Experience

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  Lee county property appraiser

  Jan 1994 - Aug 2003

  House counsel

  Duties included:(1) Representing the Property Appraiser in 130 ad valorem (property tax) Circuit Court lawsuits and appeals. The valuations at issue ranged up to $350,000,000;(2) Participating in and directing the Property Appraiser's presentations at 1000+ Value Adjustment Board hearings at which property owners contest, and the Property Appraiser defends, property tax assessments before a hearing officer;(3) Administering or supervising the Property Appraiser's Commercial, Exemption, Public Service, Data Auditor and Agricultural Classification departments, with direct managerial responsibility for as many as 28 employees at a time. Show less

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  Hagen law firm and taxcuts1, inc.

  Aug 2003 - now

  Owner

  Manages a full service transactional real estate, estate planning and probate law firm featuring 2 attorneys and 4 skilled support staff. Provides property tax consulting and appeals services in Lee County (Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Bonita, Estero and the Islands).