Lester H. Salter
Principal

Lester Salter, the founding member of the Firm, is a former trial attorney in the Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service. Initially, his practice consisted almost exclusively of representing taxpayers in controversies with the IRS, both civil and criminal, and in trials and appeals. More recently his practice has included business and estate tax planning and probate administration work, including will and trust drafting, as well as continuing to represent clients in disputes with the IRS and Rhode Island Division of Taxation.

Mr. Salter has been and remains active in state and national bar associations and related activities. He served as President of the Rhode Island Bar Association, has been a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association's House of Delegates for more than 25 years, has been on its executive committee for 15 years, and has been a member of the American Bar Association House of Delegates, including serving on its Board of Governors for 2 years. He was honored by the Rhode Island Bar Association with its award of merit in 1978 and was the first recipient of its Ralph P. Semonoff Award for Professionalism in 1996. He has also served on numerous Boards of the Rhode Island Supreme Court and has chaired and spoken at numerous seminars on taxation and estate administration.

Mr. Salter did his undergraduate work at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and later graduated from its Law School.

Lester Salter can be contacted at: lsalter@smsllaw.com