Press Release - Announcing the Retirement of Stephen L. Moore, CPA

After more than four decades of service at Pearce, Bevill, Leesburg, Moore P.C., Stephen L. Moore, CPA is retiring from the field of public accounting effective December 31, 2022. As one of the Firm’s founding partners, Steve has been instrumental to the growth and success the Firm has experienced over the years.

Steve is a native of Birmingham, Alabama and a 1976 graduate of The University of Alabama at Birmingham. He has spent most of his professional career working with closely held businesses, including the healthcare, restaurant, real estate development, and construction industries providing tax, business planning, and consulting services. During his time at the Firm, Steve served five years as Managing Partner and ten years as a member of the Executive Committee.

Steve has also been an active member of several professional and community-based organizations, serving on many committees and boards, including serving on the Board and as Chairman of the Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants.

“Joan and I met Steve and Jo Anne in the late 70’s as members of Lakeside Baptist Church. We have worked together over 45 years and Steve came with me when PBLM was formed” said J. Wray Pearce. “He has been a good Christian friend and Firm Partner all these years and is like a brother to me. I wish Steve and Jo Anne the very best as they enter this next phase of their lives.”