The Partners |

Jim Popp is the managing partner of Popp Gray & Hutcheson. In 2009 Jim will celebrate 30 years of practice in property tax.
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Raymond Gray directs client relations and development for the firm. Since his first property tax job with the Ways & Means Committee, Raymond has over 25 years of property tax experience.
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Mark Hutcheson leads the case resolution team at the firm and litigates many of the complex cases handled by the firm. Mark is one of the very few lawyers to have earned the CMI designation of the Institute of Professionals in Taxation.
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The Principals
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Gilbert D. Davila is a partner on our case management team. His emphasis is on apartments, office buildings, retail centers and low-income housing properties.
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David Hugin leads the firm's litigation and appellate practice and serves as in-house general counsel to the firm.
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Darlene Sullivan is a partner on the case management team. Her primary focus is industrial, retail and business personal property.
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Sebastian Rodrigano is the Principal of the industrial property tax practice, Director, Complex Property and a member of the case resolution team. Sebastian received his degree in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University.
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Gregory W. Kort is the Principal, Complex Property Appraisal. Greg has earned the ASA designation from the American Society of Appraisers, as well as his CMI from the Institute of Professionals in Taxation.
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Trey Novosad is the Principal, Complex Appeals and a member of the Case Resolution Team and is a registered Engineer in Training with the State of Texas, an applicant member of the American Society of Appraisers, and a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
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John Murphy is Principal, Real Estate Assessments. John brings over 19 years of valuation experience to the PGH Team.
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Michael Shalley is the firm's Principal, Administrative Appeals. Mike
is responsible for coordinating all property tax protests and Appraisal Review Board hearings, ensuring compliance with all deadlines as well as providing quality control for each appeal.
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Mike Mims is Tax Principal and a registered Senior Property Tax Consultant. Mike received his BBA in Finance from CCSU, now known as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
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Patricia Gullatt is the Principal, Tax Logistics with an emphasis on protest filings, lawsuit filings and mediation and settlement coordination.
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Chris Gibson is our Chief Operating Officer. Chris graduated from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in Business Administration and Finance.
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Luke Beausoleil is the Chief Executive Officer and Firm Administrator. Luke graduated from the University of Houston with a B.A. in Finance.
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Walter Wolff is our Chief Technology Officer. Walter brings a very unique, 20-year blend of property tax software development, value appeal consulting, and compliance processing expertise.
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The Professionals
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Melissa E. Ramirez graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a degree in English and Anthropology in 1997. In 2000, she earned her JD from The University of Texas School of Law and was admitted to the Texas State Bar.
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Rahul Patel attended The Ohio State University earning a degree in Marketing and his Juris Doctorate with Honors from The Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
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Sarah Weldon graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in History in 2003. In 2007, she earned her JD from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and relocated to Austin, where she was admitted to the Texas State Bar.
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Andrea Douglas graduated from the University of Texas, earning a B.A. in Government and Business. Andrea is a registered Tax Consultant in Texas.
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Kevin Sullivan is a Licensed Residential Appraiser and a registered Tax Consultant. With a knack for research, Kevin also participates in arbitrations and Appraisal Review Board hearings.
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Blas Ortiz graduated from Texas State University - San Marcos in 2005, earning a B.S. in Psychology and Political Science.
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Rachel Schneider received a B.A. from Vanderbilt University in 2007 and a Master of Land Economics and Real Estate from Texas A&M University in May of 2009.
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Christine Levy coordinates discovery and document production for the firm and has over twenty years of experience in property taxes.
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Kristen Wiehe received a B.S. from Texas A&M University in 2009, and graduated with a Master of Land Economics and Real Estate in May 2011.
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Of Counsel
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Wayne Gibbens joined the firm as of-counsel after many years as President of the US Oil & Gas Association. A past member of the Texas Legislature, Wayne also served as Director, State-Federal Relations for the State of Texas.
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