Maria Yoo is an attorney at Skoloff & Wolfe, P.C., focusing her practice on state and local taxation with an emphasis on property tax litigation. She has extensive experience representing commercial, industrial, and residential property owners in a broad range of tax matters, including property tax appeals, transfer taxes, business taxes, sales and use taxes, tax exemptions, and corporate officer liability issues.
Practice Focus
Maria regularly handles:
- Property tax appeals
- State and local tax litigation
- Transfer tax matters
- Business tax disputes
- Sales and use tax matters
- Tax exemption matters
- Corporate officer liability issues
Experience
Maria has extensive experience handling all aspects of tax litigation, including discovery, negotiation, settlement, motion practice, and trial advocacy.
She has successfully represented clients before the New Jersey Tax Court, New York State Supreme Court, and county boards of taxation in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, and Arizona. In addition, she has worked on tax appeals involving properties and taxpayers in numerous jurisdictions, including Arizona, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Virginia.
Her practice includes representing commercial, industrial, and residential property owners in complex tax appeals and valuation disputes.
Before joining Skoloff & Wolfe, PC., Maria served as a law clerk to Presiding Judge Jack L. Van Coevering of the Michigan Tax Tribunal and to Presiding Judge Joseph C. Small of the New Jersey Tax Court, both retired. These clerkships provided her with valuable insight into tax litigation and judicial decision-making.
Professional Leadership and Affiliations
Maria is an active member of:
- New Jersey State Bar Association
Education and Admissions
Education
- J.D., Western Michigan University, Thomas M. Cooley Law School
- LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center
- B.A., Fordham University
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
Approach and Client Service
Maria provides thoughtful and strategic representation in complex state and local tax matters. Drawing on her judicial clerkship experience and extensive litigation background, she works closely with clients to navigate every stage of the tax appeal process while developing practical solutions tailored to their objectives.
Maria is bilingual and fluent in English and Korean.
