Effective January 1, Adams, Brown, Beran & Ball (ABBB) will be merging with M&L CPA’s. M&L has Kansas offices in Wichita and El Dorado, increasing ABBB’s footprint to 14 markets.   

“This is an exciting opportunity for both our firms,” said Brian Staats, CPA, CGMA, managing partner, ABBB. “M&L expands its deep history with a new chapter that will allow it to serve clients at a deeper level. Together, we will be able to help even more businesses within our industry specialties throughout the Wichita area and across Kansas.” 

ABBB is the 165th largest CPA firm in the country according to Inside Public Accounting. M&L, the 5th largest firm in Wichita according to the Wichita Business Journal, has 22 employees, all whom will be joining ABBB.   

“We are excited to expand our team and look forward to getting to know the current M&L staff better. As a best place to work [in Wichita], we work hard to ensure we have happy and loyal team members who will help us exceed the expectations of those we serve,” Staats said.  

The merged practices will operate under the name Adams, Brown, Beran & Ball.