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| | Address | 77 West Washington Street
Suite 900 | | Chicago, Illinois 60602 | | (Cook Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Fisk Kart Katz and Regan, Ltd. practices in the following areas of law:
Practice Limited to Property Taxation and Assessment Law. Ad Valorem Tax Law, Property Tax Law, Property Tax Appeals, Property Tax Assessments, Real Estate Taxation, Real Estate Tax Assessment, Tax Appeals. | | Year Established: 1937 | Firm Profile:
Fisk Kart Katz and Regan, Ltd. has provided its clients with effective legal representation in the area of property tax and assessment law since 1937. Several of the firm's partners and associates previously served with the major governmental offices which are responsible for assessment and taxation. Fisk Kart Katz and Regan is one of the founders and the Illinois member of American Property Tax Counsel (APTC), The National Affiliation of Property Tax Attorneys. This affiliation of independent law firms provides a platform from which Fisk Kart Katz and Regan can offer its clients professional, experienced, local representation in every state and throughout Canada. | | Firm Size: 5 | Languages:
Languages: Spanish and Polish. | Law Firm Affiliations:
AMERICAN PROPERTY TAX COUNSEL: The National Affiliation of Property Tax Attorneys | Reference:
American National Bank & Trust Co., Chicago. | Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | James P. Regan (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, 1934; admitted to bar, 1979, New York; 1995, Illinois. Education: Cathedral College, Catholic University of America (B.A., 1961); New School for Social Research (M.A., 1973); St. John's University Law School (J.D., 1978). Certified, Illinois Assessing Office, 1985. Author: "Unforeseen Consequences of Tax Increment Financing, Midwest Real Estate News, October 2006; "Malls Are more Than Real Estate," Retail Traffic, July 2004; "Why Deregulation Isn't Always The Best Solution," Real Estate Chicago, January/February 2003; "2003 Assessments Should Recognize Post-2001 Values, Real Estate Chicago, July/Aug 2003; "The Ongoing Injustice of Regional Mall Assessments," Real Estate Chicago, March, 2002; "Price Equals Market Value: Fact or Fiction?" Real Estate Chicago, July/August, 2001; "How Regional Malls Can be Overtaxed," Real Estate Chicago, April, 2001; Monthly Contributor GlobeSt.com Tax Talk Column, 2001-2004; "Refining Valuation Theories," Shopping Center World, April 1996; "Measuring Intangible Value: Building a Valuation Framework," Journal of Property Tax Management, Spring 1996; "Anchor Tenants and Other Tenants in Shopping Malls—Their Interrelationship," International Association of Assessing Officers Legal Council Seminar, 1993; "The Valuation of Resorts and Full Service Hotels," International Association of Assessing Officers Legal Council Seminar, 1996. Board Member, American Property Tax Counsel, 1993-2006. Chairman, APTC National Seminars: Real Estate Valuation of Regional Shopping Centers, 1996; Real Estate Valuation of Hotels, 1997; Reducing Real Estate Taxes on REIT's and Trophy Properties, 1998; Reducing Property Taxes on Industrial Properties in the Advancing Technologic Age, 2000; Removing Intangibles from the Real Estate Tax Bill, 2001; Emerging Theories on Intangibles and Obsolescence, Their Impact on the Taxation of Industrial and Office Properties, 2002; Old Questions Beget New Answers to Over Taxation, 2003; An Answer to Assessors' Runaway Sales Prices, 2004; Correcting Assessors' Views About Cap Rates, 2005; Highest and Best Use, A New Focus on Determining Fair Assessments for Industrial and Commercial Properties, 2006; The Effects of Money Supply on The Valuation of Real Estate: Probing New Vistas in Valuing Commercial and Industrial Real Estate, 2007. Member: Tax Committee of Chicago Development Council. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; International Association of Assessing Officers; Institute of Property Taxation; Civic Federation of Chicago, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce (Member, Real Estate Tax Committee); Real Estate Investment Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Property Tax Law. Email: James P. Regan | | Jack E. Boehm, Jr. (Member) born Peru, Illinois, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1978); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1982). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Property Tax Law. Email: Jack E. Boehm, Jr. | | Jeffrey A. Brown (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Illinois, 1979-1981. Author: "A Potential Limit on Property Taxes," Real Estate Chicago, July/August, 2002; "Lower Assessment in Cook County," Real Estate Chicago, November, 2000. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Property Tax Law. Email: Jeffrey A. Brown | | William J. Seitz (Member) born Royal Oak, Michigan, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with high honors, 1983); Loyola University of Chicago (J.D., 1986); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., 1987). Special Assistant Attorney General, Administrative Hearings Division, State of Illinois Department of Revenue, 1989-1996. Member, State and Local Taxation Department. Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: State Taxation; Local Taxation; Property Tax Law. Email: William J. Seitz | | Albert Fisk (1941-1964). | | Martin S. Katz (1946-2000). | | Eugene Kart (1911-2006). | | OF COUNSEL | | Gilbert Kart (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, 1921; admitted to bar, 1951, Illinois. Education: North Park College; John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1951). Tau Epsilon Rho. Vice-President, John Marshall Law School Alumni Association, 1981—. Member: Chicago (Member, 1963— and Chairman, 1967-1968, State and Local Tax Committee), Illinois State and American Bar Associations. |
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