Douglas W. Atkins, Esq.
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Douglas W. Atkins (Brooklyn Law School, 2005) concentrates his practice in the areas of tax certiorari, real estate and condemnation. He has experience in tax reduction proceedings for all types of commercial real estate throughout Long Island's counties, towns and villages. Mr. Atkins also has obtained substantial tax refunds for owners of specialty properties such as cellular phone tower sites, sand processing plants and tidal wetlands.

Mr. Atkins has successfully completed both commercial and residential real estate appraisal courses through the Columbia Society of Real Estate Appraisers.

Mr. Atkins is admitted to the bars of New York and Connecticut. He is a member of the Nassau and Suffolk County Bar Associations, where he serves on the Tax Certiorari and Condemnation Law Committee for each. He is also an active member of the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce. He is a frequent lecturer and writer on the topics of commercial property tax and valuation. He has been published in the New York Real Estate Journal, the New York Law Journal, the Suffolk County Lawyer and various other local publications.

For his accomplishments and achievements in the business community, Doug was selected as one of Long Island's outstanding young risers by the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce. The award is presented to Long Island's top 30 professionals under the age of 30. In 2011, Doug was selected as a Rising Star by New York Super Lawyers.

Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Atkins held positions at the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office and the Kings County Supreme Court.

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Tax Certiorari, Municipal
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December 20, 2012
Real Estate Associate Douglas W. Atkins Honored by the Long Island Business News with the Leadership in Law Award

September 20, 2012
Atkins Named to the 2012 New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars® List

December 13, 2011
Will the property tax cap really work? — New York Real Estate Journal

September 20, 2011
Atkins Named to the 2011 New York Rising Stars® List

March 2010
Nassau Commercial Property Taxes in latest issue of The Nassau Lawyer


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March 2010
Nassau Commercial Property Taxes in latest issue of The Nassau Lawyer

December, 2009
Real Estate Taxes for Industrial Properties in latest issue of Hauppauge Reporter

November 13, 2009
The Firm Ranked #1 Real Property Certiorari Law Firm on Long Island by Long Island Business News

October 2009
"L.I. Commercial property Taxes," by Douglas W. Atkins in the New York Real Estate Journal

March 9, 2009
Atkins Selected as Top Young Professional

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