Property Tax Appeals
The Preservation Compact’s property tax policy working group recommends that affordable multifamily rental owners appeal the assessed value of their properties.
For more information about the appeals process, read our Guide to Appealing Your Property Taxes for multifamily property owners. Additional resources are available through the Cook County Assessor’s Office, the Cook County Board of Review, and through your Township Assessor.
The Preservation Compact offers the list of property tax appeal attorneys and practitioners below as a resource to property owners but does not endorse any particular practitioner, attorney, or firm. Property owners should contact representatives directly.
Property owners do not need an attorney to appeal their assessment to the Cook County Assessor’s Office.
It is typical for attorneys and practitioners to work for either a flat fee or a contingent fee. Under a flat fee arrangement, the owner agrees to pay the representative a fixed amount per year of the three year triennial assessment and the fee is payable regardless of the results of the appeal. An alternative fee arrangement is a contingent fee agreement, meaning there will be no fee unless the appeal is successful, and payment will be a percentage of the savings in the first year of the triennial re-assessment resulting from the appeal. If the fee is contingent upon a reduction in assessed value, an attorney or practitioner may charge a nominal fee to open a file. In all cases, fees are negotiable as to the amount of a flat fee or the percentage of savings in taxes that a contingent fee is based upon.
Questions or concerns should be directed to Stacie Young at stacie.young@cicchicago.com.
Appeals Representatives
Attorneys/Law Firms
Elliott & Associates Attorneys, PC
Michael Elliot
1430 Lee Street
Des Plaines, Illinois 60018
(847) 298-8300
mike@elliottlaw.com
www.elliottlaw.com
Relias Law Group, Ltd.
George J. Relias
150 S. Wacker Drive
Suite 1600
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 428-3021 direct
grelias@reliaslaw.com
www.reliaslaw.com
Madigan & Getzendanner
Jeffrey A. Holland
30 North LaSalle, Suite 3906
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 551-3310
jholland@madigetz.com
Behrens & Truong, P.C.
Jennifer Truong
111 West Washington Street, Suite 1540
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 263-4308
jtruong@behrensandtruong.com
http://behrensandtruong.com/
Miner, Barnhill & Galland, PC
William Miceli, Esq.
325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 350
Chicago, Illinois 60654
(312) 751-1170
wmiceli@lawmbg.com
Raila & Associates, PC
Andrea Raila, Sr. Tax Analyst
747 North LaSalle Street, Suite 700
Chicago, Illinois 60654
(312) 587-9494
araila@railaandassociatespc.com
www.railaandassociatespc.com
Rieff Schramm Kanter & Guttman, LLC
Glenn Guttman
100 N LaSalle, 23rd Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 372-2500
gguttman@realproptax.com
www.rskglaw.com
Rieff Schramm Kanter & Guttman, LLC
Steve Kandelman
100 N LaSalle, 23rd Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 372-2500
skandelman@realproptax.com
www.rskglaw.com
Golan Christie Taglia LLP
Donald Rubin
70 West Madison Street, Suite 1500
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 696-2641
dtrubin@gct.law
www.gct.law
Schoenberg Finkel Beederman Bell Glazer, LLC
G. Terence Nader
300 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1500
Chicago IL 60606
(312) 648-2300
terry.nader@sfbbg.com
www.sfbbg.com
Siegel & Callahan, P.C.
Jerry Brown
20 North Clark Street, Suite 2200
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 629-0222
jerry@prptax.com
www.arnoldsiegellaw.com
Worsek & Vihon LLP
Jessica MacLean
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 3010
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Direct: (312) 917-2312
Main: (312) 368-0091
jmaclean@wvproptax.com
www.wvproptax.com
Rock Fusco & Connelly, LLC
Lester McCarroll, III
321 North Clark Street, Suite 2200
Chicago, Illinois 60654
(312) 494-1000
lmccarroll@rfclaw.com
www.rfclaw.com
Consulting Firms
J Stein Property Tax Consultants
Mike P. Sweeney
185 North Franklin, Suite 201
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 407-9400
msweeney@jsteintaxes.com
www.jsteintaxes.com
Robert Clark and Associates
Robert A. Clark
111 N. Wheaton Avenue, Unit 408
Wheaton, Illinois 60187
(630) 668-1360
advalrom@aol.com
Stella Black Real Estate Consultants
Stella Black
100 N. LaSalle, Suite 810
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 701-0079
Fax: (312) 638-0989
proptaxms@aol.com