Lehigh Valley, Pa. — Judith A. Harris, a partner with Lehigh Valley law firm Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino, has been elected president of the Estate Planning Council of the Lehigh Valley. She most recently served as the organization’s vice-president.
The Estate Planning Council of the Lehigh Valley works to increase public awareness of the importance of estate planning and promote effective and efficient estate planning through its membership of qualified professionals. Additionally, the Council is focused on establishing and monitoring the highest professional and educational standards among its members.
At this year’s annual meeting of the Estate Planning Council, Harris introduced Stephan Leimberg, J.D., a noted authority on tax and estate planning for business owners and other wealthy clients, who spoke on “Tough Issues in Buy-Sell Planning”. As part of her role as the Council’s vice-president, Harris also appeared on Lehigh Valley radio station WAEB with financial planner Laurie Siebert, CPA, CFP, on her Saturday morning program, “Your Financial Choices,” to discuss and answer caller questions regarding estate and tax planning.
Other Council members elected to office include: Jane Kapinas, Peapack-Gladstone Bank, Vice President; Joseph A. Mastriani, CPA, CFP, Buckno Lisicky & Company, P.C., Secretary; Robert H. DeSilver, Jr., ChFC, Clermont Wealth Strategies, Treasurer; and Robert H. Brown, CLU, ChFC, AEP, Lehigh Valley Investment Group, Past President.
Harris, a graduate of Bryn Mawr College, Washington College of Law of The American University and Villanova University Law School, is a partner in the firm and currently a member of its management committee. As chair of the Estate, Trust and Taxation Practice Group, her practice focuses on taxation, wills and trusts, and estate administration.
Harris is currently a board member of the Fund to Benefit Children & Youth, Inc., having served as president from 2006-2009; a board member of the Allentown Symphony since 1993; and a member of the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), She is also a board member of the Lehigh County Agricultural Society. Harris recently completed 10 years as a member of the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority board of governors, where she chaired the Personnel and Law committee and was vice-chair of the finance committee.
Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino, P.C., is one of the largest and most respected regional law firms in Pennsylvania, with 35 attorneys and 11 paralegals. With roots reaching back nearly a century, the firm provides legal services and valued, sought-after legal advice to corporations, municipalities, not-for-profit organizations and individuals, and its attorneys hold expertise in a wide variety of fields. Named Best Lehigh Valley Law Firm in Lehigh Valley Magazine five years in a row, Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino is also home to numerous Pennsylvania Rising Stars and Super Lawyers as selected by Philadelphia Magazine.
The attorneys of Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino pride themselves on community involvement by sponsoring charitable events, teaching courses at local colleges and serving on the boards of numerous community and nonprofit organizations. Tallman, Hudders & Sorrentino is the Pennsylvania office of Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A.
Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A., a full service law firm, is the largest firm in Somerset County and one of the top 20 firms in New Jersey, with a significant presence in New York. The firm’s more than 100 attorneys come from diverse backgrounds, hold degrees from top U.S. law schools and regularly serve as leaders in bar associations and various trade groups. With 21 of its members listed as the Best Lawyers in America and 23 selected as New Jersey Super Lawyers for 2009, in addition to an active repertoire of speaking engagements and legal publications, attorneys at Norris McLaughlin & Marcus embody large-firm talent in a small-firm setting. It is the goal of Norris McLaughlin& Marcus to accommodate the needs of every client, who run the gamut, from Fortune 500 corporations to smaller publicly and privately held companies to start-up companies and individuals, through the use of experience, strategic planning and common courtesy.
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