Pierce Atwood attorneys have successfully handled virtually every type of property tax issue and appeal in Rhode Island. Our team has extensive knowledge of the rules and processes governing real estate appraisals, allowing us to provide maximum value to our clients. While most of our tax abatement clients are property owners, we also advise and defend municipalities in property tax matters. Our team has assisted numerous clients reduce their property taxes, directly benefitting their bottom lines.

Our property tax experience includes:

  • Appealing excessive property assessment for large office buildings in Providence
  • Representing property owners in the hospitality industry, including owners of hotels, marinas, and restaurants
  • Successfully handling tangible property tax appeals
  • Assisting businesses in negotiating tax stabilization and PILOT agreements with municipalities
  • Appealing the assessments of value of shopping plazas
  • Appealing the tax assessment on a charter school
  • Challenging the illegal tax classification for a manufacturing plant incorrectly assessed as non-manufacturing
  • Conducting the early evaluation and prosecution of tax appeals for scores of high-end homes in southern Rhode Island
  • Obtaining reduction of property taxes for a large foundation property by obtaining Farm, Forest, and Open Space status

Please contact one of our Pierce Atwood tax abatement attorneys for help with your property tax questions:

Stephen J. MacGillivray

401.490.3430

smacgillivray@pierceatwood.com

Mark A. Pogue

401.490.3416

mpogue@pierceatwood.com