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Hartman Wanzor LLP has announced it is rebranding to Hartman Wanzor McNamara LLP.
The move comes as part of the elevation of Josh McNamara to name partner, one of a wave of promotions and partnership elevations of the new HWM.
The rebrand is effective immediately, the firm said in a press release.
Along with McNamara, teammates singled out for promotion are Spencer Gregg, who has been elevated to partner; Summar Schiller, who has taken on the role of tax managing director; and Misty Blackwelder, who has been promoted to tax director.
“The tax world is a tough business where people are the key asset,” said Managing Partner Nick Wanzor. “At HWM, we focus on team retention and experience to provide high-touch, personal relationship-driven service to our clients. Our consistent team provides those clients with the assurance of familiar faces, specialized insight, and rock-solid satisfaction.
McNamara originally joined the firm as a partner in 2017.
Previously, he served as associate controlling manager at The Walton Group, LLC. McNamara began his career at KPMG, where he focused on the alternative investment space, working with an array of private equity and hedge fund clients.
McNamara earned his Bachelor of Business Administration with a double major in accounting and finance from TCU’s Neeley School of Business. He earned a master’s in accounting from the University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Business.
McNamara is a licensed CPA in the state of Texas.
“Many of our clients have complicated assets: you could fill a whiteboard with their financial structures,” said Frank Hartman, co-founding partner. “Josh knows those structures inside and out, and he can figure out ways to see around every corner and answer every question. He’s an innovator — a quarterback who doesn’t just look at questions on your tax returns but looks for the things that might show up on your return further down the line.”
Gregg joined HWM in 2017 as a manager. Previously Gregg served as tax senior at Texxol Energy, Inc., and tax senior associate at BDO USA, LLP.
Gregg earned his bachelor’s in accounting in from the University of Kansas and his Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Kansas Graduate School of Business.
“Spencer Gregg has dedicated his entire professional life to public accounting,” said Josh McNamara, saluting his new fellow partner. “He came to us with vast experience and has continued to develop into a key member of our leadership team with an unparalleled ability to communicate complex strategies clearly and directly to our clients.”
Schiller joined Hartman Wanzor in 2017 as a manager, and was promoted to senior manager in 2019. Previously, she was senior tax associate at BDO USA, LLP.
Schiller has worked for 10 years in public accounting and received her CPA license in 2015. She received her BBA in accounting with honors from Texas Tech University, and her master’s in accounting from Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business.
Blackwelder has been part of the HWM team for eight years. She brings to her new role more than 20 years of experience in the field of public accounting, according to HWM
After receiving her bachelor’s and master’s in accounting from Texas A&M University, Blackwelder began her career at Ernst & Young.
"Thanks to these individuals, and to the entire HWM team, our firm has seen so much recent growth,” Wanzor said. “With these promotions and with our rebrand we want to celebrate that team, recognizing that they are not just tax consultants — they are forward-thinking planners and strategic partners for our clients, setting them up for success both now and in the future.”