Gregory A. Galanek
CPA · Attorney at Law
After serving in the U.S. Navy, Gregory completed his self-financed higher education — attending Holyoke Community College and the University of Massachusetts, and graduating cum laude from Husson College in Bangor, Maine with a Bachelor's Degree in Finance.
His accounting career began at a privately owned company and continued at companies ranging from small to multi-national private and public firms. Greg later obtained his designation as a Certified Public Accountant and began serving clients in his own practice. In his profession as a CPA he has worked with entities of every size — profit and not-for-profit, limited liability companies, partnerships, and individuals. Clients describe him as accessible, accommodating, and extremely helpful.
To offer clients a broader range of services, Greg attended law school at night, receiving his Juris Doctorate from Western New England College and being admitted to the Bar in Massachusetts. He has also been admitted to the United States Tax Court and the Federal District Court of Massachusetts, and serves as a Massachusetts notary public. In his law practice, Attorney Galanek has represented individuals and businesses in real estate transactions, estate planning, personal and corporate taxation, and other legal affairs.
Greg has resided in Belchertown, MA since 1985, serving on several town committees, often in a leadership role:
Marie Galanek
Office & Practice Manager
Marie has been keeping the office and tax season running for more than 25 years with the firm — coordinating scheduling, intake, and the many behind-the-scenes details that make a busy tax season feel calm to clients.
Shannon Green
Accountant & Tax Preparer
Shannon holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Anna Maria College and has additional coursework in marketing, economics, and finance from Hawaii Pacific University. As the owner of Freedom Bookkeeping & Consulting Inc. in Ware, MA, she brings deep experience in monthly accounting, multi-year cleanups, AP/AR, general ledger work, financial statement preparation and review, and individual and self-employed (Schedule C) tax preparation.
Familiar with Drake Tax, QuickBooks Desktop and Online, Gusto, and the Microsoft Office and remote collaboration tools most small businesses rely on.
Team members are listed here after verification with each individual on the firm's current staff.
The firm keeps a limited caseload on purpose. That is what makes it possible to have the same trusted advisor read the contract, run the numbers, and answer the phone when a client calls back with the follow-up question.
The tone is intentionally understated: direct answers, plain language, and a preference for helping clients understand what is happening — not impressing them with jargon. Long-standing client relationships are the cornerstone of the practice, and referrals from those clients remain the primary way new work comes in.
