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The firm concentrates its practice in the areas of real estate taxation, eminent domain and governmental matters. We represent clients with all types of commercial, industrial and residential properties, concentrating in obtaining equitable assessments or, in eminent domain proceedings, fair compensation on their behalf. We also assist them in obtaining "assessment incentives" and "tax abatements" designed to encourage industrial, commercial, and multi-residential development. Our clients include developers, real estate investment trusts, banks, Fortune 500 companies and not-for-profit organizations, as well as individual property owners and small businesses. The firm represents clients with properties in the metropolitan area as well as entrepreneurs throughout Illinois. We also work with a network of real estate tax attorneys throughout the United States and Canada.

Statement of Practice

Real Estate Tax Assessment, Real Estate Taxation, Property Tax Appeals, Property Tax Assessments, Tax Incentives, Tax Abatement, Exemption, Eminent Domain, Condemnation, Assessments.

Rate Information

Free Initial Consultation
Accepts Major Credit Cards

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• American Express
• Discover

Address

100 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2300
Chicago, IL 60602-2402, (Cook Co.)

Phone

Phone: 312-386-7007
Fax: 312-372-2550

Website

http://www.rieffschrammkanter.com

Office Hours

Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Melvyn A. Rieff (Retired Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Illinois; 1977, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1965; J.D., 1968). Illinois State Scholar, 1961-1965. Adjunct Faculty, IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, Spring 1978. Assistant Attorney General, State of Illinois, Environmental Control Division, 1971-1973. Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County, 1973-1981. Supervisor, Environmental Law Section, 1973-1976. General Law and Special Litigation Section, 1976-1980; Real Estate Tax Section, 1980-1981. Chairman, Bench & Bar Advisory Committee on Tax Objections, Circuit Court of Cook County, 1993-1994. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations (Retired). Practice Areas: Real Estate Tax Assessment.Email: Melvyn A. Rieff

Donald L. Schramm (Member) born Evanston, Illinois, 1949; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1982, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1972); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1978). Phi Alpha Delta. General Counsel, Cook County Assessor's Office, 1978-1982. Author: "Assessment Incentive Classifications," Real Estate Journal, Vol. 1 No. 25 (December 7, 1998); "Taxation of Retirement Housing," Journal of Property Taxation, Vol. 1, No. 3, (1989). Instructor, Seminar, Real Estate Taxation, 1985-2004. (Managing Partner). Practice Areas: Eminent Domain Law; Real Estate Tax Assessment.Email: Donald L. Schramm

Herbert Kanter (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, Illinois and U.S. District Court, District of Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1962); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1965). Assistant Supervisor, Capital Stock Tax Division, State of Illinois, Department of Revenue, 1962-1968. Author: "Pitfalls of Real Estate Taxation: Let the Buyer Beware," The REIT Report, 1997. Co-author: "Real Estate Taxes: Pitfalls for the Unwary Practitioner," Chicago Bar Record, June, 1991. Lectured: Chicago Bar Association Real Estate Taxation Programs, 2006. Moderator and Panelist: Real Estate Taxation Session, NARIET Law and Accounting Conference, 1997. Practice Areas: Real Estate Tax Assessment.Email: Herbert Kanter

Glenn S. Guttman (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1987); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1990). Co-Author: "Tax Objection Complaints," and "Real Estate Tax Considerations," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2008; "Five Things Every Attorney Should Know About Appealing Their Clients' Real Estate Taxes," CBA Record, January, 2004. Lecturer, Seminar, "Real Estate Taxation: An Overview for the Non-Specialist," 2005. Special Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 2004-2006. Member: Chicago (Chairman, Real Estate Taxation Committee, 2006-2007; Assessment and Appeals Sub-Committee Chairman, 2004-2005; Legislative Liaison, 2003-2004), Illinois State and American Bar Associations; International Association of Assessing Officers; Illinois Property Tax Lawyers Association; Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Tax Assessments; Eminent Domain.Email: Glenn S. Guttman

OF COUNSEL

Michael T. Reynolds (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois; 1982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1981). Arbitrator, Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program, 1994-2003. Lecturer: Real Estate Taxation Law, 1996, 1997, 1998. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Tax Assessment.Email: Michael T. Reynolds