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Ilene Baxt Boorman  provides legal representation in the management and appeal of Virginia real estate tax assessments before both the administrative boards and Virginia courts. She has assisted numerous property owners in the appeal and reduction in assessed values of office, retail, industrial, hotel, multi-family, and vacant properties. Her experience includes the appeal of assessments in all Northern Virginia jurisdictions and the greater Richmond and Tidewater areas.

Ilene has taught many seminars and written numerous articles on real estate tax valuation and the management of real estate tax assessments. She co-authored a chapter for The Property Tax Deskbook, published by The American Bar Association. The chapter is entitled “Virginia Real Property Tax.”

She is a member of the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association (NVBIA), Apartment and Office Building Association (AOBA), International Association of Assessment Officers, and the Virginia Association of Assessing Officers. She has served on various committees of both NVBIA and AOBA.

Ilene also provides eminent domain representation throughout Virginia. Some of her recent work focused on condemnation associated with Metro and Wilson Bridge takings.

She is a member of the Commonwealth of Virginia Bar, the D.C. Bar, and a former member of the American Inns of Court.

Ilene is also an active member of the American Property Tax Counsel (“APTC”), an affiliation of leading property tax lawyers and law firms in the United States and Canada.

Ilene holds a Bachelors of Business Administration with an emphasis on finance from the George Washington University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.

BAR ADMISSIONS:

• Viriginia
• District of Columbia

EDUCATION:

• Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.
• George Washington University, B.A.

MEMBER:

• Northern Virginia Building Industry Association (NVBIA)
• Apartment and Office Building Association (AOBA)
• International Association of Assessment Officers (IAAO)
• Virginia Association of Assessing Officers (VAAO)
• American Property Tax Counsel (APTC)

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Mark F. Rogers focuses primarily on real estate tax assessment appeals for the firm’s Virginia clients. He regularly appears before the various Boards of Equalization within the Commonwealth on behalf of owners of all property types. Mark has also practiced before various Maryland Property Tax Assessment Appeal Boards and the Maryland Tax Court.

In addition to his experience at Wilkes Artis, Mark spent several years with a large firm in Denver, Colorado where he gained significant experience representing clients in a broad array of leasing, lending, acquisition, disposition and land development and zoning matters. Mark also served as Vice President of Development for a large commercial development company focusing on east coast projects for national retail tenants.

Mark is admitted to practice in Virginia, Maryland, Colorado and the District of Columbia. He is a graduate of Princeton University with an AB in Politics, and a cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law.

BAR ADMISSIONS:

• Virginia
• Maryland
• Colorado
• District of Columbia

EDUCATION:

• University of Georgia School of Law, J.D.
• cum laude
• Princeton University, A.B.

MEMBER:

• Apartment and Office Building Association –Virginia Government Affairs Committee and Virginia Metropolitan Political Action Committee
• Northern Virginia Building Industry Association

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Firm Information

Wilkes Artis is the oldest law firm in the Washington Metropolitan region recognized as the leading authority in the fields of real estate tax and condemnation law.

Our firm is committed to excellence by bringing to bear the experience and expertise of our attorneys and professional staff in pursuit of our clients' interests. In this ever increasing complex regulatory environment we strive to make the ownership and management of property a less than taxing experience.

Firm attorneys handle the litigation of tax appeals from the administrative hearing level through appeal to the trial and appellate courts. In order to successfully counsel our diverse client base, attorneys are expert in the interplay between local tax and zoning law, and closely monitor local, regional and national real estate market trends.

Success in valuation cases requires a great breadth of knowledge and expertise. We possess a thorough understanding of the economics of all types of real estate, as well as an appreciation for the strategy and tactics which will further our clients' interests. Our attorneys have handled many cases which have established new law and principles in the tax arena. This familiarity with governing doctrine is essential to our credibility and effectiveness.

Every year our firm handles cases involving millions of square feet of commercial real property as well as thousands of acres of residential and commercial land. This gives us the insight and judgement necessary to most effectively protect our clients' interests. It also provides us with day to day exposure to and experience with the issues and the personnel within the various tax agencies and tribunals. This level of involvement is critical to our positive results.

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