CBM News

Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM) was recognized for corporate philanthropy in 2021 for the second consecutive year by the Washington Business Journal. CBM ranked 7th for giving among small companies throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan region in the Journal’s annual list of top corporate philanthropists. In recent years, CBM has accelerated its commitment to fulfilling one of the firm’s core values, community leadership, as part of its 100th anniversary. “We wanted community service to be a powerful part of our… Read more ›

  Debora E. May and Aleksandr S. Seleznev, partners at Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell and co-founders of May Barnhard Investments (MBI), the firm’s wealth management subsidiary, were named to Bethesda Magazine’s 2022 list of top financial advisors. Professionals named to this list were selected through a peer review process by other financial advisors in the region who were asked who they would entrust with their clients’ work if they were unavailable to handle it themselves. (Click here for a disclaimer.)… Read more ›

PDF: Accounting MOVE Project Recognizes Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell for Fourth Consecutive Year; Highlights Contributions and Career Opportunities for Women in the Accounting Profession Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM) was recognized for the fourth consecutive year by the Accounting MOVE Project, which investigates factors proven to be essential to women’s career success in the accounting profession. CBM appeared on the Project’s 2022 list of best firms for equity leadership, reflecting a high level of representation of women in management-level positions…. Read more ›

PDF: Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell Named to Bethesda Magazine’s 2022 List of Top Places to Work Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM) has been named to Bethesda Magazine’s 2022 list of Top Places to Work. This annual program recognizes local businesses who agreed to anonymously respond to several in-depth questions about employee engagement in a survey administrated by a third-party research group. Seventeen businesses demonstrating a deep commitment to team engagement and whose staff cumulatively delivered survey results reflecting that commitment… Read more ›

by Martina Childress During college in the 1980s, my call to volunteering began as a youth leader while also mentoring pregnant teens. After moving to Maryland, I was a reading mentor in the D.C. public school system and mentored/supported unwed mothers. While raising my family, I shifted to volunteering at school and after a school parent passed away from a heart attack, I learned about the American Heart Association’s Little Hats, Big Hearts program and their call to the public… Read more ›

  Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM) will serve as bronze sponsor at a November 7 training seminar hosted by Howard County Collaborative Professionals (HCCP), a not-for-profit group of attorneys, financial professionals, mental health providers and other professionals specially trained in the collaborative process. The session, open to HCCP members and non-members at the Merriweather Lakehouse in Columbia, Maryland from 9 am to 3 pm, will feature Bill Eddy, a recognized industry expert on handling high-conflict cases and clients with high-conflict… Read more ›

Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM) will serve as a silver sponsor at the 2022 annual meeting of Virginia Collaborative Professionals (VaCP), an association of collaborative professionals that serves as a public resource. The VaCP meeting will be held on November 14 at the Omni in Charlottesville, Virginia. Members of CBM’s divorce financial services team have served as VaCP members, and have attended and presented at the association’s annual meeting over the years. Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM) is a professional… Read more ›

Growing up, Audit Supervisor Kathleen Booker spent a lot of time involved in youth development – doing everything from after-school tutoring for underserved communities to serving as a production camp counselor to serving as the board of directors’ student representative for an arts organization. She was also involved in youth ministry and, at the early age of 17, showed off her entrepreneurial chops as the owner and operator of an apparel company. Several years later, after selling her business, earning… Read more ›

PDF: Jordan Egert and Jamie Blum of Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell’s Divorce Litigation Services Team to Present at Virginia Collaborative Professionals Meeting Jordan Egert and Jamie Blum, senior managers with the divorce litigation services team at Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM), will present at the September 21, 2022 meeting of Virginia Collaborative Professionals, an association of collaborative professionals that serves as a public resource. Their presentation, which is scheduled via a Zoom meeting at 6 pm EST, is entitled “If… Read more ›

  Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM) learned a lot about client communications and preferences during the pandemic, and our professional services team is ready to take the next step to prioritize client health while continuing to deliver high-quality service and remaining personally available. As we relied on advanced, secure technology to meet your tax, accounting and advisory needs, we found that many clients, team members and industry partners found it safe and convenient to participate in virtual conversations. That trend… Read more ›