Our Professional Partners Program® is a strategic alliance with your RJFS financial advisor and other professionals in your community. This relationship makes it possible for both the Professional Partner and your financial advisor to be on the same page when it comes to acting in your best interests. There are times in which the Professional Partner, in return for the referral, will share in a portion of the advisory fees charged by your financial advisor.
The services of these professionals are provided independently, not as a service offered by Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.
Joseph D. Brophy, CPA, MBA is a native Dallasite and a graduate of North Texas University. He has provided tax and financial planning advice to clients for more than 20 years. Additionally, Joe is a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and a Certified Mergers & Acquisition Advisor (CM&A) who also provides business valuations and acquisition strategies to corporate clients throughout the United States.
James R. Knight, CPA is an Aggie, having graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He has been advising tax clients since 1987. He is a near scratch golfer or at least an avid one.
Dee Northington, CPA, has more than 30 years experience assisting professional clients with taxation, qualified plans and charitable giving strategies.
Gary C. Smith, CPA, CFP® has been practicing public accounting in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex since 1974. He has been a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM professional since 1990. He holds a BBA-Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington. Gary provides tax and financial planning services to closely held businesses, physicians, and other professional service providers. Gary, and his wife Julie, have three children and three grandchildren and reside in Dallas.
