Fitzgerald's

www.PropertyTax.com

Practice Limited to Property Taxation Law in Metro Chicago

Established 1987

 
      

John P. Fitzgerald, Attorney

The principal of the firm and admitted to the Illinois and Wisconsin bar, he is a nationally recognized expert in the field of state and local taxation. He has published numerous articles and has lectured extensively on the subject. He is a June 1985 graduate of The John Marshall Law School in Chicago.

Prior to the 1988 opening of his practice, he put his public service time in with stints at the Cook County Sheriff, Cook County Assessor and the Cook County Recorder of Deeds. Before attending law school, he worked as a polygraph examiner. The eldest of parents that immigrated from Ireland, he is a lifelong resident of the city of Chicago.

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Admitted:
State of Illinois Bar; November 7, 1985
State of Wisconsin Bar; May 30, 1996

Member:

Chicago Bar Association, Past co-chair of the Property Tax subcommittee,
Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA),
Wisconsin Bar Association,
Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT),
Certified Illinois Assessment Officer,

Community Involvement:
Evergreen Community Bank, director and Chairman
Mt. Greenwood Local Redevelopment Commission, director
Knights of Columbus, Father Perez Council
Catholic Lawyers Guild of Chicago

Publications:
Chapter 10 Is it Real or Personal?
Edited by: John P. Fitzgerald
Property Tax Handbook: Institute for Professionals in Taxation
Winter 2005

2002 Indiana Property Tax Reassessment
By: John P. Fitzgerald
Journal of Property Valuation & Taxation
Volume 14, Issue 2
Fall 2002

Current Tax Developments, Cook County, Illinois Approves Revisions to its Real Property Classification Ordinance
By: John P. Fitzgerald and Brian S. Maher
Journal of Property Tax Management
Volume 12, Issue 2
Fall 2000

Current Tax Developments, Cook County, Illinois Considers an Expansion of Its Incentive Programs
By: John P. Fitzgerald and Brian S. Maher
Journal of Property Tax Management
Volume 12, Issue 1
Summer 2000

Current Tax Developments, Concept of "Manufacturing" Defined in Wisconsin
By: John P. Fitzgerald
Journal of Property Tax Management
Volume 11, Issue 4
Spring 2000

Indiana Property Tax Abatement for Commercial and Industrial Development: A Procedural Overview
By: John P. Fitzgerald and Richard T. Ruzich
Journal of Property Tax Management
Volume 9, Issue 4
Spring 1998

Who Should Represent Taxpayers in Property Assessment Appeals?
By: John P. Fitzgerald
Chicago Bar Association Record
Volume 10, Number 7
October 1996

Real Property Assessment and Taxation in Illinois
Edited by: John P. Fitzgerald
Published by Bancroft-Whitney
October 1991

 

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For more information about property taxation in metro Chicago, contact us at:

Law Offices
John P. Fitzgerald, Ltd.

Chicago, Illinois
Toll Free: (866) 518-2146

E-mail:
jpf@propertytax.com

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(001) 312-346-3000