David B. Wolfe
New Jersey
Skoloff & Wolfe, P.C.
293 Eisenhower Pkwy
Livingston, NJ 07039
United States
Tel: (973) 232-2986
Email:
dwolfe@skoloffwolfe.com
Web:
www.skoloffwolfe.com
David Wolfe focuses his practice on representing taxpayers in significant real estate tax matters. He has extensive experience in all types of property tax appeals, including hotel, multi-family, retail, office, industrial properties, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities. He frequently counsels clients regarding property tax exemption matters, abatements, and PILOTs. David also routinely performs property tax due diligence and tax projections for institutional clients.
David has obtained billions of dollars of assessment reductions on behalf of his clients, including the following assessment reductions on behalf of his clients:
- Reduced hotel assessment from $421 million to $259 million;
- Reduced office assessment from $372 million to $264 million;
- Reduced hotel assessment from $188 million to $131 million;
- Reduced multifamily assessment from $116 million to $67 million;
- Reduced nursing home assessment from $36 million to $10.1 million;
- Reduced super-regional mall assessment from $21 million to $8 million;
- Reduced power center assessment from $21 million to $13 million
David serves on the NAPTA Board and as the Co-Chair of the Real Property Tax Practice Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA). Chair of the NJSBA Taxation Section, Mr. Wolfe has been featured or quoted in a wide variety of local and national publications, including Forbes.com, GlobeSt.com, Marketwatch.com, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Law.com, Law360.com, The New York Law Journal, and Commerce Magazine.
He began his career as an associate at the law firm of Davis Polk and Wardwell in New York. While at Davis Polk, he focused his practice on regulatory investigations, securities litigation and banking disputes.
David served as Co-Chair of the ABA’s Diversity & Inclusion 360 Presidential Commission and as a member of the American Bar Association House of Delegates for several years. As a young lawyer, Mr. Wolfe served as the Chair of the ABA Young Lawyers Division, the ABA’s largest entity with more than 130,000 members.
David received his J.D. from New York University School of Law and graduated from Cornell University with distinction in all subjects
Skoloff & Wolfe is a recognized leader in the area of property tax law. The Tax Department has litigated the value of virtually every type of commercial, industrial and multi-family property. Our attorneys also frequently counsel clients regarding property tax exemption matters and long-term abatements and PILOTs. S&W clients include developers, management companies, financial institutions, REITs, hospitals, universities, religious institutions, private equity firms, and insurance companies.
The Department is proud to have assisted clients in the development and stabilization of several of the transformational projects in New Jersey’s largest two cities, Jersey City and Newark. In addition to assisting clients in every county in New Jersey, S&W attorneys assist clients throughout the North East and Mid-Atlantic regions. S&W also handles significant matters nationally through its relationship with the National Association of Property Tax Attorneys (NAPTA).
The Department’s attorneys include two Board Members of the National Association of Property Tax Attorneys, the current and past Chair of the Taxation Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), the former Assessor of the City of Newark, and three current or former Chairs of the NJSBA Real Property Tax Practice Committee.
Sought after as speakers in the field, our attorneys have been selected as New Jersey Super Lawyers, named Top New Jersey Real Estate Attorneys by Real Estate New Jersey, and have been quoted or featured in GlobeStreet.com, Forbes.com, Marketwatch.com, The Star-Ledger, NJBIZ, Real Estate New Jersey, and Commerce Magazine.
Skoloff & Wolfe is recognized locally and nationally for the results that we achieve on behalf of our clients. Founded more than 50 years ago, our attorneys are leaders in the fields of real property tax, family law and business litigation.
History of Success
Our practice groups excel for our clients. The firm’s property tax group has secured recent results that include more than $1.7 billion in assessment reductions on behalf of our clients. Our family law group has been repeatedly recognized by U.S. News – Best Lawyers as one of New Jersey’s leading practices, and our business litigation group has been hailed for our results in high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation.
Leaders Locally and Nationally
Our attorneys are not only members of local, state, and national legal associations, we lead them. Our attorneys have served as President New Jersey State Bar Association, Chair American Bar Association Family Law Section, Chair New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Section, President New Jersey Inns of Court, Chair New Jersey State Bar Association Taxation Section, and Chair American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers New Jersey Chapter. As leaders in the field, we regularly lecture locally and nationally to other attorneys, judges, and experts.
Awards
Our achievements for clients have earned our firm and attorneys consistent high rankings and top awards. Honors from publications like Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms, Super Lawyers, US News & World Report, Law Dragon Top 500, and many others are a testament to the firm’s reputation.