Our commitment to your industry is clearly demonstrated through our professionals’ leadership roles and firm’s active participation in trade organizations and associations.

This industry group strives to make LaPorte the premier real estate accounting firm in the South. To that end, these professionals serve a variety of clients throughout all phases of the real estate cycle: acquisition, development, holding, and selling. Our clients include:

Harold G. Hidalgo, Jr.
Director, Property Tax

Rod M. Rodriguez Jr., CPA
Director of Tax Services

John Gautreau, II, CPA
Director, Tax Services

Crissie Head Landry, CPA
Director, Tax Services

Stephen G. Romig, CPA, CF
Director, Tax Services

Samuel K. Smith, CPA
Director, Tax Services

Wendi Barnes, CPA, MBA
Vice President, Audit and Assurance Services

Tiffanie Roppolo
Senior Manager, Accounting Services

Kelly Wursteisen, CPA
Senior Manager, Audit and Assurance Services

Naushad A. Kermali, CPA
Director, Tax Services

Douglas Hidalgo, CPA
Director, Audit and Assurance Services

Julia Suharto
Senior Auditor, Audit and Assurance Services

Cheryl Zimmerman
Senior Manager, Tax Services

“I’ve been using LaPorte for over 20 years and they are a full-service, very competent accounting, tax, and consulting shop. We use them for our company and partnership tax returns and for year-round advice on complex issues like Cost Segregation studies, Go Zone, and more. I’ve never reached out to them on an issue that they haven’t been able to solve. I’d give them an “A” for the things that matter to me: Responsiveness, Accuracy, Reasonable cost, and Diligence in Research. In addition, while Accounting can be pretty dry, I’ve found them to be both helpful and friendly.”
Quentin Dastugue
CCIM CEO, Property One, Inc.

“I have been working with LaPorte for 35 years and I am happy to recommend them. Over the years, we have used them for a wide range of services including tax return preparation and planning, and counsel on real estate transactions. They give us great advice and work in a timely manner. We value that they have a strong understanding of the real estate industry as well as our operations, history, and objectives. They are well diversified and in a multi-faceted business their team has expertise to cover all the bases.”
Henry Shane
Chairman of the Board, Favrot and Shane Companies Inc.

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Since 2002, LaPorte has been an active member of the McGladrey Alliance, a premier national affiliation of independent firms including over 100 members in 260 locations throughout the United States. RSM McGladrey and McGladrey & Pullen, LLP operate in an alternative practice structure, and focus on mid-size organizations with annual revenues that range from $15 to $400 million. Together, these entities are identified by Accounting Today as one of the largest accounting firms in the country. The benefits of this affiliation are tangible for our employees and our clients. In addition to enhancing the breadth and depth of our client offerings, we utilize their audit practice aids, such as the paperless audit programs, and we enroll our staff in their continuing education programs for audit, tax, and industry specialization.

RSM McGladrey serves more than 3,400 real estate and real estate industry-related organizations.

Our affiliation provides us with quick and easy access to second opinions, lessons learned and best practices, as well as, industry and service leaders throughout the country should they be needed. Alliance members can also be a resource for consulting services including benchmarking, human resources, financial management, business planning and fraud deterrence, to name a few.