Robert G. Dwyer
Of Counsel
Bob's practice is concentrated on the following: (i) transactions involving acquisitions, dispositions, and mergers of business entities, closely-held organizations involved in successorship planning, and the tax analysis of the consequences of these matters; and (ii) the implementation of sophisticated estate and trust planning and the administration of complex estates and trusts.
He was licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in Virginia and Pennsylvania. Bob previously served as an instructor of Accounting and Federal Taxation at Georgetown University School of Business Administration and as a member of the Tax Department of Price Waterhouse in Washington, D.C.
Practice Areas
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.
- Georgetown University, B.S.B.A.
Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Tax Court
Ratings
- Successfully closed several cash mergers of manufacturing businesses providing over $65 million to clients in each transaction
- Orchestrated sales of manufacturing businesses for over $25 million and $15 million
- Administered an estate having assets in excess of $100 million
- Negotiation of a license on behalf of a food manufacturer procuring world-wide rights to manufacture and sell products using the trademarks of a nationally known television personality
- Represented the borrower in the refinancing of a 100 unit residential community and the subsequent sale of that facility
- Developed and implemented a successorship plan for a plastics manufacturer valued in excess of $15 million
- 2022 Edward C. Doll Community Service Award, The Erie Community Foundation
- 2022 Chancellor of the Bar Award, Erie County Bar Association
- 2016 Tocqueville Award, United Way of Erie County
- 2015 Louis J. Tullio Community Service Award, Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership
- Philanthropic Advisor of the Year, Hamot Health Foundation
Community and Professional Service
- Erie Community Foundation, Former Trustee and Board Chair
- United Way of Erie County, Former Board Member & Board Chair
- Hamot Health Foundation, Former Board Member & Board Chair
- Regional Cancer Center, Former Board Member
- Springhill Senior Living Community, Former Board Member
- Estate Planning Council of Erie County, Former Board Member & President
- The Erie Club, Former Board Member & President
- Kahkwa Club, Former Board Member & President
- Catholic Charities, Former Board Member & Treasurer
Professional Affiliations
- Erie County Bar Association, Former Board President
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Former Hearing Committee Member
- Estate Planning Council of Erie County, Former Board Member & President
- Penn Attorneys Title Insurance Company, Former Board Member & Chair
Speaking Engagements
- Firm's Annual Professional Advisor Symposium, October 2013, 2014 and 2015
- Variety of programs for numerous organizations on estate and financial planning