Douglas W. Atkins

Douglas W. Atkins

Douglas W. Atkins

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Douglas W. Atkins concentrates his practice in the specialty area of property tax refund and reduction, commonly known as tax certiorari. He has extensive experience in property tax reduction proceedings for all types of commercial real estate throughout New York State. Doug has handled complex cases for specialty properties, including golf courses, cellular towers, self-storage facilities, nursing homes, and condominium communities. While Doug and the firm’s tax certiorari department’s focus is representing taxpaying businesses, Doug has years of experience handling matters for both businesses and municipalities. In addition to typical property tax law, Doug regularly advises clients on the negotiation and tax impact of Industrial Development Agency Payment In Lieu Of Taxes (“PILOT”) Agreements.

New York State, and in particular Long Island, has perhaps the most active property tax legal field in the nation. Doug is at the forefront of that field having served as a chairman of the Nassau County Bar Association’s property tax committee.

Doug 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 Lawyer, and other local publications.

For his achievements,  Doug has been selected as a New York Metro Super Lawyer annually from 2011 to 2025. Additionally, he has been honored for his contributions to the legal & business communities by the Long Island Business News for both their “Leadership in Law” and “40 Under 40” awards. Further he was honored locally by the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce as a top young professional.

Doug completed both commercial and residential real estate appraisal courses through the Columbia Society of Real Estate Appraisers.

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

  • Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 2005
  • Fordham University, B.S., 2002
  • New York State Bar
  • Connecticut State Bar
  • Nassau County Bar Association (Condemnation Law & Tax Certiorari Committee)
  • Suffolk County Bar Association (Tax Certiorari and Condemnation Law Committees)
  • Executive Board, South Huntington Sports Club
  • Member, Institute for Professionals in Taxation (IPT)
  • LI Commercial Network, Inc. (Commercial Network of the Long Island Board of Realtors (CN-LIBOR))
  • Former Member, Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce
  • Former Chair, Nassau County Bar Association’s Condemnation Law & Tax Certiorari Committee
  • Member, Suffolk County Assessors Association
  • Affiliate Member, New York State Assessors Association