Biography of
Tom Wells
Tom has been married to Diane Wells for more than 32 years. They made their home in Coral Gables and raised 2 daughters (Kaitlyn and Drew) who both attended The Growing Place, St. Philip’s Episcopal School and are graduates of Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart. Tom’s son-in-law, Sergio Velikopoljski, grew up in South Miami and graduated from Christopher Columbus High School and the University of Miami. Tom has practiced as a corporate, tax, transactional and estate planning attorney for more than 36 years and has resided in Coral Gables for more than 30 years since 1994. He graduated from:
The Citadel, cum laude, in 1985 in the top 3% and was selected as captain his Junior and Senior Years, named to the first-team all-conference in soccer his Senior Year and was elected class Vice-President his Junior and Senior Years.
The University of South Carolina School of Law in 1988 in the top third of his class.
The Graduate Tax Program at the University of Florida College of Law, LL.M. in Taxation in 1992 where he graduated #2 in his class.
After graduating from college, Tom volunteered and served as an officer in the United States Army until honorably discharged in 1994 as a First Lieutenant. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is a Board-Certified Tax Law Lawyer with The Florida Bar. He was named the Outstanding CPA of the Year for 1999 in Business and Industry in Florida by the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (“FICPA”). He is a past-President of the FICPA’s Miami-Dade Chapter, a former member of the FICPA’s Board of Governors and a past-President of the Miami Tax Institute. Tom passed all parts of the CPA exam the first time he took it in 1985. He served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Miami School of Law, Graduate Estate Tax Program, teaching Partnership and Other Pass-Through Entity Taxation. He was named Top Dealmaker in 2007 in Real Estate – Retail/Entertainment by American Law Media’s Daily Business Review.
Tom chaired a Florida Bar Grievance Committee which reviewed the conduct of local attorneys under The Florida Bar’s ethical rules. He also served on the Executive Counsel of Tax Section of The Florida Bar as Vice Chair of Partnerships Taxation Subcommittee. He has published numerous articles in The Florida Bar Journal (including recently in January, 2025), spoken nationally on various legal topics and named to multiple lists of top attorneys and lawyers.