Christin M. Bucci

Attorney & Counselor at Law, LL.M., CPA

Christin’s practice is focused on tax analysis and planning for individuals and businesses, representation of clients with the Internal Revenue Service and Florida Department of Revenue, and criminal defense for tax related crimes.  Christin has over fifteen years of experience, a Masters in Taxation, a Masters in International & Comparative Law, and is a CPA.

*Member of the Florida Bar, Federal Bar for the Southern District of Florida, Ohio Bar, District of Columbia Bar, United States Supreme Court Bar & United States Tax Court*

Why Pay More?

In the words of Judge Learned Hand: “[N]obody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands: taxes are enforced extractions, not voluntary contributions.  To demand more in the name of morals is mere cant.” Commissioner v. Newman, (2d Cir. 1947)(Hand, J., dissenting).

Christin Bucci’s Practice Areas: Tax analysis and planning -international & domestic, IRS and Florida Department of Revenue tax controversy, business law & contract law.

Legal Experience

2005 to Present
Bucci Law Offices, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL
Founding Partner

1999 to 2002
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, Washington, District of Columbia – San Francisco, CA – San Jose, CA
Manager

1996 to 2000
Law Offices of Christin M. Bucci, Washington, District of Columbia – Cleveland, OH
Sole Practitioner

1994 to 1995
Gold Rotatori & Schwartz, Cleveland, OH
Law School Intern

1994
Honorable John J. Manos, Federal Court Judge, Cleveland, OH
Judicial Externship

Associations & Memberships

• ABA – American Bar Association
• AICPA – American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Broward County Bar Association
• Florida Bar Trial Lawyers
• FICPAs – Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Member of Tax Section
• Member of the Tax Practice
• Ohio Society of CPAs

Licensures

• District of Columbia Bar
• Florida Bar
• Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Ohio Bar
• Ohio Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Southern District of Florida Federal Bar
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Tax Court

Education

Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.
2000 - LL.M. in Taxation
1999 - LL.M. in International and Comparative Law

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
1996 - Juris Doctorate

John Carroll University, Cleveland, OH
1993 - B.S.B.A. Major in Accounting

Articles

• Taxation of International Electronic Commerce: Where Cyberspace and the Real World Collide
• Independent Research: Joint and Several Justice: Innocent Spouse Relief for Criminal Prosecutions
• When Seeing Is Not Believing – Inherent Fallibilities of Eyewitness Testimony – Professor John McElhaney

Honors

• CALI Excellence for the Future Award – Alpha Sigma Nu
• John F. Michael Award for paper “Should Accounting Firms be Liable for their Clients’ Fraud” – Beta Gamma Sigma