Dolores A. Laputka, a member of the firm, focuses her practice primarily on tax-related matters whether connected to a family's closely held business or estate planning for one of the principals. Dolores is also a Certified Public Accountant which allows her the ability to handle complex business and tax-related matters for corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, as well as succession planning, and financial and estate planning for families and executives at all levels. She also enjoys and devotes a significant portion of her practice on tax issues for not-for-profit organizations including charitable giving techniques maximizing the income and death tax benefits.
She has handled multi-dimensional transactions, including tax efficient methodology for buying and selling of family businesses, inter-relation of succession planning and estate planning for closely held businesses, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, management of privacy issues surrounding significant lottery winnings, and more.
One of the areas that Dolores enjoys most is the management and consulting with the nonpublic business owner in all aspects of the legal and business environment from "cradle to grave." When not working, Dolores enjoys spending her time sailing on the Chesapeake or "playing" at golf.
Since Dolores moved to the Lehigh Valley in 1990, she has been involved in many organizations in the community such as General Counsel and current Chair of the Board of Directors of the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, Member of the Board of Directors and Secretary to the Allentown Art Museum of the Lehigh Valley, Board of Directors of the Lehigh Valley Estate Planning Council, past President and Board Member of the Allentown Rotary Club, and past Board Member of the Lehigh County Community College Foundation.
Areas of Practice
Taxation
Estate Planning & Administration
Corporate
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. District Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Education
Law School of Duquesne University,
J.D., 1978
Boston College,
B.A., cum laude, 1975
Awards
National Arthritis Foundation Spirit of Philanthropy Award (2007)
Women’s Leadership Initiative Philanthropist of the Year (2007)
Great Valley Girl Scouts Council Lehigh Valley Women of Distinction (2006)
Good Shepherd Home
Raker Memorial Award (1999)