Based in La Jolla, Calif., Lindsay & Brownell is a CPA firm that provides a wide range of tax, consulting, assurance, and advisory services to individuals, nonprofits, closely-held businesses, and estates and trusts. Many of the firm’s partners come from “Big Eight” accounting firms. Founding Partners Mark Lindsay and Stephen Brownell worked for many years at Deloitte before founding their eponymous firm in 1992. Today, Lindsay & Brownell has nine partners and a staff of nearly 80.