Managed IT for Accounting, Legal & Consulting Firms
Professional services firms sell time and trust. CMA keeps your people billing and your client data confidential — with a help desk that answers, systems that stay up during busy season, and security that satisfies your clients’ vendor questionnaires.
We support CPA firms, law practices, management consultants, and engineering firms across the DC region, many of them for a decade or more.
Change freezes and extended support windows around tax deadlines and trial dates.
MFA, encryption, and email security that protect privileged and financial data.
Secure work from home, client sites, and court — on any device.
Clients in this sector have been with CMA for many years.
What Keeps Leaders Up at Night
Deadline-Driven Work
Tax season, filing deadlines, and closings leave no room for an outage or a slow laptop.
Client Confidentiality
Privileged communications, financial statements, and PII must be protected — and clients are asking how.
Vendor Security Questionnaires
Larger clients require evidence of security controls before they’ll engage you.
Line-of-Business Applications
Practice management, tax, document management, and CAD software all have their own quirks and update cycles.
Hybrid Teams
Partners, associates, and seasonal staff need the same experience in the office, at home, and at client sites.
Cost Visibility
Partners want a predictable technology line item and a clear answer on what it buys.
Managed IT Shaped for Professional Services
Everything below is available as a fully managed plan or as individual services. See the Pricing page for how plans and add-ons are structured.
Fully Managed IT
Unlimited help desk and a dedicated engineer who knows your applications.
- Priority response for partners and deadline weeks
- Managed workstations, Macs, and servers
- Application support for practice, tax, and document systems
- vCIO planning and predictable budgeting
Security & Client Assurance
Controls that protect confidential data and answer questionnaires with evidence.
- MFA, endpoint detection, and email security
- Encrypted devices and secure file sharing
- Security awareness training and phishing testing
- Written policies and questionnaire support
Cloud & Continuity
Work from anywhere without giving up control of client files.
- Microsoft 365 administration and backup
- Hosted desktops for remote and seasonal staff
- Backup and disaster recovery with tested restores
- Migration off aging on-premise servers
Communications
Reach clients and colleagues from any location.
- Cloud VoIP with mobile apps and call recording options
- Microsoft Teams calling and conference rooms
- Secure Wi-Fi for staff and guest wireless for clients
- Cabling and AV for new offices and conference rooms
Why Organizations in This Sector Choose CMA
Fast Response
Tickets answered by an engineer, not a queue, because every hour of downtime is billable time lost.
Season-Aware Support
We schedule changes around your calendar and add coverage when you need it most.
Confidentiality by Design
Least-privilege access, encryption, and logging so client data stays with the people who should see it.
Local & Accountable
Silver Spring-based team with onsite visits across Maryland, DC, and Northern Virginia.
Questions We Hear From Professional Services
Can you support our tax, practice management, or document management software?
Yes. We support the common platforms used by accounting, legal, and consulting firms and coordinate directly with the software vendors when an issue is on their side.
Our clients send us security questionnaires. Can you help?
We answer the technical sections with you, provide evidence for the controls in place, and close gaps that would otherwise cost you the engagement.
What happens during tax season or a trial?
We put a change freeze on your environment, extend support hours as needed, and keep an engineer familiar with your systems on call.
How is pricing structured?
A flat per-user monthly fee for fully managed support, with prepaid blocks or hourly options for smaller firms. See the Pricing page for details.
Keep Your People Billing
Book a free consultation and we’ll show you how firms like yours run on CMA — response times, security controls, and a predictable monthly cost.