Raleigh, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/04/2011 -- The partners of Johnson Lambert & Co. LLP, who will be celebrating 25 years of providing the highest quality of niche focused services in 2011, are also thrilled to announce that two new partners will be joining the Johnson Lambert partnership Effective January 1, 2011 – Josh Partlow and Jason Sandner!

Josh Partlow is a Principal in our Vermont office. He graduated from Saint Michael's College in 1999 where he received his Bachelor of Science degree. Josh joined Johnson Lambert & Co. LLP in 2002 after working in the Boston office of Arthur Andersen. Josh was recently appointed by the Governor of the State of Vermont as one of five members of the Vermont Board of Public Accountancy. The Board has the mission of public protection and is charged with administering the laws applicable to the public accounting profession in Vermont. Josh lives in St. Albans, Vermont with his wife and two daughters. He enjoys the Red Sox and spending time with his family.

Jason Sandner, Principal, has spent over a decade working primarily with clients within Johnson Lambert & Co. LLP’s insurance practice. Jason is an alumnus of Towson University, started his career with Johnson Lambert in the Washington D.C. area, and relocated to the firm’s Raleigh, North Carolina locale in 2003 to help expand the firm’s audit practice throughout the Southeastern United States. Jason currently leads Johnson Lambert’s North Carolina audit practice, serving the firm’s insurance, association and other non profit and employee benefit plan clients primarily located throughout the Carolinas and the mid-South region. He also frequently writes and speaks on accounting-related topics of interest to the insurance industry. Currently living in Raleigh with his wife and three sons, Jason prefers to spend his free time with his family and on the golf course.

About Johnson Lambert & CO. LLP
Johnson Lambert & Co. LLP is North America’s largest insurance-focused audit and tax firm, and has served the insurance industry for twenty-five years. Since our inception in 1986, we have focused on distinct industry niches where we have distinguished ourselves as technical experts with a unique depth of experience specifically relevant to our clients’ needs. We serve a national and selectively international client based including over 350 insurance and insurance services entities from our offices in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia. We also service associations and other non-profit organizations as well as employee benefit plans. For more information about Johnson Lambert & Co. LLP, visit http://www.jlco.com.