NJ Chapter IAAO Presents:
The 24th Annual Tax Appeal Seminar

Thursday, March 5th, 2026

For the 24th year in a row, NJ-IAAO presents a full-day seminar for Assessors, Appraisers, Attorneys, and other property tax professionals covering updates and changes to the Tax Assessment in the State of New Jersey.

CEUs Applied For: 6 Hour Assessor CTA, Appraiser, Attorney

Location: Forsgate Country Club
375 Forsgate Drive
Monroe Twp, NJ 08831

Schedule

8:45 AM – Melissa Rockwell, CTA, President NJ-IAAO
Welcome to the 24th Tax Appeal Seminar (AM Moderator)

8:45 – 10:15 AM – John Lloyd, Esq., Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
Annual update on judicial decisions and legal changes.

10:15 – 11:45 AM – Art Linfante, MAI, CRE (Integra Realty) & Megan Sassaman, Esq. (Zipp & Tannenbaum)
Data Centers: Trends, Construction, and Tax Implications
Once utilitarian and low-key, data centers are now rapidly developing due to data mining and AI. This session explores history, current trends, valuation challenges, and the difficulty in determining real vs. personal property. Learn what to look for when data centers are constructed in your municipality.

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM – Buffet Lunch

12:45 – 1:00 PM – Greg Hutchinson, CTA, NJ IAAO Representative
What’s going on at IAAO and NRAAO (PM Moderator)

1:00 – 4:00 PM – Tax Court Program Featuring:

Honorable Mala Sundar – Presiding Tax Court Judge
Honorable Michael J. Gilmore, Judge, Tax Court
John Lloyd, Esq. – Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
Peter Zipp, Esq. – Zipp and Tannenbaum
Paul Tannenbaum, Esq. – Zipp and Tannenbaum
Julian Gorelli, Esq. – Sole Practitioner
James Esposito, Esq. – Inglesio-Taylor
Matthew Errickson, Esq. – McCurdy, Riskin, Olson, Dellapelle

Tax Court – Filing the complaint through testimony with witnesses.
This session demonstrates the full process of valuation and school aid complaints (ratio appeals), including procedures, roles, and responsibilities of assessors, witnesses, county tax boards, and the state. Live-style testimony will illustrate how cases are examined and heard before the Tax Court.

4:00 PM – Closing Remarks
Thank you to our afternoon speakers from NJ-IAAO

Registration

Deadline: Friday, February 26th

If registering more than one person from the same office, please complete a separate registration form for each attendee.

Payment Information

Please Note: New Treasurer and Address

NJ-IAAO c/o Erin Serfass
4567 Route 9 North
Howell, NJ 07731

Contact Information

Payment Questions:
Erin Serfass
Phone: 732-938-6242
Email: treasurer.njiaao@gmail.com

General Questions:
Education Chair – Greg Hutchinson
Phone: 732-938-6242
Email: greg.nj.iaao@gmail.com