About the Almonte Group

Peter Almonte, Esq.

Founder and President of The Almonte Group, Peter is an attorney, practice valuation specialist, consultant, author and lecturer. He has personally participated in over 700 practice transitions.

GUEST LECTURER

• Harvard Dental School
  
• Columbia Dental School
  
• Boston University's Goldman Graduate School of Dentistry
  
• University of Connecticut Medical Health Center
  
• American Dental Association
  
• Yankee Dental Congress, Greater New York Dental Meeting,
  American Association of Endodontists

MEMBER

• Practice Valuation Study Group
  
• Institute of Business Appraisers
  
• American Bar Association
  
• Rhode Island Bar Association
  
• National Health Lawyers Association

AUTHOR

• The Dentist's Handbook On Bringing In An Associate or Taking In A Partner
  
• Numerous articles on practice transition for Dental Economics, Strategies For Success, Rhode Island Dental Journal, Massachusetts Dental Society Newsletter, New York State Dental Journal, and the Texas Dental Journal

Peter Almonte holds a Doctor of Laws degree from Cornell University, and he is a graduate of Holy Cross College.

Peter's e-mail address is peter@almontegroup.com.

Kim Woongtae, J.D., L.L.M.

Kim holds an LLM in taxation from Boston University School of Law, a JD from Roger Williams University School of Law, and an MA from Boston College.

Kim is a member of the Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut Bar. His practice includes advising clients on the choice and formation of business entities for dental practices, and the tax consequences of acquisitions, mergers, and dispositions where the dental practice is a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company.

Robert E. Nist, DMD

Bob is a dentist, consultant, and broker. For 28 years, he operated a successful dental practice in Montpelier, Vermont. Bob is a graduate of Holy Cross College. After college, Bob taught for the Jesuits Missions in Baghdad, Iraq.

He received a Doctorate of Medical Dentistry from the University of Pennsylvania.

Bob is a member of the Vermont Dental Society, American Dental Association, and Rhode Island Dental Society. He has also volunteered dental services to poor and disadvantaged in foreign countries, most recently in Columbia.

Bob knows what dentists feel when they move through the transition process.
He brings his experiences and understanding in guiding his fellow dentists through the transition process.

P. Michael McLinn, DDS

Dr. McLinn is a native of Edina, Minnesota. After graduating from the University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry in 1969, he joined the Navy and served at Quonset Point, Rhode Island.

Thirty five years later, after a successful private practice in Coventry, Rhode Island, he retired in October, 2004. He was a clinical instructor at the University of Rhode Island, School of Dental Hygiene, and also served as an officer in the Kent County Dental Association.

He is chairman of the Coventry Library Board of Trustees and a member of the Coventry Library Foundation. "I still enjoy skiing, snow shoeing, playing awful golf, woodworking, and gardening.I was very honored to be invited to join The Almonte Group. I have known the group for a long time and their reputation for honesty, professionalism and ethics is unmatched. What this group accomplished for me can also be achieved for other dentist. If we can be of assistance to you during this period of transition in your career, please do not hesitate to contact us! I personally look forward to working with my fellow dentists during their time of transition."

Karyn Monti, RDH, MBA

Karyn Monti holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Rhode Island and a Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Health Care Management from Bryant College.

Karen has been a Registered Dental Hygienist for over 20 years. For the past 5 years she has been consulting with dental practice in improving their practice profitability. She is on the cutting edge of managerial concepts with solo practices averaging production increases of $93,000 annually. Ms. Monti’s expertise includes scheduling, marketing, case presentations, patient financing, and collections. Her programs are custom designed and easy to implement.

As a value added service, the Almonte Group maintains alliances with dental practice transaction professionals who can assist and guide you through various phases of the transaction process.

Karen B. Johnson, J.D., L.L.M.

Karen is a Tax Partner of the firm of Healy & Johnson, a boutique firm providing business and tax advice to dentists. Karen earned her undergraduate degree from Clark University, “cum laude”, and her Jurist Doctorate degree from Duke University School of Law.

She earned a Masters Degree in Taxation from Boston University School of Law. Ms. Johnson’s tax practice, which is both national and international, concentrates in the area of dental practice transitions, estate planning, like-kind exchanges, and advising both non-profit and for profit organizations.

Michael P. Healy, J.D.

Michael is the Managing Partner of Healy & Johnson, a boutique firm providing business and tax advice to dentists and other professionals. Michael obtained a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University, and a Jurist Doctorate degree from Suffolk Law School.

He concentrates his practice in business transactions. His acquisition and merger experience spans such industries as professional practices, including accounting and dentistry, and real estate.

Mayer A. Levitt, DMD FAGD

After operating one of the nations most successful dental practices, Dr. Levitt put the skills that consistently ranked his practice in the top 1%, by income, to work for other dentists. He develops a coaching relationship with the dental office.

He helps dentist to reduce stress in their practice, become more productive and profitable, and develop strategies that allow the dentist to practice at the highest professional level.