Wade E. Norwood
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Wade's practice encompasses property tax litigation, state and local tax issues, and civil litigation. Previously, Wade was a principal at Rodi, Pollock, Pettker, Galbraith & Cahill, A law Corporation, serving as property tax counsel since 1997. In May 2007, Wade joined the new firm of Cahill, Davis, & O'Neall, LLP. In February 2008, Wade formed his own law firm, located in Pasadena, California.
Education
Wade received a Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from Southwestern University School of Law where he was a member of the Southwestern Law Review, a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Book Award in Contracts, and a Dean's Scholar.
Affiliations
Wade is a member of the California State Bar, and is admitted to practice in the United States District Court of California, Central District. Wade also holds memberships with the Los Angeles County Bar Association where he has served as Chairman of the State and Local Tax Committee, the Pasadena Bar Association, and the Institute for Professionals in Taxation.
Legal Practice
Wade's practice is focused on state and local tax law with special emphasis in property tax litigation. Wade counsels and represents a wide variety of corporations in property, documentary transfer tax, and business license tax matters. The clients Wade represents include power producers, golf course owners, oil refiners, aerospace research and development companies, holding corporations, computer manufacturers, for-profit hospital groups, hotels, defense contractors, real estate developers, and an NBA franchise.
Wade regularly appears before Assessment Appeals Boards, the State Board of Equalization, Superior Courts, Courts of Appeal, and the California Supreme Court on behalf of his clients. Since 2003, Wade has represented power generators before the State Board of Equalization. In addition to tax litigation, Wade also counsels client in regard to avoiding reassessment and tax liability.
Speaking
Wade is a frequent speaker at the Institute for Professionals In Taxation (IPT). Wade also provides property tax seminars, and has addressed hundreds of attorneys from the Los Angeles County Bar's taxation, real property, and estate planning sections regarding property tax developments.
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| Property Tax Update-Avoiding Reassessments |
Pasadena Bar Association Meeting |
2010 |
| Property Tax Assessessment Appeals |
"Legally Speaking" Radio Program |
2009 |
| Business Enterprise Value for Property Taxes |
IPT Annual Conference |
2007 |
| Avoiding Unnecessary Reassessments |
LACBA Annual Tax Night |
2007 |
| Avoiding Property Tax Traps |
LACBA Tax Committee Annual Award Program |
2007 |
| Property Tax Update |
IPT Annual Conference |
2006 |
| Property Tax: New Developments |
LACBA Tax Committee Annual Award Program |
2006 |
| Property Tax Issues for Estate Planners |
Monthly Meeting - South Bay Estate Planning Council |
2006 |
Practice Areas
Property Tax Litigation; Civil Litigation; Sales Tax Litigation; Tax Consultation
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Admitted
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1997, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California
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Law School
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Southwestern Law School, J.D.
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Member
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Pasadena Bar Association and Los Angeles County Bar Association (Prior Chairman, State and Local Tax Section); State Bar of California.
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Biography
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Dean's Scholar, 1994-1997. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Book Award-Contracts, 1995. Member, Law Review, 1996-1997. EXPERIENCE: Wade has been a property tax attorney for over 12 years. He began his career at Rodi, Pollock, Pettker, Galbraith and Cahill in December 1997. He became a partner at Rodi Pollock in 2005. In 2007, Wade joined the new firm of Cahill Davis and O'Neall, again specializing in property tax matters. In 2008, Wade opened his own law firm in Pasadena, California focusing on property tax and other state and local tax law.
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Born
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Pasadena, California, December 5, 1958
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Reported Cases
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County of Los Angeles v. Southern California Edison (2003) 112 Cal.App.4th 1108; Auerbach v. Assessment Appeals Board #1 For the County of Los Angeles (2006) 39 Cal.4th 153.
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ISLN
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913318889
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