September 2012, Nashville, Tenn. – Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, PC (LBMC), Tennessee’s largest regional accounting and business consulting firm, is proud to announce that it has been named to INSIDE Public Accounting’s Best of the Best Firms list for 2012. Not only has LBMC been named Best of the Best Firm, but it also made the 2012 Fastest-Growing Firms list. Each year, only 50 firms in the nation earn this Best of the Best designation as well-managed and well-executed examples of how to succeed.

“LBMC and the LBMC Family of Companies have had a tremendous year of growth as we continue to focus on our clients’ needs in this ever changing economy,” said Mike Cain, LBMC firm founder and co-managing partner. “We contribute a lot of our growth this year to our fastest growing service line Security and Risk Services, as well as continued growth of our Healthcare Practice. In addition, we have also bundled services this year for startup/entrepreneurial companies that made a significant impact on an industry that needed a scalable solution.”

INSIDE Public Accounting’s annual Best of the Best recognition honors 50 firms for overall stellar performance on more than 50 criteria. This year, more than 430 firms participated in the 22nd annual IPA Annual Survey and Analysis of Firms.

The IPA 2012 Best of the Best firms come in all sizes and are geographically dispersed. The largest firm to make the cut is $401.8million and the smallest, at $5.3 million. Despite the economy, these firms turned in solid results.

“Best of the Best firms represent the top firms in the nation. Each firm demonstrates the right combination of vision, planning and execution to deliver superior performance,” says Michael Platt, principal of the Platt Group and publisher of the accounting trade publication, INSIDE Public Accounting. “Firms that earn this designation represent the best of what the accounting profession has to offer,” Platt says.

Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, PC, and The LBMC Family of Companies has nearly 400 employees, with offices in Nashville (Brentwood), Chattanooga, and Knoxville, TN. Founded in 1984 as a traditional accounting firm, LBMC has expanded its focus to meet a broad range of financial, human resources and technology needs for its diverse client base. Specific services offered by the LBMC “Family of Companies” include accounting and assurance services, business and personal tax consulting, risk services, investment advisory services, professional staffing, human resources outsourcing, payroll services, technology solutions, IT security, healthcare consulting, planning services, litigation support, business valuations, and mergers and acquisitions. For more information, visit www.lbmc.com .