Members of the Firm

Commitment to Quality

JACK N. SCHLOSSBERG
Member I.A.A.O.

STANLEY H. BECK,
ESQUIRE
Tax Counsel

A. H. BLAKE
Former County Property Appraiser

Responsible for market research,
analysis of comparable sales,
verification of transactions with
buyers and sellers. Responsible
for research of market rents,
expenses, capitalization rates,
and preparation of income analysis
for client properties. Eight
years experience with the Dade
County Property Appraiser’s Office, assessment of
income producing properties, defense of Dade County’s
tax assessments at Value Adjustment Board hearings.
Member of International Association of Assessing
Officers - I.A.A.O.

Board Certified in Taxation
by the Florida Bar, Certified
Public Accountant (inactive).
Experienced in representing owners
before the Value Adjustment
Board since 1970. Prepares
analysis for income properties,
and presents evidence at
Board Hearings. Coordinates presentations
with appraisers for personal property hearings.
Monitors State and Local legislation impacting clients’
properties.

Served as Miami-Dade County’s
Property Appraiser from 1970
through 1979. Also served as
Assistant Property Appraiser
from 1967 through 1970. Participated
as a party in numerous
judicial proceedings involving
property tax law. Joins in
presentations at Value Adjustment
Board hearings, for high value properties and assists
in development of strategies for analysis of complex
properties.

LAURENT BONNET

MARK MITTLEMAN

MURIEL HART

Organizes hearing schedules
for Value Adjustment Boards.
Processes Special Master’s
Findings. Responsible for
maintaining and updating
over 3,000 client files.
Organizes section maps, aerials
and photos which are presented
as evidence at Board
hearings. Processes the preparation of Value
Adjustment Board petitions, property information
sheets, and mailings of documents to clients.
Prepares all bills for clients and assists clients in
obtaining refunds from Tax Collectors’ offices.
Responsible for coordinating projects for creation of
electronic client files, scanning of documents for
retention and automating numerous internal reports.

Responsible for market research,
analysis of comparable
sales, verification with buyers,
sellers and brokers. Conducts
field inspections of client
and comparable properties.
Photographs client and comparable
properties. Organizes
photographic evidence for hearings,
prepares maps and visual aids for use at Board
hearings. Organizes articles of comparable sales for
presentations. Scans research documents for subsequent
retrieval and use at Board hearings.

In excess of 20 years experience
in property tax administration.
Coordinates communication
between property owners, property
appraisers offices and Value
Adjustment Boards. Processes
the preparation of Value
Adjustment Board petitions.
Organizes hearing schedules for
Value Adjustment Boards. Assists in final preparation of
documents for presentation at Value Adjustment Board
hearings. Assists clients in obtaining refunds from the
Tax Collectors’ offices, or modified tax bills. Scans
research documents for subsequent retrieval and use at
Board hearings.

CAROL CREECH

ELLIE OVERBECK

ISIS RECIO
Member I.A.A.O.

Selects data to annually update
present worth tables used in
challenging personal property
assessments. Analyzes client’s
tangible personal property tax
returns and fixed asset listings,
and organizes evidence for submission
at personal property
Value Adjustment Board hearings.
Communicates with clients to obtain property
information. Assists clients in obtaining refunds from
Tax Collectors’ offices.

Experienced paralegal. Prepares
correspondence and legal documents
for Board Hearings.
Organizes data for personal property
appraisals. Verifies status of
clients’ property tax bills with
Tax Collector’s offices. Opens
new client files. Prepares exemption
applications for agricultural
and educational institutions. Works with counties and
clients to establish qualifications for homestead and other
exemptions.

Responsible for market research,
analysis of comparable sales,
research of market rents and
expenses for client properties.
Inspects clients’ properties
and reviews county assessment
records. Twenty years experience
with the Miami-Dade County
Property Appraiser’s office,
assessment of income producing properties, defense
of Miami-Dade County’s tax assessments at Value
Adjustment Board hearings. Member of International
Association of Assessing Officers - I.A.A.O.