Bar & Atias Law Firm

The "Bar & Atias" Law Firm specializes in the following areas:

Local Authorities: Planning and construction, municipal taxation, and primarily in reducing property tax, fees, and levies.

Execution of Judgments: Representation and management of bankruptcy cases, creditor\/debtor cases, in the Enforcement Office and all legal instances, providing immediate response and managing all proceedings from the moment the debt arises until the case is closed, to the client's satisfaction.

Real Estate: Representation in the purchase and sale of real estate properties, handling and drafting sale\/rental agreements for properties, representation before real estate taxation offices and other government offices in all districts, from the beginning of the process until the final registration of the property in the land registration offices.

Labor Law: Representation of employees\/employers in wage claims and other social rights, representation in settlement agreements, while safeguarding the client's interest in labor courts and various instances.

Professionalism, thoroughness, transparency, quality service, and availability are the five principles that guide us in our work with the client, with the local authority, and with other government offices, while maintaining excellent working relationships with all parties.

We believe in attempts at compromise and resolving disputes peacefully, yet we do not shy away from managing proceedings decisively and resolutely in all instances, with the client's best interest in mind.

Our uniqueness in the field of municipal taxation lies in providing a comprehensive response to the client, from the technical examination of the payment demand and measurement diagrams, objections to the demand for payment, to the legal aspect, representing clients in all instances, from property tax appeal committees to the Supreme Court.

Among the firm's services:

• Examinations for reducing property tax\/fees and levies

• Examination of the charge components in the payment demand

• Examination of property measurements

• Provision of measurement services

• Examination of the relevant property tax order and adjustment of the charge to the property tax order

• Examination of relevant legislation

• Examination of deviations from settlement laws

• Examination of the reasonableness of the charge

Additionally, the firm provides legal advice and opinions in all the areas mentioned above.

Founders of the firm: Attorney Meir Atias and Attorney Udi Bar.

Attorney Meir Atias - specialized in municipal taxation at the law firm of Attorney Yaron Dayan, a doctoral candidate in law at the Hebrew University and author of the book "Municipal Taxation Policy and General Property Tax."

During his years as an employed attorney at the "Dayan Atias" law firm, he handled and represented large entities in property tax claims of very high amounts, against the authorities in all instances. He also managed and supervised the collection and enforcement field for several local authorities represented by the firm and represented them in all instances, providing legal opinions to the authority and representing them in settlement agreements with debtors.