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Representative Bio

James Regan is of counsel to Siegel Jennings. As managing partner of Fisk Kart Katz and Regan, Mr. Regan worked extensively on matters involving the assessments of major industrial complexes, office buildings, hotels, shopping centers, apartment developments, condominium properties and Incentive Assessment Applications.

Prior to joining Fisk Kart and Katz, Ltd., Mr. Regan served on the staff of the Cook County Assessor for ten years in various capacities. He was responsible for reviewing Commercial Incentive Applications and developing the Assessor’s Incentive Rules and Guidelines. He initiated the automated Complaint System currently utilized for the review of commercial and industrial appeals filed with the Office of the Cook County Assessor.

Mr. Regan is an appointed member to the Cook County Assessor's Real Estate Tax Forum. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Real Estate Investment Association and American Property Tax Counsel. He is also a member of the Tax Committees of the Chicago Development Council and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Regan received his undergraduate degree from the Catholic University of America. He has an M.A. from the New School for Social Research, New York, and a Juris Doctor from St. John’s University Law School in New York.

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Representative Bio

Tom Sweeney, attorney for Siegel Jennings, handles the day-to-day management of the office.  Mr. Sweeney’s practice is focused on business property valuation and real estate tax assessment. Mr. Sweeney has extensive experience representing diverse clients ranging from national corporations and non-profit organizations to family owned businesses. In over thirty years in the field, including six years as senior assessment analyst for the Cook County (Illinois) Assessor’s Office, Mr. Sweeney has represented thousands of property owners before assessors, boards of review, state appellate boards and in the courts.

Tom Sweeney received his Master in Accountancy from Southern Illinois University and a Juris Doctor from Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. He has also been designated a Leading Lawyer for Real Estate Tax in Illinois.

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Firm Information

Siegel Jennings Fisk Kart Katz and Regan, founded in 1939, is one of the oldest boutique real estate law firms in Chicago. The majority of the firm's cases are for large and small corporate clients with multi-jurisdictional property needs.

Siegel Jennings Fisk Kart Katz and Regan focuses its practice on ad valorem taxation and real estate and construction law. Our services include but are not limited to Assessment Valuation, Assessment Appeals, Property Tax Appeals, Tax Management, Incentive Programs, Acquisitions, Dispositions, Financing, Distressed Assets, Land Use, and more... Through affiliating with American Property Tax Counsel we offer local expertise with national capabilities to major portfolio owners.

We are a leader in theory and practice, we develop and advance progressive theories that enable our clients to maximize their profits and minimize levies. We are advancing theories like tangible and intangible personal property, purchase price allocation, business enterprise value segmentation. We provide representation for contractors and developers in all aspects of the development and construction process, emphasizing focused preparation of project bids, contracts, surety bonds, etc.

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