DMJ Announces Name Change to DMJ & Co., PLLC

GREENSBORO, NC, October 16, 2014 – The North Carolina accounting firm, DMJ (previously known as Davenport, Marvin, Joyce & Co., LLP) announces the firm’s name change to DMJ & Co., PLLC effective Thursday, October 16. The firm is also celebrating its 65th anniversary year.

Established on November 1, 1949, DMJ was founded by P.E. Davenport as a small two-person accounting firm in Greensboro, North Carolina. Today, DMJ is one of the largest certified public accounting and business consulting firms in the Triad and has grown to include ten partners and the wealth management firm, DMJ Wealth Advisors, LLC.

DMJ has two office locations in North Carolina. With its most recent expansion and relocation in 2008, DMJ’s main office is located in Green Valley Office Park in Greensboro, North Carolina. DMJ’s second office location is on West Main Street in Sanford, North Carolina, where it has had a presence in the Lee County community for more than twenty years. The firm has sixty professionals with a wealth of experience and specialized credentials, including Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA™), Certified Specialist in Estate Planning® (CSEP), Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), Certified Healthcare Business Consultant (CHBC), among others.

DMJ’s managing partner, Mike Gillis CPA/PFS says, “This anniversary year marks two significant milestones for DMJ. The formal shift to ‘DMJ & Co., PLLC’ reflects a community name most associated with our firm. Sixty-five years in business is also worth celebrating, in addition to our continued commitment to our community, and our business and industry sectors.”

Over the last two decades, DMJ has expanded its Greensboro-based operations to include servicing clients across North Carolina, the southeast, the nation, and the globe, including international business consulting services. In addition to the firm’s traditional accounting and auditing services, the firm now provides a host of specialized services to clients in the commercial and private sector, such as medical and dental practice consulting, succession planning, litigation support, technology consulting, cost segregation, business valuation, and financial planning.

During this anniversary year, DMJ also celebrates the career accomplishments of DMJ professionals. DMJ is proud to have over 250 combined years of service from ten partners, thirteen Leadership North Carolina graduates, and multiple recipients of various leadership awards. In addition, the firm’s leadership has served on a number of city, county, and state boards and commissions and has held active leadership roles within the industry, such as the NCACPA and the AICPA. DMJ leaders have committed many years of service to prominent community and civic organizations, such as Special Olympics North Carolina and the Piedmont Business Ethics Awards. Most recently, the firm participated in a firm-wide day of community service in honor of the North Carolina Association of CPA’s Day of Service.

DMJ is a member of CPAmerica International, one of the largest and most highly regarded CPA associations of independent CPA firms in the United States. CPAmerica International enables its affiliated firms to pool resources from thousands of CPA professionals around the world and provides their clients with a broad base of quality accounting and experienced consulting on a local level.

ABOUT DMJ & Co., PLLC
DMJ’s philosophy―personal attention, verifiable results—is the cornerstone of the firm’s practice and client relationships. DMJ offers an array of services, including certified public accounting, wealth management, and medical and dental practice consulting. It also provides a host of specialized services, such as technology and international tax consulting, cost segregation, ERISA audits, and succession planning for privately-held businesses. DMJ is a member of CPAmerica International and affiliated with the Crowe Horwath International alliances of firms. For more information about DMJ, visit www.dmj.com.

SOURCE: Davenport, Marvin, Joyce & Co., LLP (DMJ)