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Real Estate Taxation Attorneys

Stanko McCarthy Law Group

MEET OUR FIRM

Our firm has extensive experience in real estate tax sales and tax deeds; purchase, assignment and servicing of real estate tax certificates; retroactive and alternative real estate tax relief; tax exemption proceedings; Indemnity Fund proceedings; sheriff levy sales; and commercial and residential real estate transactions, finance and development.

WHAT WE DO

We seek to ensure that the legal needs of our clients are satisfied in the most effective manner possible. In addition to the practice areas above, we have also established a network of attorneys who concentrate in areas in which we do not practice. Our network and relationships extend to law firms and attorneys in many other cities and states. If you have any legal needs, please contact us to discuss how we can help you.

OUR CLIENTS

Our firm is proud to represent a broad range of individuals and businesses. A representative list of our clients include:

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ABOUT SMLG

Stanko McCarthy Law Group concentrates its practice in real estate taxation, transactions and litigation, business transactions and litigation, and many other areas of law. Our firm has extensive experience in real estate tax sales and tax deeds; purchase, assignment and servicing of real estate tax certificates; retroactive and alternative real estate tax relief; tax exemption proceedings; Indemnity Fund proceedings; sheriff levy sales; and commercial and residential real estate transactions, finance and development. Our attorneys have served as Chairs of the Real Estate Taxation Committee and the Tax Sale and Tax Deed Subcommittee of the Chicago Bar Association. We work with clients and other legal professionals on wills, trusts, estate planning and probate; real estate tax reductions and appeals; legal malpractice, medical malpractice, and personal injury; and all related areas of litigation.

The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory has given our firm (formerly known as Flamm, Teibloom, Stanko & McCarthy) the highest possible ratings. Our goal is to provide our clients with the highest quality legal advice and vigorous advocacy while being responsive to each client’s individual needs.

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John W. Stanko, Jr.

Partner

John’s clientele in tax sale and tax deed litigation ranges from private investors to large corporate tax purchasers and servicing agents as well as private property owners, mortgage companies, banks, title companies and municipalities. He has written and spoken at many seminars and has been a court-appointed expert witness regarding the Illinois Property Tax Code.

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Emmett R. McCarthy

Partner

Emmett’s primary practice areas are real estate tax sales and tax deedsreal estate tax sale certificate assignmentsreal estate tax redemption, indemnity fund claimsretroactive and alternative real estate tax relief and real estate tax exemptions. He has handled numerous Cook County Indemnity Fund cases involving residential, income, commercial and industrial properties and obtained judgments exceeding $1,000.000.00.

Business Transactions and Litigation

Property Tax Redemptions

Real Estate Tax Exemptions

Real Estate Litigation

Reductions and Appeals

Wills, Trusts, Estate Planning and Probate

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