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David A. Suess
Profile : David Suess is a partner in the Tax and Business Services Groups. He assists clients with a wide variety of property tax issues, including complex assessment appeals. He also assists clients with business issues, including entity formation, mergers and acquisitions and contract matters. He graduated with top honors from Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington in 1997. He practiced, for a year, in Illinois before accepting a clerkship with the Honorable Ronald T.Y. Moon, Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from the University of Chicago in 1991 and, prior to law school, worked as a translator-interpretor for a manufacturer in Lafayette, Indiana. Mr. Suess is licensed to practice law in both Indiana and Illinois.
Education
Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D. magna cum laude, 1997)
University of Chicago (B.A. with general honors, 1991)
Appearances / Publications
Speaker: Adjunct Professor at the Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (Spring 2007); "Handling Expert Witnesses (in tax appeals)" (International Association of Assessing Officers Conference, December 2005 and October 2006); "Illinois Property Tax Update" (Illinois Tax Representatives Association, 2005); "Indiana Tax Conference" (Indiana Chamber of Commerce, 2002).
Author: Editor of the Taxing Times for Indiana e-Newsletter (published by the ISBA); "Property Tax Questions" (Indiana Business Magazine, 2005); "Paternalism Versus Pugnacity: The Right To Counsel In Japan and The United States" (Indiana Law Journal).
Appointments / Memberships
Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and Illinois State Bar Associations; Council Member of the Taxation Section of the ISBA; Midtown Community Mental Health Center (Chairman, Advisory Board); Indiana AIDS Fund (Chairman, Board of Directors); ACLU of Indiana Lawyer's Council (Member, Steering Committee).
Past Memberships: Athenaeum Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 2001-03); Indianapolis Public Schools (Yellow Ribbon Task Force (2002), Historic Preservation Task Force (2003)); Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce IPS Facilities Strategy Task Force (Chairman, Legislative Subcommittee, 2003-04).
Honors / Awards
Named one of Indianapolis' "Forty Under 40" by Indianapolis Business Journal (February 2005); Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series Class XXVII; Notes and Comments Editor, Indiana Law Journal; Order of the Coif; Academic Fellowship at Indiana University School of Law (1994-97); C.J.S. Awards in Torts, International Law and Legislation; Public Interest Law Fellowship (summer 1995); Japanese Ministry of Education Scholarship (1989-90).
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