Timeline
MGO Historical Timeline
- 1987
- Ken Macias 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
- 1995
- Ken Macias featured in Journal of Accountancy
- 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, bringing Denise Mazzucca and Jean Foster to MGO
- Director Caroline Walsh appointed to AICPA Expert Panel
- Partner Richard Green appointed to GASB Task Force on Pension Accounting Research
- 2007
- David Bullock and Denise Callahan admitted as Partners
- Public Accounting Report ranks MGO the 29th fastest-growing CPA firm in the nation
- 2008
- Tom Forbes admitted as Partner
- Acquisition of Orange County firm Moreland & Associates Inc, bringing governmental accounting expert Mike Moreland to MGO; Newport Beach and San Marcos offices established and temporary services business line established
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- 2010
- Merger with Bernstein, Fox, Whitman, Goldman & Baumblatt LLP (Bernstein Fox)
