David Dillon
David Dillon of Dillon & Nash, Ltd, brings distinguished and decades-long experience in real property taxation, property tax incentive, and railroad law to the firm’s most important matters.
There are few if any professionals in the field today who understand the intricacies and complexities of railroad taxation strategies like David. His track record in reducing the tax burden for rail owners and operators across the country remains unparalleled. A pioneer and leader in all aspects of railroad taxation strategy, David truly understands the sector from the rails to the regulations to the requirements.
David’s deep experience in the field of railroad assessment literally began in childhood, while working for his father who was a locomotive engineer. While earning his B.S. in Business and his M.B.A in the night division of the De Paul University Graduate School of Business, David simultaneously worked as a yard clerk and locomotive fireman with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, and subsequently served as an assistant superintendent with the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. As he earned in J.D, from Illinois Institute of Technology, Kent College of Law, David also served as the Director of Financial Planning for the Illinois Central Railroad.
A sampling of tax savings that David has achieved for clients nationally include:
- A collective tax burden reduction of $2.3 million for transload statute matters, and
- A collective tax burden reduction of $8.475 million in rail defense matters.
In addition to David’s prominent accomplishments, also he served as an Assistant Attorney in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office where he handled civil trials and real property taxation issues representing the Cook County Assessor. Subsequently, David formed Dillion & Nash, where he has served as a partner since 1979, specializing real property taxation.