James E. Kane, CPA, Partner joined the Firm in January 2015 after Kane, Bowles & Moore, a Liverpool-based accounting and consulting firm, merged with Dermody, Burke & Brown.  Before joining the Firm, he was a Principal of Kane, Bowles & Moore for 31 years and prior to that he spent six years with Ernst & Young and Samuel T. Tornatore, CPA.  Jim’s extensive range of experience includes providing tax and accounting services to a variety of businesses including not-for-profit entities, commercial banks, manufacturers, construction contractors and various service industries.

Jim is a past Board Member of the Erie Canal Museum, the Liverpool Central School District, the Liverpool Dollars for Scholars, the YMCA Syracuse Metro and a past President of the North Area YMCA and the Liverpool Rotary Club.  He was also a past treasurer for the Salt City Little League and the Liverpool Girls’ Softball League.  Jim is a member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).  He is a graduate of Le Moyne College.  Jim resides in Mexico, NY.

You can reach Jim at 315.471.9171 or jek@dbbllc.com.