The result of adding ABA to your professional team is less stress for you, happier clients, better staff morale, and more take-home pay.
Accountants and Business Advisors, LLC (ABA) stands alone in our experience, industry-specific expertise, and unwavering commitment to maximizing the profit and minimizing the tax burden of our clients–physicians, dentists, veterinarians, and small business owners. Our advisors utilize a national perspective combined with a localized knowledge to craft innovative and comprehensive financial plans that provide our clients with a clear path to reach their short and long-term financial goals.
DEEP ROOTS
The ABA team draws on experience dating back to the 1980s. Over these nearly 40 years, our professionals have provided financial advice, business planning, and tax return preparation services to thousands of clients in all 50 states. While we are proud of our quality service, the relationships we have built with our clients, and the extraordinary results for which we are known, we have no plans to slow down. Our focus remains firmly on our next 40 years.
CLIENT-FOCUSED
ABA is a national firm that provides a local-like service. Our team of advisors and tax accountants is dedicated to understanding the individual needs, markets, and circumstances of every client we serve. Through regular meetings at our clients’ places of business and constant communication via phone and email, our team is available at all times to help our clients analyze, plan, implement, and evaluate every financial decision.
INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC EXPERTISE
At ABA, we pride ourselves on the industry-specific and specialized knowledge our advisors provide. No matter the industry, our clients can be confident that they are supported by a team that understands their needs and recognizes the trends, challenges, and opportunities that shape their industries.
SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES
The strategies we design and implement are unique to every client, based on their specific circumstances, industry, market, and goals. Through the implementation of these strategies, our clients, on average, realize an increase in take-home profit of over 14% (after ABA fees) within the first year with ABA—a ROI that sets ABA apart from all other firms.
The ABA Way is the process we undertake with each client, a process that has been refined over nearly 40 years of business advising and tax return preparation. It is a process that, when combined with the industry-specific expertise of our advisors and tax accountants, creates the extraordinary results for which we are known.

In-Depth Research
Our team reviews all available financial documents, records, and reports to understand the financial history and current financial position of every client.

Constant Communication
Communicating with our clients is the cornerstone of what we do, and the priority of our advisors and accountants. There will never be a situation in which we are unavailable to answer a question or provide a recommendation.

On-Going Industry Analysis
The business environment within which our clients operate is constantly changing. Our advisors are constantly analyzing these changes to ensure our clients are always in the best possible position to reach their goals.

Multi-Layered Review
All of our strategies, recommendations, and tax returns are reviewed by multiple advisors and accountants, maximizing accuracy and impact.

Proactive Advice
We do not simply answer client questions, we provide our clients with actionable strategies and recommendations, alerting them when the time is right to capitalize on a trend or to mitigate a threat.

William D. “Bill” King, CPA, CHBC
Chief Executive Officer
Education:
- University of Florida, Bachelor of Science in Accounting
- Certified Public Accountant
- Certified Healthcare Business Consultant
Currently lives part-time in Knoxville, TN and part-time in Gainesville, FL.
Daniel T. Sullivan, Esq., MBA
Vice President and Business Advisor
Education:
- University of Tennessee, B.S. Sports Management
- University of Tennessee, M.B.A.
- University of Tennessee, J.D.
Currently lives in Nashville, TN.

Robert Craig, MBA
Chief Operating Officer
Education:
- California State University Fullerton, B.A. International Business
Concentrations: Accounting and French Language - University of North Carolina, M.B.A
Currently lives in Knoxville, TN.

Greg Dorris, CPA
Director of Tax Services
Education:
- Bellarmine University, B.A. Accounting
- Certified Public Accountant
Currently lives in Mount Washington, KY.

Ashley Coppock
Director of Accounting Services
Education:
- East Tennessee State University, B.A. Accounting and Public Health Administration
Currently lives in Knoxville, TN.

Claudia Albright
Controller
Education:
- California State University Long Beach, B.A. Accounting
Currently lives in Kingston, TN.

Leila Howell, SHRM-SCP
Director of Human Resources
Education:
- Trevecca Nazarene University, B.A. Psychology
- Trevecca Nazarene University, Masters in Organizational Leadership
Currently lives in Oak Ridge, TN.
Preston Rouse, MSM
Business Advisor, Small Business Division
Education:
- Austin Peay State University, Bachelor of Business Administration
Concentrations: Finance and Real Estate - Austin Peay State University, M.S. of Management
Currently lives in Knoxville, TN.
Christopher Kelly, JD
Business Advisor, Physician Division
Education:
- University of Florida, B.S.
- University of Florida, J.D.
Currently lives in Orlando, FL.
Brian Patrick
Business Advisor, Physician Division
Education:
- University of Tennessee, Masters in Accounting
Concentration: Tax
Currently lives in Ocala, FL.
Jason Fuller, EA
Business Advisor, Small Business Division
Education:
- South College, B.A. Accounting
Currently lives in Maynardville, TN.
Mark Skaggs
Business Advisor, Physician Division
Education:
- Tennessee Technological University, B.S. Business Administration
Currently lives in Asheville, NC.
Mel Stripling
Business Advisor, All Divisions
Education:
- Regents College, University of New York, B.S.
Currently lives in Nashville, TN.

Dr. King McCray, Sr., Ph.D.
Business Advisor, Physician Division
Education:
- Kingston University, PhD, Business & Finance
- Michigan State University, M.S. Management, Strategy, and Leadership
- University of Phoenix, M.B.A.
Currently lives in Sanford, FL.

Chris Gaiffe
Business Advisor, Small Business Division
Education:
- University of South Florida, B.S. Business Administration
Concentration: Managing Information Systems (MIS)
Currently lives in Maryville, TN.

Adrian Hathaway
Education:
- Colorado Technical University, MBA
Concentration: Accounting
Currently lives in Knoxville, TN.

Jason Seinfeld
Education:
- University of Tennessee, B.A.
Currently lives in Knoxville, TN.

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