Hirschi Law

Hirschi Law is a Phoenix firm that connects estate planning, business law, and tax strategy in ways that make genuine sense for clients with assets to protect. A lot of property owners don't realize how closely their estate plan, business structure, and property tax exposure interact. Get one wrong and it creates problems in the others. Hirschi Law's approach addresses all three together, which tends to produce more coherent outcomes than patching issues one at a time. The firm works primarily with individuals, families, and small to midsize businesses. Their client list includes landlords managing rental portfolios, business owners with commercial real estate, and families passing down property across generations. Property tax strategy runs throughout that work, whether it's structuring ownership to minimize assessed value, filing appeals on over-valued commercial assets, or planning around reassessment triggers in estate transfers.

Hirschi Law's property tax services are embedded in a broader legal framework that connects assessment appeals to ownership structure, estate planning, and business organization. The firm handles direct assessment appeals before the Maricopa County Assessor's Office and the Arizona State Board of Equalization, preparing comparable market analyses, income-based valuations for rental properties, and factual records that support lower assessed values. Beyond the formal appeal process, the firm advises clients on how ownership structure affects property tax exposure. Properties held in LLCs, trusts, or partnerships can face different assessment outcomes than those held individually. Hirschi Law helps clients understand those differences before they make ownership decisions, not after they've received an unexpected tax bill. For estate planning clients, the firm addresses the property tax implications of transferring real estate across generations. Certain transfers trigger reassessment under Arizona law, and others don't. Knowing the difference can save a family significant money over time. The firm also handles business law matters tied to commercial real estate, including entity formation, lease structures, and purchase agreements for investment properties. That full-service approach means clients don't have to coordinate separate attorneys for what are often closely related decisions.

The process at Hirschi Law starts with a broader conversation than you might expect from a property tax firm. They want to understand your ownership structure, your estate situation if that's relevant, and your business interests before diving into the assessment numbers. That context shapes which tools they recommend. If a direct assessment appeal makes sense, they proceed with the standard process: pulling comparable sales and market data, analyzing any income the property generates, and building a formal appeal package for the Maricopa County Assessor. They handle filings, correspondence, and hearings at every level through Tax Court if necessary. For clients where ownership restructuring is the better move, the firm can draft operating agreements, trust documents, or business entity formations that reduce future assessment exposure. Some clients end up doing both: winning an appeal on the current assessment while also restructuring to prevent the same problem from recurring. The firm coordinates across those workstreams so nothing falls through the cracks.

Hirschi Law serves clients throughout the Phoenix metro area, including Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, Peoria, and surrounding Maricopa County communities. For estate and business clients with real property in other parts of Arizona, the firm can coordinate on multi-county matters, though the primary practice area is Maricopa County. Out-of-state clients who own Arizona investment properties and need estate or business planning tied to that ownership are also welcome, and the firm handles remote consultations for clients who can't come into the Phoenix office.