Martin S. KATZ

Background

Katz, Martin S. was born on December 6, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Education

University of Illinois (Bachelor of Science, 1968). De Paul University (Juris Doctor, 1972). Assistant States Attorney, Cook County, Illinois, Real Estate Tax Division, 1972-1974.

Career

Worked at Fisk Kart and Katz, Limited. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Illinois. Author: "Anchor Tenants and Other Tenants in Shopping Malls - Their Interrelationship," International Association of Assessing Officers Legal Council Seminar, 1993.

"Cook County, Illinois Tax Appeals Hinge on Constructive Fraud," Real Estate Forum, 1995.

Author and Speaker: "Burden of Proof in Illinois Ad Valorem Tax Appeals," Annual Conference of the Institute of Property Taxation, 1995. Author: "Taxpayers Remedies," Chapter in the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education - Real Estate Taxation Treatise, 1996.

Author and Speaker: "The Assesor"s Presumption of Correctness and the Property Tax Owner"s Burden of Proof in Ad Valorem Property Tax Hearings," American Bar Association Section of Taxation, State and Local Tax Committee, 1995. Member, Joint Illinois/Chicago Bar Commission on the Unauthorized Practice of Law in Real Estate Assessment Practice, 1990-1993.

Assistant States Attorney, Cook County, Illinois, Real Estate Tax Division, 1972-1974.

Member: Chicago (Chairman, State and Municipal Taxation Committee, 1978-1979), Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Real Estate Investors Association (REIA). International Development Research Council (International Development Research Centre).

Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate (AECRE).

Institute of Property Taxation (IPT). International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO).

Civic Federation of Chicago. Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.

Property Tax Reform Committee (Chairman).

Fisk Kart and Katz, Limited. has provided its clients with effective, knowledgeable legal representation in the area of property tax and assessment law since 1941. The firm is the largest and most experienced property tax law firm in Chicago. Several of the firm"s partners and associates previously served with the major governmental offices which are responsible for assessment and taxation.

The professional dedication of these attorneys results in property owners being represented by powerful advocates for their interests.

Achievements

• Martin S. Katz has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Joint Illinois/Chicago Bar Commission on the Unauthorized Practice of Law in Real Estate Assessment Practice, 1990-1993. Assistant States Attorney, Cook County, Illinois, Real Estate Tax Division, 1972-1974. Member: Chicago (Chairman, State and Municipal Taxation Committee, 1978-1979), Illinois State and American Bar Associations.

Real Estate Investors Association (REIA).

International Development Research Council (International Development Research Centre). Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate (AECRE).

Institute of Property Taxation (IPT). International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO).

Civic Federation of Chicago.

Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. Property Tax Reform Committee (Chairman).