Dayes Law Firm

Dayes Law Firm is a Phoenix-based practice with a broad range of legal services including tax law, estate planning, and business law. Their tax attorneys bring a cross-disciplinary approach to property tax matters, which is useful for clients who have property tax concerns sitting alongside estate planning goals or business structure questions. It's not uncommon for a property tax problem to also be an ownership structure problem, and having attorneys who work across both areas is genuinely helpful. The firm has built its practice around individual clients and small business owners rather than large institutional accounts, which shapes how they handle cases. You're likely to work directly with an attorney who knows your situation rather than being processed through a tiered system. For clients dealing with property tax issues as part of a broader financial picture, including estate administration or business succession, Dayes offers a kind of integrated service that's harder to find at a boutique tax consulting shop.

Dayes Law Firm's property tax work covers assessment appeals for residential and commercial properties in Maricopa County and the surrounding area. They handle the full appeal cycle from initial valuation review through assessor negotiations, Board of Equalization hearings, and Superior Court if the numbers justify it. Beyond straightforward assessment appeals, the firm is well-positioned to handle property tax issues that intersect with estate and business matters. If a property is held in a trust or LLC and there's a question about how the ownership structure affects the assessment or classification, they can address that directly. They also advise on property tax implications during estate administration when real property needs to be valued, transferred, or sold, and there are tax consequences to manage carefully. For business owners with commercial real estate, they can look at whether the current ownership and use structure is producing the best possible tax outcome, not just from an assessment standpoint but factoring in depreciation, transfer taxes, and longer-term planning considerations.

Dayes Law Firm typically starts with a consultation that covers both the property tax question and any connected estate or business issues. This broader view sometimes turns up savings opportunities that a narrower review would miss. If an appeal is warranted, they'll pull comparables, prepare the petition, and file within Arizona's strict deadline windows. For clients with inherited properties or trust-administered real estate, the process also involves reviewing how the transfer was handled and whether the assessor made any incorrect assumptions about the change in ownership. Arizona has specific rules about when a property transfer triggers a reassessment, and those rules don't always get applied correctly. If the assessor reassessed your property at transfer when they shouldn't have, or applied the wrong methodology after a death in the family, there may be a correction available beyond the standard appeal process.

Dayes Law Firm serves clients throughout the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, with a concentration in Maricopa County. They handle property matters in Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, Chandler, Scottsdale, and surrounding communities. For estate and trust matters involving real property in other Arizona counties, they can often assist or coordinate with local counsel as needed. Clients with properties in multiple jurisdictions are encouraged to discuss their full portfolio during the initial consultation.