Jason T. Shilson joined
the firm in 1994 as an associate, after a year of practice
with a national commercial litigation firm. His practice concentrates
on state and federal court tax litigation matters in Illinois
and throughout the nation, as well as the firm’s administrative
appeals practice in Illinois. He became a partner in January
2002.
Professional Associations
Mr. Shilson is a member of the Chicago Bar Association (and
its Real Estate Tax Committee), the Illinois State Bar Association
and the Institute for Professionals in Taxation (formerly
the Institute of Property Taxation). He was admitted to the
Illinois Bar and the U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of Illinois in 1993, and the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Seventh Circuit in 1994.
Recent Case Decision(s), Articles and Presentations
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Burdens
of Proof and Presumptions in Property Tax Litigation,
12 Journal of Property Tax Management 1 (Spring 2001)
(Research Assistant) |
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IL 304 Ltd. Limited Liability Co. v. ANB CUST. FOR LG,
950 F. Supp. 242 (N.D. Ill. 1996) |
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Current Legislative
and Judicial Developments in the Midwest and
the Northeast, American Bar Association/Institute
of Property Taxation Property Tax Seminar, co-authored
with Elizabeth L. Gracie and Nina H. Tamburo, March 1995.
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The Future -- Questions
of Uniformity, International Association of Assessing
Officers Legal Seminar, co-authored with Elizabeth L.
Gracie, December 1994. |
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Unauthorized Practice
of Law -- A Survey of the Institute of Property Taxation’s
and the International Associations of Assessing Officers’
Prototype Legislation, Institute of Property Taxation
1992 Symposium, co-authored with J. Michael Heaton, November
1992. |
Education
Mr. Shilson graduated from the University of Michigan
(Ann Arbor) in 1990, with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political
Science. He received his Juris Doctor from DePaul University
College of Law in 1993.
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