O'Keefe Lyons & Hynes LLC

John P. Nyhan represents a variety of clients in state and local property tax, valuation and planning matters. Prior to joining O’Keefe Lyons & Hynes, John was Chief of Staff at the Board of Review for Cook County, a quasi-judicial real estate tax tribunal, where property owners appeal valuations set by the Assessor. In addition to supervising day-to-day operations, John acted as the Board’s senior hearing officer, resolving complex commercial and industrial property valuation claims.

Prior to working at the Board of Review, John represented the Cook County Assessor’s Office, including as its Chief Legal Counsel. John served on the Assessor’s Executive Committee with oversight responsibility for several departments within the office.

Clients:

John focuses his practice on:

• Office and retail property owners / managers
• Industrial and commercial property owners / managers
• Multi-family property owners / managers
• Condominium Associations
• Commercial real estate management firms
• National and regional developers
• National and regional commercial and industrial businesses
• Corporate campuses
• Small to mid-sized businesses

Practice areas:

• State and local property tax administrative appeals
• Negotiating, obtaining and implementing tax abatements and incentive classifications (including Cook County Class 6(b), Class L, and Class 8)
• Real estate tax exemption matters
• Tax projecting
• Global real estate tax planning

“In government, I worked with professionals who were committed to equitable and reasonable outcomes for property owners. My colleagues at O’Keefe, Lyons & Hynes exhibit the same dogged determination to achieve a fair, reasonable and just result for the clients we serve.”