{"id":2844,"date":"2018-03-06T08:16:16","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T08:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaviaspreview.com\/wp\/winnex\/?page_id=2844"},"modified":"2025-01-09T18:17:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T01:17:27","slug":"meet-our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schwartzcpa.com\/?page_id=2844","title":{"rendered":"Meet Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row fullwidth=&#8221;0&#8243; row_space=&#8221;remove_padding_top&#8221;][vc_column][gva_block_heading title=&#8221;Meet Our Team&#8221; style=&#8221;style-3&#8243; align=&#8221;align-left&#8221; subtitle=&#8221;About Us&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Throughout James\u2019 54 years of practicing in the tax and financial world starting with a regional sized CPA firm, then transitioning to our existing practice today \u2014 with the main office in Dickinson, ND and Benjamin managing our branch office in Longmont, CO \u2014 we have developed expertise in personal, estate, and financial planning. 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