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RALEIGH, N.C. (December 13, 2011)―Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (www.hpg.com), one of the largest CPA firms headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, announces today that Linda Yoquelet has joined the firm as human resources manager.

Yoquelet brings more than 20 years of HR management experience to HPG. Prior to joining the firm, she held senior HR positions at several Fortune 500 companies. Her responsibilities will include: organizational development, benefits, employee relations, recruitment, training, compliance, HR strategy development and payroll.

“Linda’s leadership skills and extensive experience make her a welcomed addition to our team,” says Kent Pittman, HPG partner and executive committee member. “She holds a commitment to excellence, integrity and community that aligns with our core values, and she will certainly play an integral role in our continued success.”

Outside the office, Yoquelet remains active in the community. Most recently, she assisted in fundraising efforts for Ronald McDonald House Charities and for local, nonprofit ballet companies. Yoquelet has also served on several community college advisory boards, as well as Red Cross and Family Counseling Services boards in Virginia.

About Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (HPG):
HPG is the largest CPA firm headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, as ranked by the Triangle Business Journal. More than just an accounting firm, HPG assists clients in looking beyond the bottom line^sm by being the right people, right value and right firm to achieve each client’s definition of success. HPG is a member of CPAmerica International and affiliated with the Horwath alliances of firms, with offices worldwide. The firm leverages this to provide national and global accounting resources to its clients. HPG offers a wide array of business accounting, auditing, corporate tax and management advisory services. Specialties include serving owner-managed, investor-backed technology and life science organizations, healthcare services, real estate development, manufacturing and distribution businesses, as well as providing ERISA audits, family wealthcare services and Sarbanes-Oxley internal audit services.

HPG has remained committed to advancing a thriving Triangle community since its founding in 1983. In recognition, the firm is the recipient of two Pinnacle Business Awards by the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce; the 2009 Large Entrepreneurial Business Award and the 2010 Integrity in Business Award. Several HPG partners are also the recipients of excellence awards, including the CED Outstanding Service and Entrepreneurial awards, Business Leader Magazine’s Impact Financial Leader and Dealmaker recognitions, and the Triangle Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 and Women in Business awards.

RALEIGH, N.C. (December 8, 2011) — Whitmeyer Tuffin PLLC (www.whit-law.com), a Raleigh-based law firm serving emerging technology companies and entrepreneurs, announces today that partner Amalie Tuffin has been named a 2011 Women Extraordinaire. The awards recognize professional women in the Triangle for setting an example as leaders, innovators and problem-solvers.

“The Triangle is blessed with many remarkable businesswomen who are driving growth in the area,” says Tuffin. “It is a tremendous honor to be recognized alongside these inspiring leaders.”

Tuffin, a 20-year veteran of the legal industry, helped found Whitmeyer Tuffin in 2011. She regularly contributes content to publications discussing tax and other legal issues affecting entrepreneurs. Tuffin also serves as an adjunct instructor in the paralegal program at Durham Technical Community College and is the immediate past president of the Chapel Hill Bird Club, an organization founded in the 1930s which helps to encourage a devotion to birding, nature and conservation.

Winners were honored at the 10th annual awards ceremony on Dec. 6 at the Brier Creek Country Club. They will be featured in an upcoming issue of Business Leader magazine. The honorees were selected based on their outstanding professional achievements as well as their passionate efforts to make a difference in the Triangle community.

About Whitmeyer Tuffin PLLC:
Whitmeyer Tuffin PLLC is a Raleigh, NC-based law firm focused on meeting the business and intellectual property needs of emerging technology companies, as well as other entrepreneurial and middle-market businesses. The firm provides practical business solutions to clients in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, IP and technology contracts, taxes and corporate legal matters. The firm brings a deep knowledge of the IT industry to its engagements. As a niche firm, we regularly assist other law firms with mergers and acquisitions and technology and intellectual property law, including trademark matters. With more than 40 years of combined experience, WT provides effective and business-oriented consulting and legal advice. Visit www.whit-law.com or call 919.429.8110.