Steven Kandelman

For over 19 years, Steven Kandelman has practiced real estate tax law and obtained favorable property tax assessments, tax reductions and refunds for his clients by challenging fair market valuations and securing real estate tax incentives. In July, 2016, he joined Rieff Schramm Kanter & Guttman LLC as Partner. Mr. Kandelman has represented numerous commercial, industrial and residential property owners, developers and property managers in assessment appeals at the Cook County Assessor, the Cook County Board of Review, the Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board and the Circuit Court of Cook County. He also practices in the offices of the Assessors and Boards of Review throughout Illinois. He is an AV rated attorney.

Steven Kandelman is a past Chairman of the Real Estate Tax Committee of the Chicago Bar Association (2012). He has also been a highly regarded speaker at the Continuing Legal Education Seminars of the Chicago Bar Association on the subject of real estate taxation. Mr. Kandelman is a current member of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) State and Local Taxation Committee and has authored articles for the ISBA Tax Trends Newsletter. He has researched and assisted in the preparation of the Illinois Chapter of the ABA Property Tax Deskbook and the Illinois Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) Real Estate Tax Assessment Section.