Palmetto Mollo

Philip C. Palmetto, CPA, P.C.
Managing Partner

Philip C. Palmetto has been a certified public accountant for over twenty years. Mr. Palmetto has extensive experience in taxation, estate planning and personal financial planning. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the AICPA Personal Financial Planning Division. Mr. Palmetto has also been the managing partner of the firm for the last 10 years and brings his years of management experience and expertise to his clients.

Dean J. Mollo CPA, P.C.
Senior Partner

Dean J. Mollo graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Mollo has comprehensive experience in taxation, auditing, business valuations and personal financial planning. Mr. Mollo has also lectured extensively and is an expert on the subject of Personal Financial Planning.

Robert Molinaro CPA, P.C.
Partner

Robert Molinaro graduated Dowling College with a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting. Mr. Molinaro has a diverse clientele and specializes in the areas of estates and trusts; real estate developers and investors; and construction contractors. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Sebastian Passarello, CPA
Partner

Sebastian Passarello graduated Summa Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a Bachelors Degree in Accounting. He began his professional career at KPMG, a global leader providing audit, tax and advisory services to some of the world’s largest companies.  He later served as Controller and Chief Financial Officer for big business, including a top S&P 500 company as well as a division of Dreyfus investments.

Today Sebastian focuses on offering part-time controller and CFO advisory services to small and medium size business clients.  His objective is to understand their financial position and needs so that their business decisions are supported by intelligent, accurate and reliable financial data.

Bart A. Cohen, CPA, P.C.
Partner

Bart A. Cohen has been a certified public accountant since 1987. He graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. Mr. Cohen has comprehensive experience in individual, corporate, partnership and estate taxation. He overseas all tax matters for the firm. Mr. Cohen lectures on various tax matters. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Ted L. Perrella, CPA
Principal

Ted is a graduate of the University of South Florida, Tampa Florida. He has forty-one years in Public Accounting and is a Partner in the firm Palmetto, Zeigler, Chamberlain & Perrella, CPAs and in firms including, Perrella & Associates, P.A., President and in-charge of Accounting and Audit Technical services, and Laventhol & Horwath, a national Firm – Accounting, Auditing, and Litigation Support. Industry specialties include non-profit and CIRA organizations; construction and manufacturing, and privately-owned businesses.

Larry Chamberlain, CPA
Principal

Larry Chamberlain graduated from Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and from Florida Atlantic University with a Masters in Business Administration with an Accounting concentration. He has been a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants for more than 45 years. Mr. Chamberlain has comprehensive experience in taxation and auditing with much of his audit experience in the Condominium and Homeowners’ Association field.

Linda Zeigler, CPA
Principal

Linda Zeigler graduated from  Pennsylvania State University In 1972 with a Bachelor-of-Science degree. From 1972-1974 she worked in the private accounting industry as an Assistant Controller. From 1974 to 1980 she worked with National  Accounting Firms, Grant Thornton, LLP and KPMG LLP. In 1980 she started the accounting firm, Zimmerman, Zeigler & Chamberlain P.A., with two other partners. She was the audit partner. In 2015  Zimmerman, Zeigler & Chamberlain, P.A. merged with Palmetto. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Ms. Zeigler has several years’ experience in auditing.

David L Hixson, CPA
Principal

David graduated Cum Laude from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants as well as the California and Florida State Societies of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Hixson has extensive experience in taxation and is involved with many small business clients. He is involved with both their accounting and tax needs on a hands-on basis. Mr. Hixson is one of a select few to have passed the CPA exam in his first sitting.