Alan L. Weisberg started the firm in 1981. After graduating law school, Mr. Weisberg worked in private practice for several years and then served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida in the Major Crimes Section, Fraud and Public Corruption Section, and the Civil Division. Mr. Weisberg is AV Preeminent rated by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and has been listed in Martindale-Hubbell’s Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
Phone:(305)374-5544
Fax: (305)358-8565
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Practice Areas:
Civil Tax Controversies
Criminal Tax Defense
White Collar Criminal Defense
Bar Admissions:
Florida, 1974
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1974
United States Tax Court, 1974
United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1975
United States Supreme Court, 1977
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1981
Education:
University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 1974)
American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., 1973)
Indiana University, Bloomington (B.S., Accounting, 1970)
University of Alabama (1966 – 1968)
Professional Board Affiliations:
Assistant United States Attorney’s Association
President, Southern District of Florida (1994-1995)
Federal Bar Association
Board of Directors (1985-1994)
President, South Florida Chapter (1990-1991)
The Florida Bar
Chairman, Federal Criminal Tax Procedure Committee (1986-1991)
Grievance Committee
Greater Miami Tax Institute
President (1989-1990)
Federal Trial Bar
Southern District of Florida (1983)
Professional Associations and Memberships:
The Florida Bar
Federal Bar Association
Greater Miami Tax Institute
Spellman/Hoeveler Inn of Court
South Florida Tax Litigation Association
Tax Section, The Florida Bar
Assistant United States Attorney Association
Dade County Bar Association
Florida Association for Women Lawyers
Past Employment Positions:
United States Attorneys Office, Southern District of Florida, Assistant United States Attorney, (1977-1981)
Major Crimes Section (1977-1978)
Fraud and Public Corruption (1978-1980)
Civil Division (1980-1981)
Cunningham & Weinstein, Associate (1974-1977)
Community Associations:
The Vizcayans
Board of Trustees (2000-2007)
Treasurer (2005-2006)
City of Miami Beach
Police Citizens Relations Committee
Bayfront Park Management Trust
Board of Directors (1986-1997)
Chairman (1990 -1992)
Temple Beth Sholom
Board of Trustees
Chairman, Budget Committee (2000-2002)
Published Works:
If You No Longer Have The Subpoenaed Records, Can You Assert The Fifth?, The Tax Section Of The Florida Bar, Volume XXIII, No. 1, 2004
Media
Lawyers and other professionals should remain calm in volatile stock market year, Norcal Record, May 22, 2016
Curacao Stock Exchange Seeks International Startups, Daily Business Review, March 30, 2016
Surprise: Foreign Deals Can Come With US Taxes, Daily Business Review, January 11, 2016
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Criminal Tax Procedure, Greater Miami Tax Institute
Prosecutions in the United States Office, Rotary Club
Honors and Awards:
Best Lawyers for the category “tax law” (2019)
Florida Trend’s Legal Elite (2013-Present)
Super Lawyers (2008-present)
Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers (2007-present)
Miami Citizen of the Year (1992)
Pro Bono Activities:
Put Something Back, Pro Bono Project of the Dade County Bar Association (1985-Present)
Fraternities/Sororities:
Zeta Beta Tau
Delta Sigma Pi
Birth Information:
1948, Louisville, Kentucky