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Isabella Avila

Isabella Avila

Associate

2 South Biscayne Blvd.
21st Floor
Miami, FL 33131
The Offices at Pelican Bay
5811 Pelican Bay Blvd
Suite 204
Naples, FL 34108
isabella.avila@nelsonmullins.com

Isabella focuses her practice on estate and tax planning, including tax controversy for businesses and high net worth individuals, and inbound and outbound international tax planning. She represents both domestic and international clients in drafting estate planning documents, structuring corporate entities, and managing asset transfers. She advises clients in matters related to federal income, gift,...

Isabella focuses her practice on estate and tax planning, including tax controversy for businesses and high net worth individuals, and inbound and outbound international tax planning. She represents both domestic and international clients in drafting estate planning documents, structuring corporate entities, and managing asset transfers. She advises clients in matters related to federal income, gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. Her capabilities extend to all aspects of estate administration. Her skillset includes drafting wills, complex trusts, and other estate administrative documents, all designed to preserve generational wealth for individuals and their families.

Isabella Avila

estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. Her capabilities extend to all aspects of estate administration. Her skillset includes drafting wills, complex trusts, and other estate administrative documents, all designed to preserve generational wealth for individuals and their families.

Isabella focuses her practice on estate and tax planning, including tax controversy for businesses and high net worth individuals, and inbound and outbound international tax planning. She represents both domestic and international clients in drafting estate planning documents, structuring corporate entities, and managing asset transfers. She advises clients in matters related to federal income, gift,... estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. Her capabilities extend to all aspects of estate administration. Her skillset includes drafting wills, complex trusts, and other estate administrative documents, all designed to preserve generational wealth for individuals and their families.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Matters

  • Assisted high net worth clients and families in creating tailored estate planning structures to reduce negative federal estate and gift tax implications for future wealth succession
  • Served as counsel for taxpayers before the IRS on federal tax matters arising from audits, appeals, trust fund recovery penalties, international information return penalties and tax court cases involving multi-million-dollar liabilities.

Previous Professional Experience

  • Attorney, tax for Miami-based law firm (2022–2025)
  • Law Clerk, Marquette Legal Initiative for Nonprofit Corporations (2021)
  • Law Clerk, Miami-based estate planning law firm (2021)
  • Law Clerk, Catholic Charities Legal Services (2020)
  • Law Clerk, Miami-based corporate real estate transactional law firm (2020)

Languages

  • Spanish 

Education

  • Marquette University Law School, JD (2022)
    • Staff Editor, Marquette Benefits & Social Welfare Law Review
  • Villanova University, BA (2018)

Admissions

  • Florida
  • Wisconsin
  • U.S. Tax Court

Practice Areas

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