Timeline.
Here's the Boring Chronology of the Firm.
1987
Ken Macias founds firm and establishes the Sacramento practice
1988
Practice merged with Ed Pierini; Acquisition of Betty Hahn CPA practice
1989
Acquisition of Ron Clark and Stanley Brown CPA practices
1992
Ernie Gini admitted as Partner
1993
Firm acquires RJ Miranda
Los Angeles offices established
Ken Macias serves on AICPA Governmental Accounting and Auditing Committee
1996
Kevin O’Connell joins firm and establishes San Francisco Bay Area offices
Acquisition of Calvin Takuma CPA practice
1997
Ken Macias serves on GASB No. 31 Task Force
1998
Kevin O’Connell admitted to Partnership
1999
Ernie Gini serves on GASB Advisory Committee on the User Guide to Local Government Financial Statements and contributes to What You Should Know about Your Local Government’s Finances, a Guide to Financial Statements
2000
Jim Godsey joins partnership and leads Los Angeles offices
Rick Green admitted as Partner
Jan Rosati joins partnership and establishes corporate services practice
Ken Macias appointed to AICPA Group of 100
Ernie Gini appointed president of Sacramento chapter of California Society of CPAs
2001
Scott Hammon joins firm and leads corporate assurance practice
2002
Firm forges strategic alliance with BDO Seidman LLP to better serve clients with international operations
Ken Macias appointed to serve on AICPA Auditing Standards Board and featured in California CPA magazine
2003
Kevin O’Connell chosen to serve on AICPA Expert Panel
Ernie Gini appointed to AICPA Virtual Grassroots Panel (formerly the Group of 100)
2004
Cindy Pon admitted as Partner
2005
San Diego offices opened
Kevin O’Connell serves on GASB Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) Task Force
Public Accounting Report ranks MGO in top 50 fastest-growing CPA firms in the nation
2006
Kevin O’Connell named Managing Partner
Kenneth Macias named Chairman of the Board of Partners
Scott Hammon admitted as Partner
Second Bay Area location opened in Oakland
Acquisition of Essary, Dal Porto & Lowe LLP
Caroline Walsh appointed to AICPA Expert Panel
Richard Green appointed to GASB Task Force on Pension Accounting Research
2007
David Bullock admitted as Partner
Public Accounting Report ranks MGO the 29th fastest-growing CPA firm in the nation
2008
Acquisition of Moreland & Associates Inc; Newport Beach offices established and business support and staffing services added
2009
Ken Macias appointed to the AICPA Governance Council and G400
2010
Merger with Bernstein, Fox, Whitman, Goldman & Baumblatt LLP (Bernstein Fox); Marty Fox, Ken Goldman, Joel Baumblatt and John Blakeman admitted as Partners
Linda Hurley named Partner
Caroline Walsh named Partner
2011
Kathy Lai admitted as Partner
Caroline Walsh named to GAQC Executive Committee
MGO is recognized as one of the nation's Top 100 Accounting Firms by Inside Public Accounting
Ken Macias appointed to the AICPA Board of Directors
2012
Kevin Starkey and Eugene Ma named Partners
Merger with Mensch & Associates
Mark Tillotson admitted as a Partner