Leonard M. Schiller

For nearly 40 years, Leonard has devoted his career to all aspects of state and local property tax and general real estate matters. He is well-versed in ad valorem appeals, but has expertise in property tax exemptions, state and local property tax incentives and local government property tax finance. Leonard has secured over $50 million in tax savings for his clients.

Leonard has represented owners of multiple types of properties. This is including but not limited to the following:

He has provided counsel to a variety of clients. He has also represented these clients in seeking tax exemption status, and incentives, and has argued valuation and legal issues at all levels in the process. Leonard’s representative client base is national in scope. He has litigated real estate taxation matters and developed creative legal theories in response to the valuation issues and ranges from Fortune 500 companies to local homeowners.

Leonard has served on the Illinois State Bar Association Committee on Property Taxation, and is an active member of the Illinois Lawyer’s Property Tax Association.  He has served as president of a multistate property management company and on the boards of several public corporations.  His professional affiliations include the American and Illinois Bar Associations.  He graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science, and attained his Juris Doctor degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law.