Rich Thornton Director, Wealth Services Group Moss Adams LLP, Portland, OR Rich Thornton is the Firm Director of Wealth Services Implementation for Moss Adams LLP, a regional accounting firm with offices in Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona and New Mexico. He is a certified public accountant in Washington, Oregon, California and Montana. He began his career with the Internal Revenue Service in 1974 and joined Moss Adams LLP in 1984, served as the managing partner for the Yakima office for six years, and is now based out of the Portland office. Rich specializes in Business Owners Succession Services (BOSS) and dealing with business financial management, ownership transition, exit strategies and business and family estate planning. He has spoken at numerous professional, industry and civic organizations on various financial, tax, business, and estate planning issues.[October 2010]