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Wesley Yang joined as a partner of Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl, LLC in 2007. Wesley is a tax attorney and certified public accountant who has over 30 years of broad experience in many areas of the tax law, including estate planning and administration, asset protection planning, corporate and partnership taxation, international taxation, tax-exempt and governmental organizations and financing. He specializes in the areas of income tax and estate planning for individuals and owners of closely held businesses.
Academics
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 1975)
University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1972)
Study of Cantonese and Mandarin,
- Taipei Language Institute, Taipei, Taiwan
Overseas Chinese Youth Program, Taipei, Taiwan
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong(1969-1971)
Graduate Chef's Certification (Cantonese cuisine), South China Institute of Catering, Hong Kong (1970)
Admitted to Practice
All Courts, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
United States Tax Court
Speaking Engagements
Asset Protection Planning for the Less Wealthy Client,
Pennsylvania Bar Institute, July, 2006 and July, 2004 (Course Planner)
The Use of Trusts in Estate Planning,
Pennsylvania Bar Institute, August, 2006, December, 2005, and April, 2004 (Co-Course Planner)
Recent Developments in Estate Planning,
Allegheny Tax Society, January, 2006
Tax Update,
PICPA Construction Industry Seminar, October, 2005
Tax Aspects of Exempt Organizations,
PICPA Technical Tax Sessions, September, 2005
Professional and Community Activities
Chairman, University Center for International Studies, Asian Studies Center Advisory Board, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, (since 2005)
Member, Finance Committee, Lae Nani Condominium Association of Apartment Owners, Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii (since 1998)
Member, Allegheny County Bar Association
Publications
Books or Tax Services:
Representing Physicians
co-author) Publisher: American Health Lawyers Association (2006)
Basic Estate Planning and Administration in Pennsylvania (co-author) Publisher: Pennsylvania Bar Institute (2004)Articles: Incentive Stock Options and Nonstatutory Stock Options Corporate Counsel, June 2001
Professional Accolades
America’s Top 100 Attorneys, Worth Magazine (2005 & 2006)
Pennsylvania’s Super Lawyers, Law & Politics Magazine (2004)
Who’s Who in American Law (7th Ed.)
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