BACKGROUND

After graduating with his bachelor's degree, Rick Hoting sat for the May 1987 Uniform CPA Examination and received the Elijah Watt Sells Award for receiving one of the top 100 scores in the nation out of 65,000 candidates.  In August 1987 he joined the accounting firm of Windes & McClaughry in Long Beach, California, where he currently is serving as the Director of Tax Research.  He also joined the Law Offices of Patrick C. Stacker in 2001 as a part-time Associate.

While he was working for Windes & McClaughry, Rick Hoting continued his education in the evenings, earning two master's degrees and a law degree.  At Loyola Law School he was the highest ranked student in the evening division and was presented with the Lloyd Tevis Award for being the top student in the entire graduating class concentrating in the commercial law curriculum.

PRESENT ACTIVITIES

At Windes & McClaughry, Rick has spent his time exclusively in the Tax Department, where he supervises the annual income tax preparation for a wide range of individual clients, real estate partnerships, and related trusts and individuals.  He also prepares estate tax returns and trust administration matters and consults with other professionals in the firm regarding large corporate multi-state returns and international tax issues.  As the Director of Tax Research, he also researches matters in all areas of the tax law, reviews the research performed by others, and analyzes the tax effects of proposed transactions.  Rick is also on the Editorial Board for Solutions, a quarterly newsletter published by the firm.

He became an Associate at the Law Offices of Patrick C. Stacker in 2001 wherein he performed trust, estate and property tax and disability appeals and related matters.  Rick has assisted several clients with trusts, wills, and estate planning matters, and with organizing new corporations and limited liability companies.

CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Rick is currently active at Bethany Lutheran Church in Long Beach where he is the treasurer and oversees the finances for the church, a day school with over 430 students, and pre-school and extended day care programs.  He is also on the board of directors for Living Way Bible Study, Inc.  Rick is a member of the Orange County and American Bar Associations, the AICPA, the California Society of CPA's, and the Attorney-CPA Society.