Douglas S. John

Douglas S. John


Frazer Ryan Goldberg & Arnold LLP

Recognized since 2018

Phoenix, Arizona

Practice Areas

Litigation and Controversy - Tax

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Doug John’s law practice focuses on tax controversy and state and local taxation, with an emphasis on property tax counseling and litigation.

A senior partner in the firm and a Best Lawyers in America honoree, Doug works with individuals and companies to navigate Arizona’s and Nevada’s complex state and local tax systems in order to minimize their income tax, sales and use tax, and property tax liability.

Over the past six years, Doug has reduced his clients’ property tax values by over $2 billion, through a sound knowledge of property tax law, valuation theory and tax assessment practices.

Doug represents clients in all phases of state and local tax litigation, from administrative appeals to court litigation, as well as in appellate matters. He also advises clients on a wide range of state and local tax matters, including multistate income tax issues, nexus issues, and sales and use tax issues.

In the area of property tax, in addition to valuation appeals, Doug represents clients regarding exemptions, tax abatements, tax credits, real property transfer tax, and the real estate tax implications of acquisitions, mergers, development and dispositions, as well as assisting companies with property tax projections.

His state and local clients include individuals and small businesses to Fortune 500 corporations. In property tax matters, his clients represent nearly every segment of the real estate market, including apartments, casinos, department stores, electric cooperatives, golf courses, hotels, industrial warehouses, LIHTC housing, malls, master-planned residential communities, mining operations, office buildings, pipelines, possessory interests, residential developments, senior care/assisted living facilities, and shopping centers.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 1850 N. Central Avenue, Suite 1800
    Phoenix, AZ 85004
Languages
  • English
Education
  • The University of Arizona, J.D., graduated 2001
  • The University of Arizona, M.A., Economics, graduated 1997
  • The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, B.A., graduated 1986
Bar Admissions
  • New Mexico, State Bar of New Mexico
  • Nevada, Stae Bar of Nevada
  • Minnesota, Minnesota State Bar Association (Inactive)
  • Arizona, State Bar of Arizona
Affiliations
  • Appraisal Institute - Affiliate Member
  • Institute for Professionals in Taxation - Member
Court Admissions
  • Arizona, 2001
  • Minnesota, 2003
  • Nevada, 2003
  • New Mexico, 2017
  • U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2001
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2003
  • U.S. Tax Court, 2015
  • U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, 2016

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Tax Law

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