This program can improve your ability to:

• understand the impact of the most recent legislation affecting real estate tax
• handle client questions regarding tax sales and tax deeds
• discuss best practices for real estate tax attorneys working in Cook County and the surrounding areas and how they might differ from other areas of Illinois

Moderator
Timothy E. Moran, Schmidt, Salzman & Moran, Ltd., Chicago

Introductory Comments
Timothy E. Moran, Schmidt, Salzman & Moran, Ltd., Chicago

Tax Exemptions, Including Discussion of Legislative Changes Since Provena  
Mark R. Davis, O'Keefe Lyons & Hynes, LLC, Chicago
Mark Dyckman, Deputy General Counsel, Illinois Department of Revenue, Chicago

Tax Assessment Appeals and Practice in Cook County and Collar Counties
Whitney T. Carlisle, McCracken Walsh Carlisle & de LaVan, Chicago
Benjamin R. Bilton, Cook County State's Attorney's Office, Chicago
Thomas Jaconetty, Deputy Assessor of Valuation and Assessment for the Cook County Assessor's Office, Chicago
John Nyhan, Chief Deputy Commissioner of Cook County Board of Review, Chicago
William J. Seitz, Law Offices of William J. Seitz, Chicago

Tax Sales and Tax Deed Procedures
Jeffrey S. Blumenthal, Slutzky & Blumenthal, Chicago
David R. Gray, Jr., Midwest Real Estate Investment Co., Chicago