About Lauffer Law
Zachary Lauffer, Esq., CPA
For 20 years, Zachary Lauffer has practiced as both an attorney and Certified Public Accountant, bringing together legal counsel and financial insight for West Virginia individuals, families, professionals, and businesses.
Attorney + CPA
Twenty Years at the Intersection of Law and Finance.
Many legal decisions have financial consequences, and many financial decisions carry legal implications. For two decades, Zachary Lauffer has worked at that intersection as both a West Virginia attorney and Certified Public Accountant.
That dual professional background shapes the way Zach approaches his clients’ matters. Rather than viewing a legal issue in isolation, he considers the broader financial, tax, business, property, and planning consequences that may accompany it.
Whether helping a family prepare for long-term care, representing a business during a tax audit, reviewing a complex transaction, developing an estate plan, or advising a business owner, the objective is the same: understand the entire situation and provide practical guidance that helps the client move forward.
One advisor. Two professional perspectives. A more complete approach.
20 Years
Practicing as an attorney and Certified Public Accountant.
Legal Perspective
Practical legal counsel, advocacy, planning, and representation.
Financial Perspective
Understanding of taxation, accounting, assets, transactions, and financial consequences.
West Virginia
Serving individuals, families, professionals, and businesses throughout the state.
A Broader Perspective
Legal Advice Should Consider What Happens Next.
A document, transaction, or legal strategy may solve one problem while creating consequences somewhere else. Zach’s Attorney + CPA background allows him to look beyond the immediate legal question and consider how each decision fits into the client’s broader financial picture.
For Individuals & Families
Estate planning, elder law, Medicaid planning, incapacity, guardianships, conservatorships, property, and taxation often overlap. Planning should account for those connections rather than treating each issue separately.
For Businesses & Professionals
Business transactions, contracts, ownership decisions, real estate, corporate governance, taxation, and tax disputes can have significant legal and financial consequences.
Areas of Practice
Counsel Across the Decisions That Matter.
Lauffer Law serves clients across a range of matters where legal strategy and financial considerations frequently intersect.
Elder Law
Planning for aging, incapacity, long-term care, and important family decisions.
Medicaid & Crisis Planning
Planning for Medicaid eligibility, long-term care expenses, spend-down strategies, and nursing-home crises.
Estate Planning
Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, incapacity planning, and estate administration.
Guardianships & Conservatorships
Legal guidance when a loved one can no longer independently manage personal or financial affairs.
Business Law
Contracts, transactions, business planning, organizational matters, and corporate governance.
Real Estate
Legal guidance involving property transactions, ownership, contracts, and related matters.
Taxation
Integrated legal and financial guidance for tax planning, preparation, and tax-related matters.
Sales & Use Tax Audits
Attorney + CPA representation during audits, assessments, administrative appeals, and tax disputes.
The Lauffer Law Approach
Practical Advice. Personal Attention.
Clients often come to Lauffer Law during important transitions: starting or buying a business, preparing an estate plan, helping an aging parent, confronting the cost of long-term care, dealing with a tax audit, or making a decision involving substantial property or financial consequences.
Those situations require more than forms and documents. They require understanding what the client is trying to accomplish, identifying the legal and financial issues that matter, and developing a practical path forward.
Lauffer Law is built around that approach—providing thoughtful, straightforward counsel tailored to the circumstances of each client.
Understand the situation.
Start with the client’s goals, concerns, assets, obligations, and circumstances.
See the connections.
Consider the legal, financial, tax, property, and planning consequences together.
Develop a strategy.
Identify practical options and determine the path that best fits the client’s objectives.
Move forward.
Put the plan into action with clear guidance throughout the process.
Lauffer Law Firm PLLC
Legal & Financial Guidance for the Full Picture.
Whether you are planning for the future, protecting your family or business, navigating a financial issue, or facing an unexpected legal problem, Lauffer Law can help you understand your options and determine the next step.
Zachary Lauffer, Esq., CPA
Hurricane, West Virginia
Serving clients throughout West Virginia
304-550-7436