Accounting firms merge
Hancock Askew & Co. LLP and Stein Accounting CPA have agreed to a merger. The combined firm will have 65 employees, including eight partners and two principals.
Neville Stein, CPA, began building his accounting and tax practice after he moved to the U.S. from South Africa in 1993 with a practice focused on small businesses and individuals. Stein will become the newest partner at Hancock Askew.
Stein and his five staff members are expected to Hancock Askew’s small and emerging business division.
Stein has worked extensively with QuickBooks software for more than 18 years and, for 15 years, has taught small-business owners, accountants and bookkeepers to use the software, leading classes in collaboration with the Savannah Small Business Development Corporation.
Law firm wins first-tier ranking
The Savannah law firm of Bouhan, Williams & Levy has received first-tier ranking in the 2013 Edition of U.S. News — Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms,” a survey of lawyers worldwide that ranks nearly 10,000 firms.
Bouhan, Williams & Levy received a Metropolitan First-Tier Ranking in the following areas: admiralty and maritime law; commercial litigation; litigation-eminent domain and condemnation; and personal injury litigation–defendants. The U.S. News–Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.
To be eligible, a law firm must have at least one lawyer who is included in “Best Lawyers” as part of the annual peer review assessment.
Founded in 1886, Bouhan, Williams & Levy LLP is a broad-based, general law practice.
Home loan company recognized
Great Place to Work, a business consulting and management training firm, has named Veterans United Home Loans the No. 21 best medium workplace in the U.S. on its annual 2012 Best Small & Medium Workplaces list. The rankings appear on CNNMoney and in the Nov. 12 issue of FORTUNE magazine.
Veterans United, with an office at 340 Eisenhower Drive, Suite 1305, was recognized as a company with exceptional workplace culture.
“We focus on our co-workers, our veterans and our active duty military every day,” said Shawn Workman, branch manager of Veterans United’s offices in Savannah. “That commitment has created an amazing culture that led to this honor.”
Veterans United has 28 offices in 22 states.