John (Jack) P. Fitzgerald
Founder & Partner
He was born and raised on the south side of Chicago to parents that immigrated from the west coast of Ireland.
He holds a J.D. and a LL.M. from the University of Illinois / Chicago and established his practice in 1987. Before that, he was employed by Cook County Assessor Thomas C. Hynes, as an analyst in the Research and Standards department and held the CIAO designation. Prior to attending law school, he was employed as a polygraph examiner, having trained under the direction of John E. Reid.
In furtherance of representing his client’s interest, he has developed tools that embrace technology, such as PropertyTax.com and Tax Track System. This technology has the effect of leveling the playing field and creating client advantage. Additionally, he is a member of an array of bar associations and the IPT.
A dedicated conservationist, he oversees an ongoing forest restoration project that has included the planting of 175,000 hardwood and pine trees and is currently planning a larger forest restoration project.
United States Supreme Court Bar;
United States Court of Appeals (Seventh Circuit)
United States Tax Court;
Bar of the States of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin;
Chapter 10 Is it Real or Personal?
Edited by: John P. Fitzgerald
Property Tax Handbook: Institute for Professionals in Taxation
Winter 2005
2002 Indiana Property Tax Reassessment
By: John P. Fitzgerald
Journal of Property Valuation & Taxation
Volume 14, Issue 2
Fall 2002
Current Tax Developments, Cook County, Illinois Approves Revisions to its Real Property Classification Ordinance
By: John P. Fitzgerald and Brian S. Maher
Journal of Property Tax Management
Volume 12, Issue 2
Fall 2000
Current Tax Developments, Cook County, Illinois Considers an Expansion of Its Incentive Programs
By: John P. Fitzgerald and Brian S. Maher
Journal of Property Tax Management
Volume 12, Issue 1
Summer 2000
Current Tax Developments, Concept of “Manufacturing” Defined in Wisconsin
By: John P. Fitzgerald
Journal of Property Tax Management
Volume 11, Issue 4
Spring 2000
Indiana Property Tax Abatement for Commercial and Industrial Development: A Procedural Overview
By: John P. Fitzgerald and Richard T. Ruzich
Journal of Property Tax Management
Volume 9, Issue 4
Spring 1998
Who Should Represent Taxpayers in Property Assessment Appeals?
By: John P. Fitzgerald
Chicago Bar Association Record
Volume 10, Number 7
October 1996
Real Property Assessment and Taxation in Illinois
Edited by: John P. Fitzgerald
Published by Bancroft-Whitney
October 1991