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Stephen H. Rogers Joins Callaway Partners
As Partner and Chairman

Accounting Professional Services Firm Expands to Serve Growing Demand

ATLANTA, GA - May 16, 2005 - Callaway Partners, LLC, an accounting professional services firm, announced today that Stephen (Steve) H. Rogers has joined the firm as an equity partner and has been appointed Chairman of the Board.

Rogers has been involved in the audit profession serving large, complex public companies for more than 31 years. He was a partner with Arthur Andersen LLP for 19 years where he served as managing partner of the Atlanta office from 1996 to 2002 and the Southeastern Region from 1998 to 2002.

A member of the Board of Partners of Andersen Worldwide S.C. from 2000 to 2002, Rogers also served as chairman of the Strategy and Investment Committee and was an administrative board member of Arthur Andersen LLP, the U.S. member firm of Andersen Worldwide S.C.

Bruce Cox, one of Callaway's founding partners, said, "We are very excited to welcome Steve Rogers. He brings an impressive background and track record to our firm that will help us build and maintain a leadership position in the accounting and finance professional services sector. Steve's significant breadth of experience in oversight and consulting across a wide spectrum of businesses will guide the continued development and growth of our firm."

Prior to joining Callaway, Rogers served as a consultant in an oversight role, unrelated to Andersen business, for the financial restatements of a large public company with massive accounting fraud. His role included oversight of 330 CPAs and accountants and the interface with the outside audit firm.

Rogers is a CPA and graduated with a BS degree in accounting from Indiana University in 1971. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Woodruff Arts Center and is a member of the Atlanta Rotary Club.

About Callaway Partners
Founded in 2002, Callaway Partners, LLC is an accounting and finance professional services firm based in Atlanta, Georgia with an office also in Washington, D.C. Callaway specializes in project management and staff augmentation for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 1000 firms. The firm focuses on financial restatements, financial systems conversions, due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, forensic accounting, independent investigations, internal audit work, vendor compliance and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. In 2004, Callaway's founders were ranked among Atlanta's Top 50 Entrepreneurs by Catalyst Magazine. For more information about the firm, please visit www.callawaypartners.com.

All statements in this release that are not historical facts, including, but not limited to, statements regarding anticipated growth in revenue, gross and operating margins, and earnings, statements regarding the Company's current business strategy, the Company's ability to complete and integrate acquired businesses and generate acceptable rates of return, the Company's projected sources and uses of cash, and the Company's plans for future development and operations, are based upon current expectations. These statements are forward looking in nature and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially. The Company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward looking statements, which statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made. The Company also wishes to caution readers that it undertakes no duty or is under no obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements.

Contact: Nicole Exley
Callaway Partners
770-730-0901
Cory Stewart
Cookerly Public Relations
404-816-2037
cory@cookerly.com