Christopher D Graham

Christopher D. Graham is a Chandler-based attorney who handles tax law, business law, and estate planning including wills, trusts, and probate. His practice reflects the reality that for many property owners and small business clients, these areas overlap more than they stay separate. A commercial property held in a trust or a business entity creates questions that cut across multiple disciplines, and having one attorney who understands all of them is genuinely useful. Graham works primarily with individuals, families, and small to mid-size businesses in the East Valley. He's built a practice around direct client relationships rather than volume, and clients tend to get straightforward advice rather than hedged answers designed to keep the billing clock running.

Graham's tax law work includes property tax appeals for both residential and commercial properties in Maricopa County. He reviews assessment notices, evaluates comparable sales data and income information for commercial assets, and represents clients through the County Assessor's appeal process and beyond. His approach combines legal advocacy with a clear explanation of what each step actually means for your tax bill. On the business law side, he advises on entity formation, contracts, and transactions, with particular attention to how business structures interact with property ownership and tax treatment. For clients who own commercial real estate through an LLC or other entity, he can look at both the property tax and the business structure in the same conversation. His estate planning practice covers wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney, and probate administration. For clients who own real property that will eventually transfer to heirs, coordinating the property tax implications of that transfer matters. Proposition 19 and Arizona-specific rules can affect what happens to assessed values when property changes hands, and Graham factors that into estate planning advice.

Graham starts with a consultation to understand your situation, which for property tax matters means looking at your current assessment, your property type, and the available market data. If an appeal makes sense, he explains the process and what you can realistically expect before you decide to move forward. For property tax appeals, he handles the filing with the Maricopa County Assessor, prepares supporting documentation, and negotiates on your behalf. Most cases resolve at the assessor level without a formal hearing, but he's prepared to take cases further when the numbers justify it. For clients with connected business or estate planning needs, he can work through those questions in the same engagement rather than requiring you to start over with a different attorney. The process is collaborative, and he prefers that clients understand what's happening and why rather than just signing documents at the end.

Christopher D. Graham primarily serves clients in Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe, and the broader East Valley. He also works with clients throughout Maricopa County for property tax and business matters. Estate planning clients sometimes come from further afield, particularly when family members in the area refer them. Most initial consultations can be conducted in person or remotely.