Kendall Campus
11011 SW 104th Street
Miami, FL 33127

Thais M. Alvarez graduated from Florida International University with a B.A. in International Relations, a B.S. in Secondary Social Studies Education and a certificate in Caribbean Studies. After teaching the social sciences for several years, she returned to school to obtain her J.D., with honors, from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center. At the Law Center, she received the Scholarship Tax Recognition Award and was also invited to join the Nova Law Review where she was appointed the Executive Editor of the Nova Law Review. While at the Law Center, and in conjunction with the Nova Southeastern University School of Business, Thais also obtained a Master of Accounting in 2002. After her admission to the Florida Bar in 2002, Thais continued her legal education at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C., where she obtained an LL.M. in Taxation in 2003. Upon completion of her studies, Thais worked as a tax attorney. She also worked at Koç University, located in Istanbul, Turkey, teaching Legal English and Writing. Thais is also a member of the Washington, D.C. bar, and is fluent in Spanish.