Mark R. Adams

Attorney | Detroit

Phone: (248) 457-7868
| Fax: (248) 740-7501

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Office Locations

Detroit

Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C.
101 W. Big Beaver Road, Suite 745
Columbia Center
Troy, MI 48084

About Mark

Mark Adams, a Shareholder in the firm, focuses his law practice on business and transactional law, real estate, corporate law, taxation and complex commercial litigation. Mark represents for-profit as well as nonprofit enterprises. He is highly experienced in complex real and personal property tax exemption matters. Mark is a frequent author and presenter for the Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE).

Services

EDUCATION

Michigan State University, B.A. - 1984

Wayne State University, J.D. - 1992

ADMITTED TO BAR

  • Michigan - 1992
  • Ohio - 2018
  • U.S. Federal Court, Eastern District of Michigan - 1992
  • U.S. Tax Court - 1995

memberships

  • Michigan Bar Association (Member, Commercial Leasing and Condominium Committees of the Real Property Section)
  • Toledo Bar Association
  • South Oakland County Bar Association
  • Associated General Contractors of America - Michigan Chapter
  • American Staffing Association
  • Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
  • American Health Law Association

Experience

  • Private Practice – 1992-Present
  • Certified Public Accountant – 1984-1990
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers – 1985-1988

honors

  • Certified Public Accountant

Recent Complex Property Tax Exemption Cases

  • Spectrum Health Primary Care Partners v. Charter Township of Grand Rapids, MI Tax Tribunal Docket No. 15-001768-IT (2017)
  • Lakeland Community Hospital, Watervliet v. Niles Twp., MI Tax Tribunal Docket No. 19-001432-TT (2021)

Publications

IRS Extends Deadlines for 1031 Exchanges and Opportunity Zone Investments
[04/21/20] SEE MORE

Presentations

Health Care Real Estate Leasing 101
Illinois Paralegal Association’s 2021 Fall Education Conference [11/03/2021] SEE MORE

Webinars

How Can Hospitals Better Protect Their Property Tax Exemptions?
[01/31/18 ] SEE MORE