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Carl Rashid, Jr. Member

Areas of Practice

Bar Admissions

  • Michigan

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. Tax Court

Education

Michigan State University College of Law, J.D.

St. Joseph's College, B.S.

Carl Rashid, Jr. is a member of Dykema’s Real Estate Practice Group in the Firm’s Detroit office. Mr. Rashid leads the Firm’s Property Tax Appeals practice.

Mr. Rashid focuses his practice on property tax appeals, with vast experience in eminent domain, economic development and tax incentives, and general real estate. He also has experience in state and local taxes, condemnation law and government affairs matters.

Mr. Rashid has been in private practice representing taxpayers in property matters for over 36 years. Previously, he served as an Assistant Corporation Counsel of the City of Detroit, representing the Finance Department, the Detroit Board of Assessors and the City Treasurer.

He is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Metropolitan Detroit Bar Association’s Committees on Real Property and Taxation, and the American Bar Association.

A frequent author and speaker on various topics relating to property tax, Mr. Rashid has authored property tax legislation in the state of Michigan, including the Commercial Redevelopment District Act (PA 255 of 1978), and PA 317 of 2000, involving personal property taxes. He is co-author of Michigan Tax Practice and Procedure, co-editor of Michigan Real Estate Law, and has served as co-chair and lecturer for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) seminars and as a lecturer for the Michigan Municipal League.

  • Your One-Stop Shot for Property Tax, Panelist, 2017 Michigan Tax Conference, Livonia, Michigan
    November 2, 2017
  • Dark Stores and Property Tax Update, Co-Presenter, ICLE Tax Conference, 30th Annual, Plymouth, Michigan
    May 25, 2017
  • Property Tax Update, Presenter, Health Care Financial Management Association, East Michigan Chapter, Southfield, Michigan
    January 20, 2017
  • Personal Property Tax Changes: A Look at the First Year of the Personal Property Tax Phase Out, Moderator, MICPA 2016 Michigan Tax Conference, Novi, Michigan
    November 3, 2016
  • Personal Property Tax Reform - It Ain't Easy, Co-Presenter, MICPA 2015 Michigan Tax Conference, Novi, Michigan
    November 4, 2015
  • Property Tax Hot, Hot, Hot Topics, Moderator, MICPA 2014 Michigan Tax Conference, Novi, Michigan
    November 5, 2014
  • What's Left After PPT Reform, Michigan Association of CPAs (MACPA) (co-presenter)
    November 7, 2012

Memberships & Involvement

  • State Bar of Michigan
  • American Bar Association
  • Detroit Bar Association - Committees on Real Property and Taxation

Community/Civic Activities

  • Beaumont Health Finance Committee
  • Oakwood Healthcare, Inc., Board of Trustees, 2007 – 2014
  • YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit, Board of Directors, Member, 2012 – 2016
  • City of Grosse Pointe, City Councilman, 1988 – 1993

Named Detroit “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation and Controversy - Tax by The Best Lawyers in America® in 2016, 2017 and 2019. Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010-Present for Eminent Domain, Condemnation Law, Real Estate Litigation and Tax Law. Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC

Named a Michigan Leading Lawyer in the areas of Land Use , Zoning & Condemnation, Real Estate: Tax, and Tax: Business Law by the Leading Lawyers Network, 2014-2017. Law Bulletin Publishing Company

Named a Top Lawyer by dbusiness Magazine for Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Franchise Law, Land Use and Zoning Law, Municipal Law, Real Estate Litigation, Real Estate Law, Tax Litigation and Controversy and Tax Law, 2011, 2013-2017

Recognized in Michigan Super Lawyers® for Tax, Real Estate, and Eminent Domain, 2009-2013

Recipient of an AV® Preeminent™ Rating by Martindale-Hubbell