Practice Expertise

  • Land Use & Zoning
  • Environmental
  • Franchise Services
  • Property Tax Appeals

Areas of Practice

  • Environmental
  • Franchise Services
  • Land Use & Zoning
  • Property Tax Appeals
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Real Estate Tax Incentives & Economic ...
  • Tax Controversies & Litigation
  • Taxation
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Profile

Carl Rashid, Jr. is a member of Dykema’s Real Estate Practice Group in the Firm’s Detroit office. Mr. Rashid leads the Firm’s Property Tax Appeals practice.

Mr. Rashid focuses his practice on property tax appeals, with vast experience in state and local taxes, economic development and tax incentives, and general real estate. He also has experience in condemnation law and government affairs matters.

Mr. Rashid has been in private practice representing taxpayers in property matters for over 39 years. Prior to entering private practice, he served as an Assistant Corporation Counsel of the City of Detroit, representing the Finance Department, the Detroit Board of Assessors and the City Treasurer.

He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Metropolitan Detroit Bar Association’s Committees on Real Property and Taxation, and the American Bar Association.

A frequent author and speaker on various topics relating to property tax, Mr. Rashid has authored property tax legislation in the state of Michigan, including the Commercial Redevelopment District Act (PA 255 of 1978), and PA 317 of 2000, involving personal property taxes. He is co-author of Michigan Tax Practice and Procedure, co-editor of Michigan Real Estate Law, and has served as co-chair and lecturer for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) seminars and as a lecturer for the Michigan Municipal League.

Bar Admissions

Michigan

Education
Michigan State University College of Law, J.D. St. Joseph's College, B.S.

Areas of Practice

  • Environmental
  • Franchise Services
  • Land Use & Zoning
  • Property Tax Appeals
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Real Estate Tax Incentives & Economic Development
  • Tax Controversies & Litigation
  • Taxation

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
Best Lawyers in America - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Real Estate Law; Tax Law (2010, 2011)


Dbusiness - Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit 2011 - Eminent Domain and Condemnation law, Franchise Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law



Professional Associations
  • Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association


Blogs

Cannabis Law Blog

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Insurance Coverage Notes and Developments

Insurance Coverage Notes and Developments provides legal insight on topics of special interest to insurance industry professionals. Covering a wide range of industries, Dykema’s Insurance Coverage Notes and Developments blog provides brief but substantive alerts, including updates and analysis on significant developments and trends in the insurance industry.

NextGen Financial Services Report

NextGen Financial Services Report is published by the Financial Industry Group at Dykema. The Financial Services Industry has gone through a tremendous amount of regulatory and operational IT change in recent years, and with a new presidential administration more changes and developments are on the way. Fast-paced changes are also being driven by rapid technology developments, big data, mobile banking/payments, privacy and data security, and social media technologies affecting banks and credit...

The Firewall

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