Sullivan & Company Merges Into BlumShapiro: BlumShapiro now ranks among Top 50 accounting firms in the nation

PROVIDENCE, RI – Tuesday, January 8, 2013 - Sullivan & Company, located in Providence and one of the largest and best-known accounting names in Rhode Island has merged into BlumShapiro, the largest regional accounting, tax and business consulting firm based in New England, greatly expanding and strengthening its position as the leading regional firm. This merger became official on January 1, 2013 and makes BlumShapiro one of the Top 50 accounting firms in the nation, with 340 employees throughout New England.  Read More »
Certified Public Accountants and Business Advisors

Raymond F. Murphy, Jr., CPA
Principal

Raymond Murphy has more than forty years of public accounting experience. He focuses on financial and general business consulting, often serving as a sounding board for firm clients involved in acquisitions, sales, reorganizations, mediation and other business transactions.

Over the years, Ray served as president of the Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants, chairman of CPA Associates International, chairman of the Business Development Company of Rhode Island, and chairman of the Rhode Island Board of Accountancy. Ray is a recipient of the Advocate of the Year Award granted by the United States Small Business Administration.

He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the New England Association of Conflict Resolution.

A graduate of the College of the Holy Cross with a Bachelor of Arts degree, he holds a Juris Doctorate from Boston College Law School. He currently serves on the Board of Overseers for the Boston College Law School and on the Business Advisory Council for Providence College.  E-mail Ray at rmurphy@SullivanCPA.com.