Our Head Attorney and Founder
Alvaro A. Acevedo Jr. ESQ, C.P.A., LLM
Alvaro Acevedo is the only attorney in the United States to be a Fellow of the National Tax Practice Institute while holding all three licenses to represent before the IRS simultaneously: Attorney at Law, Certified Public Accountant, and Enrolled Agent. Al has represented and advised over 500 clients in both civil and criminal tax matters. He is a Board Certified member of the Florida Bar in Tax Law.
Al is also the founder of International CPAs of Miami (ICM), the sister firm to Brickell Law Group. He is the president of San Sebastian’s Children Foundation, a not-for-profit entity focused on providing legal and financial assistance to the parents of children with life-threatening diseases.
EDUCATION
Georgetown University Law Center
LLM (Masters of Laws) in Tax Law with Executive Certificate in International Taxation
Harvard Kennedy School of Executive Education (Cambridge, MA)
Executive Certificate in Economic Development: Comparative Tax Policy and Administration, Mastering Trade Policy, and Mastering Negotiation.
National Tax Practice Institute (Las Vegas, NV)
Fellowship in Federal Tax Representation
NSU Shepard Broad Law Center (Davie, FL)
Juris Doctor (Doctor of Law)
Florida International University School of Accounting (Miami, FL)
Bachelor of Accounting
LICENSES
Attorney at Law - Florida
Certified Public Accountant – Florida, Massachusetts and Delaware
Enrolled Agent – United States- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Florida Bar Sections of:
Tax Law
International Law
Member of the Certification Committee International Law Florida Bar
Harvard & MIT Alumni Club of Colombia
COURT ADMISSIONS:
United States Tax Court
US Court of International Trade
US Court of Federal Claims
United States Immigration Court (EOIR)
Florida Supreme Court
US District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern District of Florida
US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS
2021 Probono Leader Award - Legal Services of Greater Miami
2019 - 2020 Superlawyers Rising Star
2017 Corporate Vision Magazine: Attorney of the Year
2016 Negocios (Business) Magazine: Most Recognized Attorney in South Florida
2015 International Judicial Centre: Attorney of the Year
LANGUAGES
English
Spanish
Portuguese