Firm History
Goodman & Company, LLP (Goodman) was first founded in 1932 by M. Lu Goodman. Working alongside D. Vernon Norman, the firm was originally known as Goodman, Norman & Company.
By the late sixties, Goodman had merged with the firm Berger & Wilson, and was officially renamed “Goodman & Company” to honor the then retired founding partner.
In 1978, Goodman merged with Bowman, Upton & Murphy and expanded its practice into Virginia Beach and Richmond, Virginia.
Recognizing that the Richmond market had a great deal of potential for a medium sized full service accounting firm, efforts were started to expand the practice to offer a broader range of services. This culminated in the merger with Levin and Rochkind in 1979.
Just after the 50th anniversary of Goodman & Company, the firm was recognized by the Tidewater Virginian as having “evolved into the largest independent accounting firm in the state”.
By the mid 1980s, Aaron Rosen & Company merged with Goodman & Company, making Joan Aaron the first female partner of Goodman and expanding their presence into Newport News, Virginia.
From the late 1980s well into the new millennium, Goodman & Company continued to merge with several companies including:
- Womack and Burke
- Erny & Mason
- Collins-Gregg Associates
- LaLonde, Wooding & Young
- Harry Schwarz & Company
- Aim Associates, Inc
- Norton & Associates
- Terry Hagen & Atwood
- Eason Lawson & Westphal
- Salter & Hall
- Hope Player & Associates
- Bresenoff & Associates
- Collins Forbes & Company
- Hollrah, Bernstein & Funkhouser, LLP
- Manning, Perkinson, Floyd & Company
- Crutchley, Marginot, & Tosi
- Kamerow, Weintraub & Swain, LLP
- Strickland & Shuler, PC
- West Crawley & Winn
As of April 1, 2011, Goodman & Company merged with Dixon Hughes to form Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP.
These mergers resulted in locations in eleven states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington.
Today, Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP has a combined history of 79 years and employs over 1,700 people.
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