J. Michael Heaton joined O’Keefe Lyons & Hynes, LLC
in 1976. Mr. Heaton is now the partner-in-charge of the State
and Local Taxation Practice and has been a member of the firm's
Executive Committee since 1991. His primary practice specialty,
both in Illinois and throughout the United States, is the representation
and counseling of clients as to real estate taxation of commercial
and industrial properties, including matters of property tax
incentives and abatements, as well as real estate tax planning
in the effective conduct of business operations.
Professional Associations
Mr. Heaton is a member of the Institute for Professionals in
Taxation (formerly the Institute of Property Taxation) and past
chairman of the IPT’s Legal Committee. He is also a member
of the Chicago Bar Association (and its Real Estate Tax Committee),
the Illinois State Bar Association, the International Association
of Assessing Officers, the Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois,
and the Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago.
Presentations
As a specialist in the taxation of real property, Mr. Heaton
has addressed the membership of the Chicago Tax Club, the Institute
of Property Taxation, the International Association of Assessing
Officers and the Illinois Manufacturers Associations on incentives
and abatements and other real estate tax issues concerning commercial
and industrial properties.
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Panelist
- Real Estate Taxes and the Challenge of Re-Assessing
the Loop. NACORE International. |
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Unauthorized Practice
of Law--A Survey of the Institute of Property Taxation’s
and the International Association of Assessing Officers’
Prototype Legislation. Institute of Property Taxation. |
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How to Contest Cook County Property Taxes:
Market Value vs. Assessed Value. Included material
on the assessment appeals process in Cook and the collar
counties, tax incentives in Cook County, and enterprise
zones. Illinois Manufacturers Association. |
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The 1989 Quadrennial Reassessment: What
to Expect and How to Prepare.” Chicago Tax Club. |
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Classification of Industrial Property:
The Tax Incentives and Abatements of New Construction, Substantial
Rehabilitation or Re-utilization of Abandoned Facilities
for Industrial Purposes in Cook County. IMA. |
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Your Property Taxes - What You Can Do
to Fight Higher Taxes. IMA. |
Civic Activities
Mr. Heaton is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago and
the Board of Advisors of Catholic Charities of the
Archdiocese of Chicago. He is the President of the Notre
Dame Club of Chicago Fellowship Foundation and the General
Counsel to the Notre Dame National Monogram Club.
Education
Mr. Heaton received his Juris Doctor from the University of
Notre Dame Law School after graduating cum laude from
the undergraduate school with a Bachelor’s Degree in
History.
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