On January 24, 2023, Allegheny County Council voted 15-0 to reopen the 2022 tax year for Allegheny County property tax assessment appeals. Allegheny County property owners now have until March 31, 2023, to file a tax assessment appeal for tax years 2022 and 2023. The move comes after Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge […]
Pittsburgh, PA – January 20, 2023 – Meyer, Unkovic & Scott announced that it has re‑elected Chad I. Michaelson, Antoinette C. Oliver, and W. Grant Scott II to serve on the firm’s Management Committee, along with Robert E. Dauer, Jr., and Christopher P. Smith, Jr. Smith will also continue to serve as the firm’s Managing
Pittsburgh, PA – January 17, 2023 – Meyer, Unkovic & Scott is pleased to announce that attorney Brittany M. Bloam has been named a partner in the firm Brittany M. Bloam is a member of the firm’s Real Estate & Lending and Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group. She represents clients facing a variety of
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As you may be aware, Allegheny County is making a significant adjustment in how property assessed values are calculated in 2023. This change is available to commercial and residential properties. The new calculation of assessed values in 2023 will be based on a significantly lowered “common level ratio” (adjusted from the previously used ratio of 81.1% of
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Pittsburgh, PA – January 6, 2023 – Meyer, Unkovic & Scott is pleased to announce that Amanda M. Daquelente has joined the partnership as an equity partner. Amanda M. Daquelente is a member of the firm’s Corporate & Business Law and Real Estate & Lending Practice Groups and represents business owners in a wide range
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Jason Yarbrough is quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article, “Rent crisis on main street: Study finds small businesses are struggling to pay their rent.” In the article he discusses the challenges commercial real estate is continuing to face: From his prospective, [Yarbrough] hasn’t seen a recent spike in rent default cases, but there’s no doubt
Pittsburgh, PA, November 22, 2022 – Meyer, Unkovic & Scott congratulates Joe Carroll on his appointment to the Administrative Board of the Pittsburgh Pro Bono Partnership. Joe is a volunteer with the Landlord-Tenant Project, a Signature Project of the Pittsburgh Pro Bono Partnership. Volunteer attorneys represent individuals seeking to appeal a judgment of possession at
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Pittsburgh, Pa., November 4, 2022 – Downtown Pittsburgh-based law firm Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP has been ranked in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list nationally in four practice areas (Land Use & Zoning Law, Construction Law, Litigation – Construction, and Trademark Law) and regionally in 21 practice areas. Firms
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Three MUS attorneys are presenting at the ICSC+U.S. Law conference taking place in Orlando, a premiere conference for those in the Marketplaces Industry. Kevin F. McKeegan is presenting “Financeable Ground Leases Maxwell Briskman Stanfield is leading a round table covering “Technology in Real Estate: Current Landscaping & Emerging Trends.” Grant Scott is leading a round
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Antoinette Oliver is quoted by WESA, Pittsburgh’s NPR News Station, in their article ‘ ‘An explosion in calls’: As evictions return, more volunteers needed for Landlord-Tenant Hotline’ The article focuses on the volunteer work of the Landlord-Tenant hotline, a project of the Pittsburgh Pro Bono Partnership. “Since the pandemic and really since the end of
Pittsburgh, PA., September 26, 2022 – Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2022 honor by The Pittsburgh’s Top Workplaces. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage, LLC. The anonymous survey uniquely measures 15 culture drivers that are
Anyone who has ever bought or sold real estate is familiar with the raft of extra expenses and “closing costs” that come along with the transaction. Among the most significant closing costs is realty transfer tax. Realty transfer tax is imposed by both the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the municipality in which the real estate
Pittsburgh, PA, July 26, 2022 –Meyer, Unkovic & Scott is proud to announce that Andrea Geraghty has been selected as a 2022 Woman of Influence within the CRE Legal Counsel category by GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum. Since 1983, GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum recognizes the women who, by their remarkable achievements, drive the commercial real estate
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Taxpayers have a limited window each year to file an annual tax assessment appeal and seek a reduction in assessed value and property taxes.
Andrea Geraghty writes about how to handle potential conflicts arising throughout the course of a client relationship-at the outset, throughout representation, and at the end- as well as different approaches for current and former clients. She focuses on the guidance of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, and her article, “A Step in Time:
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