One of our firm’s primary practice areas is representing clients in real estate tax appeals negotiation and litigation in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. Our attorneys are licensed to practice law in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan, and we have a network of property tax consultants and attorneys to assist clients with appeals in other states on a national basis.

Our firm provides real estate tax estimate letters and analysis to our clients when they are developing, acquiring, or selling properties.

Our firm routinely represents nonprofit organizations, including public charities, private foundations, and other tax-exempt entities in the property tax exemption application process.

Our firm represents and advises clients in connection with personal property tax audits, litigation, and assessments.

Our firm works with clients to obtain and maintain abatements and other types of property tax deductions to make sure the benefits are received and maximized. We provide advice and representation in all stages of this process, including the application process and compliance.

Given our background in resolving assessment disputes and our familiarity with various tax credit, tax abatement and incentive programs, our firm is increasingly engaged by clients to represent them in contractual disputes with vendors or business partners.

Our firm represents clients in resolving tax sale issues and having properties removed from tax sale. This scope of work includes both settlement negotiations with the county officials as well as litigation in the local courts, when required.

In addition to real estate tax exemptions, our firm provides advice and representation to nonprofits concerning federal tax exemption, corporate governance, and contractual agreements. We serve as outside general counsel to several charities and foundations.

Our firm represents clients in obtaining a wide range of tax credits and incentives, including New Markets Tax Credits (NMTCs). The NMTC program provides tax credit equity financing primarily for real estate projects located in qualified low-income census tracts.

We represent investors and developers in all aspects of the Opportunity Zone program, which provides investors in qualified opportunity funds with tax benefits for investing in qualified opportunity zone businesses.

We provide local counsel (borrower’s counsel) representation to clients when needed, including review and negotiation of transaction documents as well as legal opinions.

We are experienced with assisting clients in obtaining historic tax credit incentives and historic preservation initiatives, including the use of Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits (HRTCs).

We represent new and fast-growing businesses and assist them in obtaining various state business incentives and grants, including workforce training grants, employee expansion tax credits, business investment tax credits, among others.

We represent clients in all aspects of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, including entity formation, LIHTC applications and QAP review, deal and tax structuring, financial review, syndication, re-financing, re-syndication, partnership agreement review, and exit transactions.

Our firm represents clients with virtually all aspects of equity and debt financing of real estate.

Our firm routinely represents sellers and purchasers of all asset classes in real estate acquisitions and dispositions, including the acquisition and disposition of multi-family projects, retail shopping centers, industrial buildings, office buildings and mixed-used projects.

We have broad experience in commercial leasing matters, including representation of owners and tenants in commercial leasing transactions throughout the United States, and with respect to all asset classes.

Our team is equipped to assist investors and owners in distressed real estate situations, including foreclosures and tax sales. We have experience in workouts, restructuring debt and financing, loan assumptions and note purchases, deed-in-lieu of foreclosures, and other foreclosure matters.

In addition to our experience helping clients utilize NMTCs, LIHTCs, HRTCs, we work with nonprofit and for-profit clients on community and economic development projects, including community land trusts, tax increment financing, and public-private partnerships.

Our firm provides our clients with advice and assistance regarding entity selection and ownership structures for real estate projects and the advantages and liabilities relating thereto, including tax and liability issues.

We represent owners, developers, construction companies, property management companies and governmental entities in all aspects of developing, constructing and operating various types of real estate projects.