Press Release | Sep 30, 2024Real Estate Tax Pro Jackie Cook Joins Honigman in Bloomfield Hills

Bloomfield Hills, Mich. - Honigman LLP announced today that it is expanding its Real Estate Department with the addition of partner Jackie Cook to the firm's Real Estate Services Practice Group in the Bloomfield Hills office. Cook joins from Novara, Tesija, Catenacci, McDonald & Baas, where she led the tax division.

Cook has over 20 years of experience litigating property tax and state and local tax (SALT) cases. She represents a wide array of publicly traded and privately held companies in complex property tax issues and appeals, with clients including Fortune 500 manufacturers, movie theaters, medical facilities, nonprofit organizations, small businesses, labor unions and employee benefit funds, along with families and individuals. With a focus on valuation issues, exemption claims, and classification disputes, she helps her clients navigate the intricacies of the tax landscape, from planning to audits to litigation and appeals.

"I can think of few people who have more experience working through Michigan property tax and SALT matters than Jackie," said J. Adam Rothstein, co-chair of Honigman's Real Estate Department. "Her deep knowledge of the Michigan tax structure coupled with her experience as an in-house tax attorney for a Fortune 500 company make her the ideal partner for companies looking for help resolving their tax issues."

Cook appeals classification decisions and exemption denials before the State Tax Commission, Michigan Tax Tribunal, and circuit courts. Her practice includes advocating for Fortune 500 companies in state income tax disputes in the Michigan Court of Claims, and she also represents taxpayers in significant personal property tax disputes carried out via audit, informal conference, and litigation, including before the Michigan Supreme Court. As a respected tax authority, she has written amicus briefs in matters pending before the Michigan Supreme Court and Michigan Court of Appeals, including in Comerica, Inc. v. Department of Treasury, Tomra of North America v. Department of Treasury and Thomson Reuters Inc. v. Department of Treasury.

Cook earned a J.D., cum laude, from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 2005 and a B.S. from Hillsdale College in 1999. Prior to joining Novara, Cook previously held roles at national and international law firms where she managed complex property and state tax matters.

About Honigman

Honigman LLP is an Am Law 200 full-service, general business law firm with more than 350 attorneys counseling clients on complex issues across the country in Chicago, Michigan (Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Lansing), Washington, D.C. and in our newest wholly owned subsidiary office in Israel. Our lawyers counsel clients on complex issues in more than 60 areas of law. For more information, visit www.honigman.com.

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