Clarence W. Kearney

Clarence W. Kearney is a partner with Malin, Bergquist & Company, LLP, Erie’s largest independent accounting firm, with offices also in Pittsburgh and Greensburg.

He has practiced as a CPA in Erie for more than four decades, and was a founding partner of Diefenbach Delio Kearney & DeDionisio which merged in mid-2007 with Malin Bergquist. 

Clarence serves as a tax and business consultant to more than 100 businesses and 350 individuals in Northwest Pennsylvania.  He has deep knowledge of manufacturing, wholesale and retail distribution, hotels and restaurants, professional services businesses including insurance, law, health care facilities and physicians and dentists.

During the past 40 years, Clarence has advised and assisted clients on mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and reorganizations.  He has prepared valuations of businesses for acquisitions, disposals and gift tax purposes.  He has worked with clients and the Internal Revenue Service on tax matters extensively.

He also has served as an expert witness regarding divorce matters, lost income and valuation matters.

Clarence is a graduate of Gannon University and is a member of the American and Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs.  He is Past President of The Erie Chapter of CPAs and the Sertoma Club of Erie.  He currently is a Trustee of Hamot Health Foundation and Hamot Second Century Foundation and a board member of Hamot Medical Center, where he serves as chairman of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee. 

He is also a board member of Emergycare Ambulance Service and Life Star Helicopter in the Erie, PA area, and is a board director and treasurer of the “Roar on the Shore” annual motorcycle rally in Erie.  Clarence is also a member of the Compensation Committee of Asbury Services in Baltimore, MD.  He also is a member of the Board of Springhill Retirement Center in Erie, PA and is a Corporator at Corry Memorial Hospital in Corry, PA.

Clarence is a member of the Board of Governors of The Kahkwa Club and serves as the Treasurer of The Kahkwa Club. He is an avid golfer and rider of Harley Davidson Motorcycles.

He has been married to Sandra G. Kearney, CPA for 40 years.