Firm History

| 1972 |

Jeffrey Smith and Harvey Wallace co-founded the firm, Smith & Wallace

| 1974 |

Added first staff person

| 1975 |

Moved to the 12th floor of the 225 S. Meramec Building in Clayton, Missouri

| 1976 |

Added Dave Brown as a member and became known as Brown Smith Wallace, LLC

| 1983 |

Moved to the 2nd floor of the 168 N. Meramec Building in Clayton, Missouri

| 1993 |

Merged with User Group, Inc., which became BSW Consulting, Inc. – the consulting arm of Brown Smith Wallace LLC

| 1995 |

Moved to its present location at 1050 N. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri

Size reached 50 employees

Merged with Barnwell & Co.

| 1997 |

Celebrated 25 years of service

| 1998 |

Merged with Baron Salsman & Co.

Merged with Benefits Plans Plus, renaming it BSW Benefit Plans Plus – added benefit plan design and administration to its service offerings

| 1999 |

Acquired BARVAN, a small business accounting practice in South County and renamed it BSW Barvan Small Business Services, LLC

| 2000 |

Established BSW Litigation & Valuation Services, LLC

| 2001 |

Size reached 100 employees

| 2002 |

Celebrated 30 years of service

Merged with Megargel Willbrand & Co., of St. Charles – establishing a St. Charles presence

| 2004 |

Opened a Chicago Office

| 2005 |

Size reached 150 employees

| 2006 |

Surpassed $20 million in revenue