
10/02/2007 - Melvin F. “Trey” Hunt III Joins Weaver and Tidwell as Senior Manager
HOUSTON, TEXAS - Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P. announces that Melvin F. “Trey” Hunt III , CPA, has joined the firm as a senior manager in the firm’s Houston office. With offices in Houston, Dallas and Fort Worth, Weaver and Tidwell is ranked by Practical Accountant magazine as the Southwest’s largest regional independent accounting firm.
Trey’s history of working with large, Fortune 1000 companies on audits and complex issues such as Sarbanes Oxley compliance make him well-suited to serve our clients. We are pleased to have him on board,” said John McDonald, Houston executive partner.
Hunt joins Weaver and Tidwell from Ernst & Young LLP where he climbed to the position of audit manager of Oilfield Services and Manufacturing Group in a very short time – gaining the distinction of being the youngest manager in Ernst & Young’s Southwest Area, moving up from a senior position and as a beginning staff member. His work included leading audits for a large multi-national oilfield services company and a large domestic manufacturer of residential HVAC equipment. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting from Sam Houston State University where he graduated Cum Laude.
Founded in 1950, Weaver and Tidwell L.L.P. currently employs 225 accountants and consultants and approximately 300 employees. With offices in Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston, Weaver and Tidwell is ranked the largest independent certified public accounting firm in the Southwest by Practical Accountant magazine.
The firm represents a broad range of clients including large national and international corporations, publicly and privately held businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government entities. In addition to the firm’s audit, accounting and tax services, its accountants and consultants practice in the areas of business valuation; estate planning/wealth transfer; forensic accounting; information technology; international services; property tax; risk advisory services; and state and local tax. It also performs peer reviews for other accounting firms.
To meet the growing needs of its clients in the areas of employee benefits and financial planning, the firm has two affiliate firms: Retirement Plan Concepts and Weaver and Tidwell Financial Advisors, Ltd. Weaver and Tidwell was recently awarded a “Momentum Award” by the Dallas Chamber of Commerce for growth.
Learn more at www.weaverandtidwell.com



