting. While attending the University of Miami School of Law, he edited the university’s Inter-American Law Review and interned with the Miami-Dade state attorney’s office. He graduated from law school with honors in 2003, then went on to earn his Masters of Law in taxation in 2006.
As an attorney who prides himself on taking a personal approach to each case, striving to always be available to those who need his help, he has earned not only the respect and appreciation of his clients, but also the recognition of his peers. He has been given the highest possible rating of AV-Preeminent* by Martindale-Hubbell.
University of Miami School of Law (JD with honors 2003 and Masters of Laws (LLM) in Taxation in 2006)
Florida International University (BA in Accounting 1998 and Masters in Taxation in 2000)
Certified Public Accountant in Florida since 2002
Bar admissions: Florida (2003)
Bar admissions: Texas (2021)
Bar admissions: Virginia (2021)
Bar admissions: Georgia (2021)
Bar admissions: Missouri (2021)
Mr Tomas is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the United States Tax Court.
For more than 130 years, Martindale-Hubbell has been evaluating attorneys for their strong legal ability and high ethical standards through a Peer Review Rating system. Tony Tomas has been awarded AV Preeminent®: The highest peer rating standard. This is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers in the United States.
