Retired Member Directory
Thinking about retiring and/or selling your practice? Have a few questions about the process? Ask someone who's already done it.
The following is a list of retired MNCPA members who have volunteered to share advice about retirement and selling a CPA firm. There’s no charge to use this service.
Thomas Batina
Home:
280 Wakefield Road
Wayzata, MN 55391
Email: tkbatina@aol.com
Bio: 26 years with Arthur Andersen (12 as a partner) 5 years as Managing Director with Provitini (In charge of Minneapolis Office) 1 year teaching at Carlson School of Business
Expertise: Auditing Six Sigma Process Improvement Sarbanes Oxley Compliance
Len Biegert
Home:
12700 Sherwood Place #104
Minnetonka, MN 55304
Phone: 952-544-4898
Vacation:
Phone: 218-692-2755
Bio: 32 years of audit and tax experience in all phases of individual and corporate income taxes. Tax planning.
Expertise: Was a tax partner at KPMG -- mainly tax services.
Notes: Len can be reached at 218-692-2755 between May 15 and October 15. Otherwise, try him at 952-544-4898.
Leo Breitman
Home:
8700 E. Mountain View Road #1107
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Phone: 480-367-0750
Fax: 480-367-0750
Email: caroleo7@cox.net
W. Thomas Brunberg
Home:
5500 Wayzata Blvd, Suite 910
Golden Valley, MN 55416
Phone: 763-398-4501
Fax: 763-545-6514
Email: wtbrunberg@brunbergblatt.com
Dennis W. Buhl
Home:
17969 65th Ave N
Maple Grove, MN 55311
Phone: 763-315-5062
Vacation:
Phone: 239-775-7811
Bio: Worked for a firm that is still in business, Copeland Buhl & Co. The firm has been in business for 27 years. They provide services such as tax preparation, management advisory and start up services as well as business valuations. Also offered are audits, peer review and not-for-profit services. Copeland Buhl also provided individual tax planning and return preparation, estate and retirement planning.
Expertise: Tax Services, business valuations, estate trust, forensic accounting and management consulting for small businesses.
Notes: Dennis can be reached at his Minnesota number (763-315-5062) from May 1 - November 1 and at his Florida number (239-775-7811) from November 1 through April 30.
Michael Casserly
Home:
4701 Meadow Road
Edina, MN 55424
Email: pepinsailor@comcast.net
Bio: 17 years with Grant Thornton (7 years as partner) in Audit, SEC reporting, staff recruitment and staff administration 3 years as CFO and Co-owner of a telephone interconnect 25 years as owner of a local CPA practice
Expertise: Tax (individual, small business, trust & estate, IRS negotiations) Business consulting in areas of organizational development, systems business valuation and mergers & aquisitions
Arnold Gruys
Home:
510 Morrison Ave S
Annandale, MN 55302
Phone: 320-270-5263
Email: agruys@lakedaleink.net
Bio: The firm provided services to small business individuals, corporations, non-profit organizations, government agencies and individual tax preparation. The type of service included audits, management advisory, income and estate tax planning as well s representation to governmental agencies in the area for nursing homes. Municipal and school district audits formed an important segment of the firm's services. The firm was started in the early 1950s.
Expertise: Nursing home audits and government reporting and taxes (income and estate)
J.B. Hidding
Home:
5885 Strawberry Lane
Shorewood, MN 55331-8950
Phone: 952-474-2332
George Kapetanis
Home:
6885 Langford Drive
Edina, MN 55436
Phone: 952-933-4807
Email: nkapetanis@aol.com
Expertise: Auditing, bookkeeping, audited and non-audited reports, preparation of business and personal income tax returns.
Elliot Karasov
Home:
1870 Eagle Ridge Drive Unit 15
Mendota Heights, MN 55118
Phone: 651-452-3172
Email: ek@ens.net
Expertise: Individual taxation, corporate taxation, partnership, estate taxes, auditing, business counseling and financial & estate planning.
Richard (Dick) Proulx
Home:
36 Island Road
North Oaks, MN 55127
Phone: 651-482-7585
Fax: 651-482-0660
Email: readyrap@aol.com
Vacation:
Phone: 772-489-8273
Bio: Richard primarily worked in audit with experience in several industries including construction, hi tech manufacturing, grain elevators, retailing, professional services, logging and timber, as well as several other manufacturing companies. Worked with several public companies through IPO's compliance reporting and '33 and '34 ACT filings.
Expertise: Audit
Notes: 651-482-7585 is Richard's Minnesota number, while 772-489-8273 is the number at his Florida home.
Martin Rosen
Home:
8481 Angel Spirit Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
Phone: 480-563-3249
Fax: 480-563-3249
Email: mandrrosen@cox.net
Notes: Hasn't been in public accounting since 1969.
John F. Schilling
Home:
2125 Harvard Ave
Duluth, MN 55803
Phone: 218-724-5444
Email: jackschil@earthlink.net
Donald F. Zibell
Home:
2233 N. Hamline Ave. Room 511
Roseville, MN 55113
Phone: 651-633-3623
Fax: 651-633-3623