Laputka, Bayless, Ecker & Cohn, PC, has maintained a wide-ranging general practice. The firm was founded as a partnership in 1953 by Theodore R. Laputka, Sr., Kenneth R. Bayless, Bartel E. Ecker and Martin D. Cohn, and incorporated as a professional corporation in 1973. Six decades later, our Hazleton, Pennsylvania-based lawyers and professional support staff carry on our tradition of legal excellence and outstanding client service every working day. We serve a diverse clientele throughout Luzerne, Carbon, Schuylkill, Lackawanna, Monroe, Montour, Columbia, Dauphin, Susquehanna and Northumberland counties.