Segal, Cohen & Landis

Segal, Cohen & Landis has been handling property tax appeals and assessment disputes in Hartford and across Connecticut for decades. The firm's attorneys understand how Connecticut's assessment process works and where municipalities tend to overreach. They've built a reputation for thorough valuation analysis and aggressive advocacy before local boards of assessment appeals and in Superior Court. The team works with residential homeowners, commercial property owners, and investors who believe their assessments don't reflect fair market value. Whether you're dealing with a revaluation year spike or a chronic overassessment that's gone unchallenged, the firm brings both legal depth and practical knowledge of local markets to every case.

The firm handles the full range of property tax matters in Connecticut, from initial assessment reviews to full litigation if a case warrants it. Their core service is filing and arguing appeals before municipal boards of assessment appeals, the first step in contesting an assessment under Connecticut law. If a board hearing doesn't produce a fair result, they take cases to Superior Court under the statutory appeal process. Beyond appeals, they advise clients on the revaluation cycle and help property owners understand where their assessment stands relative to comparable sales. They work with appraisers and valuation experts to build defensible market value arguments. Commercial clients get particular attention given the higher stakes involved with income-producing properties, where capitalization rate and income approach analysis often matter as much as comparable sales. The firm also advises on exemptions, including those available to nonprofits, veterans, and elderly homeowners, and handles applications where clients may have missed a benefit they were entitled to.

The process starts with a free review of your current assessment against recent comparable sales or, for commercial properties, income and expense data. If the numbers suggest you're over-assessed, the firm files a timely appeal with your town's board of assessment appeals. Connecticut has strict deadlines, so getting engaged early in the year matters. At the board hearing, an attorney presents your case directly, often supported by an independent appraisal. If the board doesn't reduce the assessment to a fair level, the firm can file a Superior Court appeal. Throughout, they keep clients informed of where things stand and what realistic outcomes look like. The goal is always a fair assessment, not just a small token reduction, and the firm won't recommend litigation unless the potential savings justify the cost.

Segal, Cohen & Landis serves property owners throughout Connecticut with a concentration in Hartford County and the Greater Hartford region. They regularly handle appeals in Hartford, West Hartford, Glastonbury, Windsor, Simsbury, Bloomfield, Newington, and surrounding towns. Commercial clients come from across the state given the firm's experience with larger, more complex assessment disputes.