NORTHBROOK, IL - Hilco Real Estate Appraisal LLC has added a property tax division to its real estate appraisal business.

The new Property Tax Division services will include real property tax appeals, personal property tax appeals, valuation services for appeals having advanced to judicial levels, personal property tax compliance, and personal property tax audit defense. “Hilco is offering solutions to help clients curb excessive costs,” Hilco's Property Tax Division team leader Joseph Calvanico says in a press release. “We will provide real and personal property tax solutions that are fully compliant with respective tax laws in each of the 50 states.” Calvanico, MAI, FRICS, has more than 25 years of experience in real estate tax law. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, with a degree in Economics, and received a Masters in Real Estate Law from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago. He has worked with Fortune 500 companies and individuals in managing their property tax liability. Frank Lima and Shari Tucker, who both have more than 25 years of experiencxe, will work on the team. Lima is an industry veteran; Tucker, CMI, will cover the western U.S.