Overview
Elliott B. Pollack represents commercial property valuation clients in ad valorem valuation and eminent domain litigation. He also assists his clients in negotiating tax and assessment fixing agreements and in projecting taxes as part of their pre-acquisition due diligence efforts.
Elliott has litigated or settled ad valorem and eminent domain cases totaling values of more than four billion dollars.
Office
Professional Affiliations
Connecticut Bar Association - James Cooper Fellow
Hartford County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Building Owners and Managers Association
Connecticut Association of Assessing Officers
International Property Tax Institute
International Association of Assessing Officers
Real Estate Finance Association
Community Involvement
The Hartford Dispensary/Root Center - former president, vice president and member board of directors
Bushnell Park Foundation - former board member
Greater Hartford Legal Aid Foundation - past president
Hartford Stage Company - past board member
Honors & Recognitions
Received the highest peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell (AV)
Named 2017 "Member of the Year" by Building Owners and Managers Association/Greater Hartford Chapter
Experience
Bridgeport Wheelabrator trash to energy facility (Connecticut Supreme Court)
Two million square foot distribution center (3 separate cases)
Continuing care retirement centers (Connecticut Supreme Court)
Virtually all Hartford and many other Connecticut municipalities' CBD office buildings
Four million square foot industrial complex
Many shopping centers and retail assets
Many eminent domain valuation challenges including fuel oil terminal and inverse taking claims (Connecticut Supreme Court)
News & Insights
Speaking Engagements
Publications
Blog Posts
Case Studies
Practice Areas
Bar and Court Admissions
- Connecticut
- U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Clerkships
- Law clerk to former Associate Justice Howard W. Alcorn of the Connecticut Supreme Court
Education
Columbia Law School, LL.B.
Columbia College, A.B.