Tennessee-based Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, PC (LBMC), one of the Southeast's largest accounting and business consulting firms, has added Rachel P. Null in its Brentwood (Nashville) office.Null has joined the accounting firm in a staff position in the tax division. She is a recent graduate of Tennessee Technological University with a both bachelor and master degrees in business administration.Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, PC, and The LBMC Family of Companies has more than 400 employees, with offices in Nashville (Brentwood), Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tenn.

Tennessee-based LBMC Employment Partners, LLC, a member of the LBMC (Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, PC) Family of Companies, is pleased to announce the promotion of Emily Ledford to HR Account Manager in the Knoxville office.Emily Ledford joined the LBMC Employment Partners team as an HR Assistant in April of 2008. In her new role, Emily will assist in serving the clients of LBMC Employment Partners with human resource consulting.

Birmingham, AL-based Barfield Murphy Shank & Smith has formed a TurnAround Services Committee (TASC Force) – a team of skilled CPAs assembled to deliver effective turnaround services to restructure struggling companies. The BMSS TASC Force offers to clients affordable, experienced professionals who analyze financial issues and identify a multitude of opportunities to produce results, as well as numerous accountants to quickly resolve critical financial reporting errors.

Missouri CPA firm Brown Smith Wallace has promoted Violeta Calmus, Amy Ribick, and Shannon Wiese to supervisor, and Ashley Lane and Bianca Sarrach to senior in the Risk Services group. Calmus, promoted from senior to supervisor, has more than five years of experience and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy and a Masters of Accountancy from the University of Missouri-Columbia.Calmus, who specializes in data analysis and IT audit, has a strong ability to identify the underlying cause to an issue and provide suggestions for the best solution.