Steve Grissom

Steve Grissom has more than twenty-five years of experience in public accounting.  He received his BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University in 1976 where he continued with graduate studies in taxation.  He began his career working for the Dallas office of Deloitte & Touche for six years. While serving as a tax manager at Deloitte & Touche, he was primarily responsible for the estate, gift, and trust tax practice of the Dallas office. Since forming his own practice in 1983, Mr. Grissom has continued to spend time working in the estate, gift, and trust area. Additionally, Mr. Grissom has three years experience as the Senior Corporate Controller and Treasurer of an international software company. 

Steve has been a member of the American Institute of CPAs, Texas Society of CPAs, the Dallas CPA Society, and the Dallas Estate Planning Council. His involvement in these organizations has included serving on the Board of Directors of the TSCPA, a Director of the Dallas Society ofCPAs, and a member of the Board of Governors of the Dallas Estate Planning Council. In 1988 the Dallas Chapter of TSCPA named him “Young CPA of the Year.”  He is a frequent speaker at numerous continuing education courses for CPAs, professional seminars, and civic groups across the state. 

Steve is an active member of Arapaho United Methodist Church.  In his spare time, he enjoys either riding his motorcycle or girls fast-pitch softball, whether it is through serving as umpire or watching his daughter play.  This past year Steve was also busy serving as President of the Berkner Exchange Club.  Steve has three daughters.  Melissa is a senior at Texas Tech University, majoring in Industrial Engineering.  She was previously a National Champion cheerleader at Texas State University in 2006.  Kimberly is a junior at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she is majoring in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology.  She intends on continuing her education through medical school.  The youngest, Stephanie, is a senior at Berkner High School in Richardson.  An avid softball player, she made all-district all four years of high school and was a leading component in her team's success as back-to-back District Champions in 2005 and 2006. 

Contact Steve: steve@grissomcpa.com