Ross Rigby & Patten LLP, a 67-year-old Queensbury-based firm, and Latham-based Marvin and Company, P.C., a firm whose roots extend back to 1923, recently announced their merger. The combined firm will operate as Marvin and Company with offices in both locations and a combined total of 56 employees, including 25 CPAs.
The merger provides Marvin and Company with new growth opportunities in the North Country, and enables Ross Rigby & Patten to continue to provide high-quality and timely services to its steadily growing client base. Clients of the new firm will have access to a broader array of expertise and services in accounting, auditing, taxation, management consulting and employee pension and benefit planning and administration as a result of the merger.
Ross Rigby & Patten President Thomas J. Ross, along with vice presidents and partners Leo A. Rigby, and Heather D. Patten, and the entire Ross Rigby & Patten staff will continue to serve clients from the Queensbury office. Marvin and Company Director of Operations Jim Amell will continue in his current role with the combined firm, as will all other employees.
“The growth we have experienced at Ross Rigby & Patten in recent years requires that we expand and strengthen our team in order to continue to provide our clients with the highest level of expertise, timely advice and service,” said Mr. Ross. “I … can think of no better firm with which to join for the long-term satisfaction and success of our clients.”
“We are looking forward to working with the high-quality Ross Rigby & Patten staff to build upon the long tradition of stellar client service for which both firms are known,” said Mr. Amell.
To contact Marvin And Company, call Jim Amell at 785-0134; for Ross Rigby & Patten, call Thomas A. Ross at 792-6595.