History
iTax Property Tax Appeal Services is the brain-child of Seth D. Lubin, Esq, a 28 year member of the Florida Bar who has been practicing in the property tax field since 1990. Although Mr. Lubin has a successful Property Tax practice in Broward County, FL, when he was approached by Jeff Ewing, former Residential Appeals Division Coordinator with the Broward County Property Appraiser's office, with the idea of servicing property owners on the West Coast of Florida, he knew that iTax was the perfect vehicle to help those property owners.
With Seth Lubin and Jeff Ewing, property owners on Florida's West Coast have the best of both worlds - a former property appraiser and a Florida licensed attorney to assist in their tax savings pursuits.
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Partners
Jeffrey Ewing
President, COO & Residential divsion appeal director
In just a little over a decade, Jeffrey Ewing worked his way to one of the top property appraiser positions in one of the largest counties in the State of Florida. Mr. Ewing served as Senior Property Appraiser in the Real Property Department of Broward County for several years, before being promoted as the Residential Appeals Division (RAD) Coordinator for the Broward County Property Appraiser's office. His years of experience and education, including multiple years of training from the International Association of Assessing Officers, has prepared Mr. Ewing to take on this next role as President, COO and Residential Division Appeal Chief for iTax Property Tax Appeal Services.
Seth D. Lubin, Esq.
General Counsel
At the beginning of his legal career, Seth spent 11 years as General Counsel for Victor Posner, one of South Florida’s most successful and colorful businessmen. Seth was responsible for the ad-valorem tax litigation on all of Mr. Posner’s commercial and residential properties throughout the United States as well as taking care of other corporate and real estate needs. In 2001, Mr. Lubin co-founded a tech startup and worked with Apple Computer to build a company from start-up to sale after establishing revenues in excess of $30 million/year. In 2009, Seth decided to go back to his roots and create the Lubin Law Firm to focus on assisting property owners with their ever growing tax bills. Mr. Lubin is currently the Chair of the Ad Valorem Committee of the Florida Bar's State Tax Division.
Activities & Affiliations
Florida Bar Tax Section - Executive Council
Chair of the Ad Valorem Committee - Florida Bar's State Tax Division
Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section
Labor & Employment Law Section
Business Law Section
Weston Bar Association
American Bar Association
State and Local Taxation Committee (E-2)
International Assoc. of Assessing Officers
B’nai Aviv of Weston, Past President
Alpha Epsilon Pi
Bar Admissions
Florida Bar, 1990
U.S. District Court, So. District of FL, 1990
U.S. District Court, Middle Dist. of FL, 1991
Christopher M. Bates
Special Consultant and director of the itax commercial division
Chris Bates offers a strong property tax consulting background (over 25 years) involving successful valuation techniques and effective negotiation skills. He has successfully reduced assessments for virtually every type of residential and commercial real estate and has experience with complicated tangible personal property returns.
Chris Bates personally prepares and presents tax appeals on behalf of all clients. Previously, he was an equal partner at a successful Florida property tax firm, and prior to that, he was the Director of Arthur Andersen LLP’s Property Tax Practice for the State of Florida. Prior to being recruited by Andersen, Bates worked for a national property tax consulting firm.
Chris Bates began his career in property taxation in 1982 and has been involved with designing and implementing local and national ad valorem tax programs for large corporations in multiple states.
Chris Bates holds an active Florida Real Estate Associate’s License and served on several board positions and held memberships, which include (ICSC) International Council of Shopping Centers, (NAIOP) National Association of Office and Industrial Properties (IPT) Institute of Property Taxation and (IAAO) International Association of Assessing Officers.