Andrea Arauz, JD, LLM, CPT

Andrea is an associate attorney who joined the Law Offices of Moffa, Sutton, & Donnini, P.A. in 2024. Andrea focuses her practice on Florida state and local tax, with an emphasis on sales and use tax. Andrea joined the firm after spending 5 1/2 years at KPMG, LLP, a public accounting firm handling a wide variety of state tax consulting and compliance work for Fortune 500 companies.

Andrea received a B.A. in Political Science from the Florida International University. She then received her J.D. from St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law, and her L.L.M. in Taxation at the University of Miami. During law school, she interned at the Eleventh Judicial Court with the Honorable Celeste Muir, the St. Thomas Tax Clinic, and the Internal Revenue Service Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program. In addition to working at the Law Offices, Andrea currently serves as a Trial Defense Judge Advocate in the Florida National Guard.

Honors

• Highest Grade Awards - Elder Law
• Distinguished Counsel for 2023, Army National Guard - Defense Counsel

Education

• The Judge Advocate Officer General's School, Judge Advocate Basic Training
• University of Miami, L.L.M., Taxation
• St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law, J.D.
• Florida International University, B.A. Political Science

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Tax Section of the Florida Bar
• The Florida Bar's Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section

Bar Admissions

• Florida

Note: While Ms. Arauz's primary practice area is state and local tax law, she has not been board certified in tax by the Florida Bar.