Stephen T. Swales, CPA, serves as a Partner in the Firm's Government Contract Services Group and Audit and Accounting Group. Steve earned his Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from the University of Maryland in 1987 and has spent over 20 years in the industry. Steve's clients include government contracting and nonprofit associations.

Steve specializes in systems implementations for government contractors (Deltek), government cost accounting standards, customized software interfaces, audit, accounting, tax, and general consulting. He is also a technical specialist, having extensive experience with various application software, programming languages, and operating systems. As an expert in the field, he has made various presentations to trade organizations on topics related to his industry expertise. Steve is an active member of AICPA and MACPA.

Upon passing the Certified Public Accounting exam, Steve earned the Elijah Watts Sell Award presented to the CPA candidates who attain the highest combined grades when taking all four sections of the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination at one administration.