Michael Slevens- FOUNDER/CEO
Michael leads Tax Recourse LLC., and was responsible for the original formation of the alliance. He has over twenty years of experience in commercial real estate and ad valorem tax representation. Michael began his career as an assistant appraiser, becoming Generally Certified in the state of New Jersey in 1994. He has held positions throughout his career in both the Property Tax Consultant field, such as a Senior Property Tax Consultant for Deloitte & Touche, LLP, as well as, the Corporate Tax field, holding the position of Manager of Property Tax for Toys “R” Us, Inc. Having worked on both sides, Michael is uniquely positioned to understand the needs of the commercial client, as well as, holding the skills necessary to provide long term tax saving strategies. Throughout his career he has, and continues to, represent clients with large commercial portfolios, such as, Toys “R” Us, Cafaro, Home Depot, and Centro Properties. Michael’s extensive experience in property tax consulting both locally and nationally, has developed him as an expert in negotiating values, and identifying long term tax saving strategies for commercial property owners. Since 2004 he has held the position of a Senior Executive, continuing to directly manage the appeal process for Clients as well as, managing all aspects of valuation and appeal operations at a regional level and company wide. Michael is a State Certified General Real Estate Appraiser in New Jersey, and is a registered Senior Property Tax Consultant with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR).
ABOUT US
Tax Recourse, LLC is comprised of 11 tax professionals with combined property tax experience of over 100 years. We have an Appraiser on staff, 5 Licensed Consultants, a sales team of 4, and a business personal property specialist. Additionally we have several attorneys located throughout the United States that work directly with us. Every member of the team at Tax Recourse LLC. has made property taxes their career and have been involved in the efforts to reduce their client’s tax burdens exclusively.
