Retirement Planning & Succession (E1809329)

Walter is the chief success officer at Prager Metis CPAs, a member of Prager Metis International Group. He has over 30 years of executive experience in accounting and business advisory. He possesses deep expertise in all facets of firm and practice management; firm/corporate strategy and execution; business development; practice growth and senior management mentoring. Walter also serves as a managing director at Whitman Business Advisors, where he provides advisory services to clients in areas such as strategic planning, practice management and mergers and acquisitions. He is also a regular and trusted advisor to boards and audit committees. Walter is a former president of the NJCPA and is a member of its Accounting & Auditing Standards Interest Group and the Governmental Accounting & Auditing Interest Group.

Philip J. Murphy, CPA is the managing partner of Murphy, Miller & Baglieri LLP. He formally served as the co-head of J H Cohn LLPs' Accounting and Audit Department. His practice focus is providing core professional services to his middle market practice. He also devotes substantial time to the distribution and manufacturing industries, providing services to companies with various needs including financial statement audit and analysis, due diligence, succession planning, tax and financial structuring and negotiation. Mr. Murphy's current audit clients include one of the most prestigious toy and hobby importer/distribution companies. Mr. Murphy is a member of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants and has served as president of the Bergen Chapter. He is a member of the American Institute of of Certified Public Accountants and APICS. Mr. Murphy has been features in various speaking engagements including the NJSCPA, The Commercial Finance Association, The Bergen Record and many bank and financial institutions and ICLE. He was a frquent participant in the United Artists Tax Mailbag Series and also participated in a cooperative effort with The Bergen Record. Mr. Murphy earned his BS degree from Western New England College in Springfield, MA.