Mission Statement
To earn the trust of those we serve—our clients and each other—through a culture of caring and shared values.
Core Values
- Actively listen to our clients in order to understand and serve them based on their needs and goals.
- Communicate early and often to manage expectations on timing, findings, and billing.
- Act as one team by bringing all of the firm’s resources to our clients.
- Build win/win, long-term relationships by being a proactive, trusted advisor vs. a ‘service’ provider.
- Actively listen to our team members in order to understand their needs and goals, and support them with a plan to achieve them.
- Provide honest feedback; be specific and sincere when giving praise, and clear and kind when giving criticism.
- Celebrate successes–big and small.
- Make a difference – don’t just talk about a problem, be part of the solution.
- Understand that LaPorte’s success positively impacts our clients, our employees, their families, and the communities we serve.
- Don’t accept the status quo. Continue to look for ways to improve everything that we do.
- Be clear on expectations.
- Hold yourself and others accountable for achieving expectations.
- Do the right thing, always.
- Honor our commitments. Do what you say you’re going to do, when you say you’re going to do it.

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