Newsmakers in the profession

Amper, Politziner & Mattia, based in Edison, N.J., admitted Thomas M. Mulhare as officer-in-charge of insurance industry services. Previously, he was senior partner at an international accounting firm, where he headed the Northeast insurance practice and the U.S. actuarial practice. AP&M has

After 12 years as general counsel for BDO Seidman, Scott M. Univer left the firm to join law firm Piper Rudnick as a partner in its New York office. He'll focus on securities litigation, professional malpractice insurance and defense, and matters relating to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Indianapolis-based Crowe Group, holding company for Crowe Chizek, admitted 12 new partners: Mark Baer (commercial services group, Columbus, Ohio); G. Anthony Brutscher Jr. (commercial services group, Louisville, Ky.); Wendy L. Campbell (financial institutions group, Oak Brook, Ill.); Rob DeGroot (commercial services group, Grand Rapids, Mich.); Tom P. Eastman (commercial services group, Oak Brook); Jim Fulton (enterprise solutions group, South Bend, Ind.) Gregory J. McClure (financial institutions group, Columbus); Scott C. Miller (financial institutions group, Grand Rapids); Thomas E. Murphy (commercial services group, South Bend); Scott R. Nickerson (public services sector, Indianapolis) Sid Sherwood (commercial services group, Elkhart, Ind.); and Greg A. Stump (commercial services group, Louisville). In addition, Jon B. Campbell was elected to director. He is based in the Lake Worth, Fla., office and works in the financial institutions group.