Jack L. Van Coevering
Grand Rapids,
Michigan
Jack L. Van Coevering is the former chief judge and chairman of the Michigan Tax Tribunal. For 20 years, he has worked in the area of state and local tax, a career that has included government service and private practice. Mr. Van Coevering was the administrator of the Michigan Department of Treasury's legal division. Beginning with his work for the department, he consulted on a number of legislative efforts to reform state tax administrations and improve property tax assessment. Mr. Van Coevering was one of the initial Michigan representatives to the Streamline Sales Tax Project, represented local government in Michigan's enactment of the Nonferrous Minerals Extraction Severance Tax, and was the principal drafter and consultant to state and local chambers of commerce in the audit and corporate officer liability reform legislation that was enacted in 2014. He represents a number of municipalities in complex property tax litigation involving electric power plants and other large commercial and industrial properties. Mr. Van Coevering has been selected for inclusion in "Best Lawyers in America" since 2013 and was named Lawyer of the Year in 2013.
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