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Feb 9, 2021

Highland Park, Texas Attorney Who Sues Stockbrokers Who Breach Their Fiduciary Duty

Did Stuart G. Dickinson Cause You Investment Losses? Stuart G. Dickinson, a former registered representative with the Highland Park, Texas branch of WFG Investments, Inc. was named a respondent in a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) complaint claiming that he failed to execute proper due diligence pertaining to a private placement securities offering that turned out to be a fraudulent investment. FINRA’s complaint alleged that Mr. Dickinson of Highland Park, Texas sold limited partnership interests in ATMA, LP (ATMA), a private placement securities offering regarding the acquisition and operation of automated teller machines (ATMs) to seven customers of WFG Investments for $1,024,000. FINRA found that Mr. Dickinson failed to conduct proper due diligence involving the securities investment, because the underlying business scheme of the offering was fraudulent and most of the ATMs were fictional. According to FINRA, had Mr. Dickinson performed proper due diligence of the offering, he would have discovered numerous red flags, such as stale and overstated performance history. Consequently, Mr. Dickinson’s seven customers suffered a total loss of more than a million dollars. Do You Need an Attorney for a Breach of Fiduciary Duty Matter? Texas has thousands of stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices. With so many stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices, comes the potential for their stockbrokers, financial advisors, and other representatives to breach the fiduciary duty they owe to their customers and to engage in many other kinds of stockbroker fraud and stockbroker misconduct which violates Federal and Texas securities laws and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules and stock brokerage firms policies and procedures. Experienced Lawyers Who Handle Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims In FINRA Arbitrations Throughout Texas and Nationwide. Are you a Texas investor who has suffered significant losses in your stock brokerage and investment accounts? Did your Texas stockbroker or investment advisor breach their fiduciary duty by misrepresenting facts about the securities, investments or strategies? Did they make unauthorized transactions in your account? Did they recommend unsuitable securities transactions or strategies? Did they mismanage the securities account over which they had discretionary authority? Did they fail to disclose all of their conflicts of interest or fail to act in your best interest? Broker-Dealer attorneys always argue to the arbitration panel they owed no fiduciary duty to customers. But in some states there are statutes spelling out the stockbroker’s fiduciary duties. If your stockbroker was also acting as an investment advisor there are Federal and state laws holding them to that fiduciary standard; i.e., to invest prudently, not speculate and always act in the customer’s best interest. Under common law, every stockbroker owes one or more of the following fiduciary duties to: not misrepresent facts; disclose all relevant and material facts; not make any unauthorized transactions; only recommend suitable investments and strategies; manage your account prudently when they take control of your account; disclose all conflicts of interest; and always act in the best interest of the customer. If you believe that your stockbroker or investment advisor acted in breach of their fiduciary duty, you will need an attorney who knows the law and exactly what fiduciary duties are owed by the stockbroker and/or investment advisor where you live. More importantly, you will need the representation of an experienced, highly rated and nationally recognized FINRA arbitration attorney — an attorney who knows FINRA rules and procedures and how to handle these FINRA arbitration cases and other complex legal issues. By hiring a top rated securities attorney like Robert Wayne Pearce with over 40 years of experience on both sides of the table in FINRA arbitration proceedings, you will clearly see that Attorney Pearce doesn’t just handle cases—he aggressively represents investors and one of the best securities lawyers to recover your investment losses for breach of fiduciary duty and all types of stockbroker fraud and stockbroker misconduct in FINRA arbitration proceedings! At The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A., we represent investors with securities breach of fiduciary duty claims and many other kinds of securities law and investment disputes in FINRA arbitration and mediation proceedings. We handle a wide range of practice areas besides breach of fiduciary duty, such as claims involving securities misrepresentation and stockbroker fraud, negligence, failure to supervise, and unsuitable recommendations by stockbrokers and investment advisors. Attorney Pearce and his staff represent investors throughout Texas, and across the United States on a CONTINGENCY FEE basis, which means you pay nothing – NO FEES-NO COSTS – unless we put money in your pocket after receiving a settlement or FINRA arbitration award. Se habla español Free Initial Consultation With Experienced Attorneys Serving Texas Residents in FINRA Arbitrations Involving Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A. are highly experienced attorneys who successfully handle breach of fiduciary duty claims and other investment disputes in FINRA arbitration proceedings, and who work tirelessly to secure the best possible result for you and your case. For dedicated representation by a lawyer with over 40 years of experience and success in all kinds of securities law and investment disputes in FINRA arbitrations serving Texas citizens, contact the firm by phone at 561-338-0037, toll free at 800-732-2889 or via e-mail.

Feb 9, 2021

Midlothian, Texas Securities Attorney For Variable Annuities Investment Disputes

Did Scott Patrick Klor Cause You Investment Losses? Scott Patrick Klor of Midlothian, Texas submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (AWC) to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in which he received a fine and suspension for allegedly engaging in unapproved private transactions in violation of NASD Rule 3040 and FINRA Rule 2010. Scott Patrick Klor registered with LPL Financial LLC as a General Securities Representative and General Securities Principal in March 2011. FINRA’s findings stated, Mr. Klor solicited investors, including some of his firm customers, to form an LLC for purchasing a variable life insurance policy for $1.4 million on the life of an elderly individual with a terminal illness. According to FINRA, the transaction was structured as a viatical settlement and Mr. Klor did not inform his firm of his involvement. FINRA found that Mr. Klor used his firm email account to communicate with investors and received a 4% interest in the LLC. FINRA further found, when the insured passed away, the death benefit on the policy was worth less than invested and the investors who owned 90% of the LLC lost over $200,000. Additionally, Mr. Klor allegedly falsely answered questions on the firm’s annual compliance questionnaires as to whether he had ever participated in a viatical settlement. Scott Patrick Klor, without admitting or denying FINRA’s findings, was assessed a deferred fine of $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in all capacities for 14 months. Do You Need an Attorney for a Variable Annuity Dispute? Texas has thousands of stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices. With so many stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices, comes the potential for their stockbrokers, financial advisors, and other representatives to make unsuitable recommendations and misrepresent and/or mislead investors about the risks of owning variable annuities, their features including surrender fees before investing in Variable Annuities and engage in all kinds of stockbroker misconduct which violates Federal and Texas securities laws and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules and stock brokerage firms policies and procedures. Experienced Lawyers With Claims by Investors Who Purchased Variable Annuities In FINRA Arbitrations Throughout Texas and Nationwide. Are you a Texas investor who has suffered significant losses in your stock brokerage and investment accounts? Did your Texas stockbroker or investment advisor misrepresent or mislead you about a Variable Annuity investment or make an unsuitable recommendation that you invest in a Variable Annuity or otherwise mismanage your investment account? If so, you need representation by an experienced, highly-rated and nationally recognized FINRA securities arbitration lawyer — an attorney who understands these highly complex and risky Variable Annuity investments. You will also need an experienced lawyer who knows FINRA rules and procedures inside and out and how to handle these FINRA arbitration cases and other complex legal issues. By hiring a top rated and highly successful attorney like Robert Wayne Pearce with over 40 years of experience with variable annuities by practicing securities law on both sides of the table in FINRA arbitration proceedings, you will clearly see that Attorney Pearce doesn’t just handle cases—he aggressively represents investors and is one of the best attorneys to recover your Variable Annuity investment losses and all types of stockbroker misconduct in FINRA arbitration proceedings! At The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A., we represent investors in all kinds of Variable Annuities and securities law and investment disputes in FINRA arbitration and mediation proceedings. We handle a wide range of practice areas such as fraud and misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, failure to supervise, and unsuitable recommendations of Index Annuities. Attorney Pearce and his staff represent investors throughout Texas, and across the United States on a CONTINGENCY FEE basis, which means you pay nothing – NO FEES-NO COSTS – unless we put money in your pocket after receiving a settlement or FINRA arbitration award. Se habla español Free Initial Consultation With An Experienced Variable Annuities Investment Attorney Serving Texas Residents In FINRA Arbitration Proceedings The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A. are highly experienced attorneys who successfully handle Variable Annuities cases and other securities law matters and investment disputes in FINRA arbitration proceedings, and who work tirelessly to secure the best possible result for you and your case. For dedicated representation by a lawyer with over 40 years of experience and success representing investors who were sold Variable Annuities and all kinds of securities and investments serving Texas citizens, contact the firm by phone at 561-338-0037, toll free at 800-732-2889 or via e-mail.

Feb 9, 2021

Dallas, Texas Securities Misrepresentation Attorney

Did Richard Demetriou Cause You Investment Losses? Richard Demetriou, a registered representative with Titan Securities of Dallas Texas, was named a Respondent in a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) complaint alleging that he made numerous misrepresentations to prospective investors in connection with a speculative real estate investment which allegedly caused all investors involved to loss their monies. According to the FINRA complaint, Richard Wayne Demetriou, of Dunwoody Georgia, served as the manager of RBCP, a Mississippi company involved in speculative real estate investments. Mr. Demetriou allegedly promoted investments in RBCP to at least 36 customers. In his promotion of the investment, Mr. Demetriou sent prospective investors several promotional emails and sales literature which allegedly contained numerous misrepresentations which, FINRA alleges, Mr. Demetriou had no reason to believe were accurate. Unfortunately, as of October 17, 2016, the RBCP investment promoted by Richard Demetriou has not returned any investment funds and all investor monies have been lost. Do You Need an Attorney for a Misrepresented Investment? Texas has thousands of stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices. With so many stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices, comes the potential for their stockbrokers, financial advisors, and other representatives to make misrepresentations about investing in securities (stocks, bonds, options, mutual funds, REITs, Junk Bonds, Hedge Funds, Structured Products, etc.) they are selling, the strategies they are recommending (margin, short selling, option) and to engage in many other kinds of stockbroker fraud and stockbroker misconduct which violates Federal and Texas securities laws and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules and stock brokerage firms policies and procedures. Experienced Securities Lawyers Who Represent Investors With Misrepresentation Claims In FINRA Arbitrations Throughout Texas and Nationwide. Are you a Texas investor who has suffered significant losses in your stock brokerage and investment accounts? Did your Texas stockbroker or investment advisor, misrepresent facts about the securities, investments or strategies they were recommending or otherwise mismanage your investment account? If so, you need representation by experienced, highly-rated and nationally recognized FINRA arbitration attorneys who know FINRA rules and procedures and how to handle these FINRA arbitration cases and other complex legal issues. By hiring a top rated securities attorney like Robert Wayne Pearce with over 40 years of experience with investment misrepresentation claims on both sides of the table in FINRA arbitration proceedings, you will clearly see that Attorney Pearce doesn’t just handle cases—he aggressively represents investors and one of the best securities attorneys to recover your investment losses for all types of stockbroker fraud and stockbroker misconduct in FINRA arbitration proceedings! At The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A., we represent investors with securities misrepresentation claims and many other kinds of securities law and investment disputes in FINRA arbitration and mediation proceedings. We handle a wide range of practice areas besides securities misrepresentation and stockbroker fraud claims such as stockbroker breach of fiduciary duty, stockbroker negligence, failure to supervise stockbrokers, and unsuitable recommendations by stockbrokers. Attorney Pearce and his staff represent investors throughout Texas, and across the United States on a CONTINGENCY FEE basis, which means you pay nothing – NO FEES-NO COSTS – unless we put money in your pocket after receiving a settlement or FINRA arbitration award. Se habla español Free Initial Consultation With Experienced Securities Misrepresentation and Stockbroker Fraud Lawyers Serving Texas Residents in FINRA Arbitrations The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A. are highly experienced lawyers who successfully handle securities misrepresentation, stockbroker fraud, stockbroker misconduct and other investment disputes in FINRA arbitration proceedings, and who work tirelessly to secure the best possible result for you and your case. For dedicated representation by an attorney with over 40 years of experience and success in all kinds of securities law and investment disputes in FINRA arbitrations serving Texas citizens, contact the firm by phone at 561-338-0037, toll free at 800-732-2889 or via e-mail.

Feb 9, 2021

Katy, Texas Securities Lawyer For Mutual Fund Investment Disputes

Did Quincy DeEarl Caldwell Cause You Investment Losses? Quincy DeEarl Caldwell, of Katy Texas, was suspended by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for allegedly recommending and executing unsuitable short-term mutual fund trades in six customer accounts, causing the customers to suffer losses of approximately $57,820. FINRA found that Quincy Caldwell recommended and effected 119 unsuitable short-term mutual fund trades, including 22 mutual fund switches, with an average holding time of just 110 days. Due to Mr. Caldwell’s unsuitable recommendations and short-term mutual fund trades, his customers incurred $57,820 in Class A upfront mutual fund sales charges. Without admitting or denying FINRA’s findings, Quincy Caldwell was suspended from association with any FINRA member for a period of three months, and assessed a deferred fine of $5,000. Do You Need an Attorney for a Mutual Fund Dispute? Texas has thousands of stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices. With so many stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices, comes the potential for their stockbrokers, financial advisors, and other representatives to misrepresent and mislead investors about investing in Mutual Funds and engage in all kinds of stockbroker misconduct which violates Federal and Texas securities laws and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules as well as the stock brokerage firms policies and procedures. Experienced Securities Attorneys Handling Claims For Mutual Fund Investors In FINRA Arbitrations Throughout Texas and Nationwide. Are you a Texas investor who has suffered significant losses in your stock brokerage and investment accounts? Did your Texas stockbroker or investment advisor misrepresent or mislead you about a Mutual Fund investment or make an unsuitable recommendation that you invest in a Mutual Fund or otherwise mismanage your investment account? If so, you will need to have representation from an experienced, highly rated and nationally recognized FINRA securities arbitration law attorney—an attorney who understands Mutual Fund investments and stockbroker abuses related thereto, like when they are making unsuitable investments Class A, B, C shares of other classes of mutual funds to increase their commissions, missing breakpoints to generate higher commissions, switching of mutual funds that are intended long term investments outside of a mutual fund family to generate more commissions for them. You will also need an experienced lawyer who knows FINRA rules and procedures inside and out and how to handle these FINRA arbitration cases and other complex legal issues. By hiring a top rated and highly successful lawyer like Robert Wayne Pearce with over 40 years of experience with Mutual Fund investment disputes by practicing securities law on both sides of the table in FINRA arbitration proceedings, you will clearly see that Attorney Pearce doesn’t just handle cases—he aggressively represents investors and is one of the best attorneys to recover your investment losses in Mutual Funds and all types of stockbroker misconduct in FINRA arbitration proceedings! At The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A., we represent investors in all kinds of Mutual Fund and securities law and investment disputes in FINRA arbitration and mediation proceedings. We handle a wide range of practice areas such asfraud and misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, failure to supervise, and unsuitable recommendations of Mutual Funds. Attorney Pearce and his staff represent investors throughout Texas, and across the United States on a CONTINGENCY FEE basis, which means you pay nothing – NO FEES-NO COSTS – unless we put money in your pocket after receiving a settlement or FINRA arbitration award. Se habla español Free Initial Consultation With An Experienced Mutual Fund Investment Lawyer Serving Texas Residents In FINRA Arbitration Proceedings The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A. are highly experienced lawyers who successfully handle Mutual Fund cases and other securities law matters and investment disputes in FINRA arbitration proceedings, and who work tirelessly to secure the best possible result for you and your case. For dedicated representation by an attorney with over 40 years of experience and success in Mutual Fund cases and all kinds of securities law and investment disputes serving Texas citizens, contact the firm by phone at 561-338-0037, toll free at 800-732-2889 or via e-mail.

Feb 9, 2021

Bayview, Texas Securities Arbitration Attorney Who Sues Stockbrokers For Selling Away (Selling Unauthorized Investments)

Did Marylin T. Myers Cause You Investment Losses? Marylin T. Myers, a former Bayview, Texas-based registered principal employed by Lincoln, Nebraska-based Allstate Financial Services, LLC, submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (AWC) in which she agreed to, without admitting or denying, the entry of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) findings that she engaged in the sale of a privately held company’s promissory notes to investors without informing her firm or obtaining the firm’s written consent. According to FINRA, Ms. Myers made recommendations that investors who were not the firm’s customers, invest in On The Edge Marketing LLC notes. Ms. Myers facilitated their purchases and invested $16,000 of her own money in the notes. Together, the investors and Ms. Myers invested more than $1,000,000 in the notes. Currently, On The Edge Marketing failed to repay the principal and interest due to the investors and Ms. Myers. FINRA also determined that on the firm’s annual compliance questionnaires, Ms. Myers falsely stated that she had not engaged in any private securities transactions and also falsely stated that she had not engaged in soliciting, referring, or recommending any private placements or private securities products. Ms. Myers was fined $20,000 and suspended from associating with any FINRA member in any capacity for two years. Do You Need an Attorney for an Unauthorized Investment? Texas has thousands of stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices. With so many stock brokerage firms and investment advisor offices, comes the potential for their stockbrokers, financial advisors, and other representatives to recommend investments that were never reviewed nor authorized by their employers and engage in many other types of misconduct which violates Federal and Texas securities laws, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules as well as stock brokerage firms policies and procedures. Experienced Securities Lawyers Who Represent Investors Sold Unauthorized Investments (Selling Away) In FINRA Arbitrations Throughout Texas and Nationwide. Did your Texas stockbroker or investment advisor recommend an investment that turned out to be an investment never reviewed or approved by their stockbrokerage firm employer. The stockbrokers who stoop to that level are usually insolvent or uncollectible. And so, the investor’s only recourse is against the brokerage firm employer. But stockbrokerage firms always claim ignorance of the stockbroker’s activities and deny liability for the sale of unauthorized investments which they call Selling Away as if that was an absolute defense. Not so! You will definitely need an experienced attorney who knows the securities laws and how to hold the stockbrokerage firm responsible for their employees Selling Away under legal principles of actual authority, apparent authority, estoppel and failure to supervise. If your attorney knows where to look he/she can often find Red Flags of the alleged unauthorized sales that the firm did not look for, missed or saw and just ignored. You also need a lawyer knowledgeable of FINRA rules and procedures to handle these FINRA arbitration Selling Away cases involving complex legal issues. By hiring a top rated attorney like Robert Wayne Pearce with over 40 years of experience practicing securities law on both sides of the table in FINRA arbitration proceedings, you will clearly see that Attorney Pearce aggressively represents investors and is one of the best attorneys to help you recover your unauthorized investment losses from stockbrokers, investment advisors and their employers in FINRA arbitration proceedings! At The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A., we represent investors in not just Selling Away cases but all kinds of securities law and investment disputes in FINRA arbitration and mediation proceedings. We handle a wide range of practice areas such asstockbrokerfraud and securities misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, failure to supervise, and unsuitable recommendations. Attorney Pearce and his staff represent investors throughout Texas, and across the United States on a CONTINGENCY FEE basis which means you pay nothing – NO FEES-NO COSTS – unless we put money in your pocket after receiving a settlement or FINRA arbitration award. Se habla español Free Initial Consultation With An Experienced Selling Away Attorney Representing Texas Residents in FINRA Arbitrations The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A. are highly experienced attorneys who successfully handle Selling Away and other securities investment cases in FINRA arbitration proceedings, and who work tirelessly to secure the best possible result for you and your case. For dedicated representation by a lawyer with over 40 years of experience and success in all kinds of securities law and investment disputes in FINRA arbitrations serving Texas citizens, contact the firm by phone at 561-338-0037, toll free at 800-732-2889 or via e-mail.

Feb 8, 2021

Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania Securities Lawyer For Mutual Fund Investment Disputes

Did Mark Koehler Cause You Investment Losses? Former Cetera Advisor Networks broker Mark Koehler was barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for refusal to produce information and documents requested by FINRA pertaining to an investigation into unsuitable trading in a senior customer’s accounts, including short-term mutual fund switching and excessive trading. FINRA’s investigation began in April 2014, upon receipt of a tip that Mark Charles Koehler of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, had engaged in unsuitable trading in the accounts of a senior customer. FINRA reviewed trading in Mr. Koehler’s other customer accounts and investigated the following: whether Mr. Koehler engaged in unsuitable short-term mutual fund switching and excessive trading; whether he placed undue influence on a customer before her passing; and whether Mr. Koehler failed to disclose his status as beneficiary in the same customer’s will. Pursuant to FINRA Rule 8210, FINRA sent Mr. Koehler two requests for documents and information. Mr. Koehler failed to respond to either requests instead stating through counsel that he would not produce the documents or information requested. Mr. Koehler violated FINRA Rules 8210 and 2010 by refusing to comply with FINRA’s request. As a result, Mr. Koehler was barred from associating with any FINRA member in any capacity. Do You Need A Securities Lawyer For Mutual Fund Investment Disputes? Pennsylvania has thousands of stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices. With so many stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices, comes the potential for their stockbrokers, financial advisors, and other representatives to misrepresent and mislead investors about investing in Mutual Funds and engage in all kinds of stockbroker misconduct which violates Federal and Pennsylvania securities laws and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules as well as the stock brokerage firms policies and procedures. Experienced Securities Attorneys Handling Claims For Mutual Fund Investors In FINRA Arbitrations Throughout Pennsylvania and Nationwide. Are you a Pennsylvania investor who has suffered significant losses in your stock brokerage and investment accounts? Did your Pennsylvania stockbroker or investment advisor misrepresent or mislead you about a Mutual Fund investment or make an unsuitable recommendation that you invest in a Mutual Fund or otherwise mismanage your investment account? If so, you will need to have representation from an experienced, highly rated and nationally recognized FINRA securities arbitration law attorney—an attorney who understands Mutual Fund investments and stockbroker abuses related thereto, like when they are making unsuitable investments Class A, B, C shares of other classes of mutual funds to increase their commissions, missing breakpoints to generate higher commissions, switching of mutual funds that are intended long term investments outside of a mutual fund family to generate more commissions for them. You will also need an experienced lawyer who knows FINRA rules and procedures inside and out and how to handle these FINRA arbitration cases and other complex legal issues. By hiring a top rated and highly successful lawyer like Robert Wayne Pearce with over 40 years of experience with Mutual Fund investment disputes by practicing securities law on both sides of the table in FINRA arbitration proceedings, you will clearly see that Attorney Pearce doesn’t just handle cases—he aggressively represents investors and is one of the best attorneys to recover your investment losses in Mutual Funds and all types of stockbroker misconduct in FINRA arbitration proceedings! At The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A., we represent investors in all kinds of Mutual Fund and securities law and investment disputes in FINRA arbitration and mediation proceedings. We handle a wide range of practice areas such as fraud and misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, failure to supervise, and unsuitable recommendations of Mutual Funds. Attorney Pearce and his staff represent investors throughout Pennsylvania, and across the United States on a CONTINGENCY FEE basis, which means you pay nothing – NO FEES-NO COSTS – unless we put money in your pocket after receiving a settlement or FINRA arbitration award. Se habla español Free Initial Consultation With An Experienced Mutual Fund Investment Lawyer Serving Pennsylvania Residents In FINRA Arbitration Proceedings The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A. are highly experienced lawyers who successfully handle Mutual Fund cases and other securities law matters and investment disputes in FINRA arbitration proceedings, and who work tirelessly to secure the best possible result for you and your case. For dedicated representation by an attorney with over 40 years of experience and success in Mutual Fund cases and all kinds of securities law and investment disputes serving Pennsylvania citizens, contact the firm by phone at 561-338-0037, toll free at 800-732-2889 or via e-mail.

Feb 8, 2021

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attorney Who Sues For Failure to Supervise Stockbroker

Did PNC Investments Cause You Investment Losses? Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based PNC Investments LLC submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which the firm agreed to, without admitting or denying, the described penalties and to the entry of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) findings that it failed to establish and maintain a supervisory system and written supervisory procedures (WSPs) reasonably designed to achieve compliance with Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933. According to FINRA, the firm’s WSPs for compliance with Section 5 were limited to a section on private placements and offerings, which addressed Regulation D, Rule 144 and private investments in public equity. The procedures restated the requirements, or exemptions, contained in the regulations but did not provide for any supervisory structure to safeguard compliance with Section 5. The firm’s procedures failed to address compliance generally with Section 5, and were inadequate in stating the circumstances under which the firm should inquire into the registration or exemption status of securities in customer accounts. The procedures at the time failed to specifically list the factors of the firm’s requirements to evaluate or consider so as to determine whether it was necessary to make further inquiries, before allowing a customer to sell potentially unregistered securities. PNC Investments was censured and fined $100,000. Do You Need An Attorney Who Sues For Failure to Supervise Stockbroker? Pennsylvania has thousands of stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices. With so many stock brokerage firms comes the potential for a stock brokerage firm to fail to supervise its stockbrokers, financial advisors and investment advisors from engaging in misconduct which violates Federal and Pennsylvania securities laws and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules and the stock brokerage firm’s policies and procedures. Experienced Lawyers Who Handle Failure to Supervise Stockbroker Claims In FINRA Arbitrations Throughout Pennsylvania and Nationwide. Are you a Pennsylvania investor who has suffered significant losses in your stock brokerage and investment accounts? Did your Pennsylvania stockbrokerage or investment advisory firm where you do business fail to supervise the stockbroker who recommended bad investments and otherwise mismanage your investment account? If so, you will need to hire an experienced, highly-rated and nationally recognized FINRA securities arbitration lawyer— an attorney who knows how to handle these failure to supervise cases as well as other complex legal issues. By hiring a top rated attorney like Robert Wayne Pearce with over 40 years of experience with failure to supervise claims by practicing securities law on both sides of the table in FINRA arbitration proceedings, you will clearly see that Attorney Pearce doesn’t just handle cases—he aggressively represents investors and is one of the best lawyers to recover your investment losses due to a stockbrokerage or investment advisory firm’s failure to supervises its registered representatives in FINRA arbitration proceedings! At The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A., we represent investors with failure to supervise claims and all kinds of securities law and investment disputes in FINRA arbitration and mediation proceedings. We handle a wide range of practice areas such as fraud and misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, churning, theft, forgery, margin account abuse and unsuitable recommendations to purchase, sell or hold securities or recommend unsuitable investments strategies. Attorney Pearce and his staff represent investors throughout Pennsylvania, and across the United States on a CONTINGENCY FEE basis, which means you pay nothing – NO FEES-NO COSTS – unless we put money in your pocket after receiving a settlement or FINRA arbitration award. Se habla español Free Initial Consultation With An Attorney Experienced In Failure to Supervise Stockbroker Disputes Serving Pennsylvania Residents In FINRA Arbitrations The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A. are highly experienced lawyers who successfully handle failure to supervise claims and other securities law matters and investment disputes in Pennsylvania, and who work tirelessly to secure the best possible result for you and your case. For dedicated representation by an attorney with over 40 years of experience and success in failure to supervise and all kinds of securities law and investment disputes serving Pennsylvania citizens, contact the firm by phone at 561-338-0037, toll free at 800-732-2889 or via e-mail.

Feb 8, 2021

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Securities Account Churning Attorney

Did Craig Gary Langweiler Cause You Investment Losses? Craig Gary Langweiler, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based registered representative formerly employed with Meyers Associates, L.P. n/k/a Windsor Street Capital, was named a Respondent in a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) complaint alleging that he generated high commissions for himself and substantial losses for his customer by excessively trading the account of his customer. FINRA’s findings alleged Mr. Langweiler executed 257 trades in his customer’s account during the relevant period, a mere 193 days. FINRA found that Mr. Langweiler generated approximately $27,092 in commissions, while his customer incurred losses in excess of $33,000. FINRA also found that Mr. Langweiler exercised control over the customer’s account through his use of discretion, for which he neither sought nor received written approval. According to FINRA’s complaint, Mr. Langweiler was charged with violating FINRA Rule 2111, which governs suitability, stating that a registered representative with control over a customer’s account must have “a reasonable basis for believing that a series of recommended transactions, even if suitable when viewed in isolation, are not excessive and unsuitable for the customer when taken together in light of the customer’s profile.” Additionally, Mr. Langweiler was charged with violating NASD Rule 2510(b) and FINRA Rule 2010, for his alleged unauthorized discretionary trading. Do You Need A Securities Account Churning Attorney? Pennsylvania has thousands of stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices. With so many stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices, comes the potential for their stockbrokers, financial advisors, and other representatives to excessively trade or churn customer accounts to generate commissions and engage in all kinds of stockbroker misconduct which violates Federal and Pennsylvania securities laws and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules and stock brokerage firms policies and procedures. Experienced Lawyers Who Handle Securities Churning Claims In FINRA Arbitrations Throughout Pennsylvania and Nationwide. Are you a Pennsylvania investor who has suffered significant losses in your stock brokerage and investment accounts? Did your Pennsylvania stockbroker or investment advisor excessively trade or churn or otherwise mismanage your investment account? If so, you will need to have representation from an experienced, highly-rated and nationally recognized FINRA arbitration securities churning law attorney—an attorney who knows FINRA rules and procedures inside and out and how to handle these FINRA arbitration cases as well as other complex legal issues. By hiring a top rated attorney like Robert Wayne Pearce with over 40 years of experience practicing securities law on both sides of the table in FINRA arbitration proceedings, you will clearly see that Attorney Pearce doesn’t just handle cases—he aggressively represents investors and one of the best lawyers to recover your investment losses for excessively trading or churning customer accounts to generate commissions and all types of stockbroker misconduct in FINRA arbitration proceedings! At The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A., we represent investors in all kinds of securities law and investment disputes in FINRA arbitration and mediation proceedings. We handle a wide range of practice areas such as fraud and misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, failure to supervise, and unsuitable recommendations. Attorney Pearce and his staff represent investors throughout Pennsylvania, and across the United States on a CONTINGENCY FEE basis, which means you pay nothing – NO FEES-NO COSTS – unless we put money in your pocket after receiving a settlement or FINRA arbitration award. Se habla español Free Initial Consultation With An Experienced Securities Churning Attorney Serving Pennsylvania Residents In FINRA Arbitrations The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A. are highly experienced lawyers who successfully handle churning cases and other securities law matters and investment disputes in FINRA arbitration proceedings, and who work tirelessly to secure the best possible result for you and your case. For dedicated representation by an attorney with over 40 years of experience and success in churning cases and all kinds of securities law and investment disputes serving Pennsylvania citizens, contact the firm by phone at 561-338-0037, toll free at 800-732-2889 or via e-mail.

Feb 5, 2021

Glenside, Pennsylvania Attorney Who Sues Stockbrokers Who Made Unsuitable Investment Recommendations

Did Edward McFarlane Cause You Investment Losses? Edward McFarlane, a registered representative formerly employed with Oppenheimer & Co. Oppenheimer), submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (AWC), in which he agreed, without admitting or denying, to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) findings that he recommended and effected unsuitable ETF recommendations in his customer’s account, causing approximately $48,524.79 in losses to his customer. According to FINRA, Edward Thomas McFarlane of Glenside, Pennsylvania recommended and effected approximately 169 transactions involving inverse, leveraged, and inverse-leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs). FINRA found that Mr. McFarlane recommended the non-traditional ETFs be held in his customer’s account for as long as 470 days, with an average holding time of 40 days. The ETFs that Mr. McFarlane recommended were intended to be short-term trading vehicles and not meant to be long-term investments. Consequently, Edward McFarlane was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member for two months. Do You Need An Attorney Who Sues Stockbrokers Who Made Unsuitable Investment Recommendations? Pennsylvania has thousands of stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices. With so many stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices, comes the potential for their stockbrokers, financial advisors, and other representatives to recommend unsuitable securities investments in light of the customers stated investment objectives, risk tolerance, financial condition, time horizon and other important factors and to engage in many other kinds of stockbroker fraud and stockbroker misconduct which violates Federal and Pennsylvania securities laws and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules and stock brokerage firms policies and procedures. Experienced Unsuitable Investment Lawyers Who Handle FINRA Arbitrations Throughout Pennsylvania and Nationwide. Are you a Pennsylvania investor who has suffered significant losses in your stock brokerage and investment accounts? Did they recommend unsuitable securities transactions or strategies? Broker-Dealer attorneys always argue to the arbitration panel the securities transactions (buy, sell or hold) and/or strategies to engage in short selling, trade on margin, use securities based lending and complex option or futures trading strategies were suitable for the customer. They routinely misrepresent the customers’ investment objectives, risk tolerance and financial condition on account documents. Suitability claims can be based upon the stockbroker or investment advisor’s fiduciary duty, duty to use reasonable care, or FINRA Rule 2111. If you believe that your stockbroker or investment advisor made unsuitable recommendations, you need a skilled securities arbitration attorney who knows all the investments, investment strategies and stockbroker tricks of the trade. More importantly, you will need the representation of an experienced, top rated and nationally recognized FINRA arbitration attorney — a lawyer who knows FINRA rules and procedures and how to handle these FINRA arbitration cases and other complex legal issues. By hiring a top rated securities attorney like Robert Wayne Pearce with over 40 years of experience on both sides of the table in FINRA arbitration proceedings, you will clearly see that Attorney Pearce doesn’t just handle cases—he aggressively represents investors and is one of the best securities attorneys to recover your investment losses for unsuitable recommendations and all types of stockbroker fraud and stockbroker misconduct in FINRA arbitration proceedings! At The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A., we represent investors with securities breach of fiduciary duty claims and many other kinds of securities law and investment disputes in FINRA arbitration and mediation proceedings. We handle a wide range of practice areas besides breach of fiduciary duty, such as claims involving securities misrepresentation and stockbroker fraud, negligence, failure to supervise, and unsuitable recommendations by stockbrokers and investment advisors. Attorney Pearce and his staff represent investors throughout Pennsylvania, and across the United States on a CONTINGENCY FEE basis, which means you pay nothing – NO FEES-NO COSTS – unless we put money in your pocket after receiving a settlement or FINRA arbitration award. Se habla español Free Initial Consultation With An Experienced Attorney Serving Pennsylvania Residents in FINRA Arbitrations Involving Unsuitable Investment Claims The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A. are highly experienced lawyers who successfully handle unsuitable investment claims and other investment disputes in FINRA arbitration proceedings, and who work tirelessly to secure the best possible result for you and your case. For dedicated representation by an attorney with over 40 years of experience and success in all kinds of securities law and investment disputes in FINRA arbitrations serving Pennsylvania citizens, contact the firm by phone at 561-338-0037, toll free at 800-732-2889 or via e-mail.

Feb 5, 2021

New Milford, Pennsylvania FINRA Securities Arbitration Attorney

Did Jeffrey Kerr Cause You Investment Losses? Jeffrey Kerr of New Milford, Pennsylvania submitted an AWC to FINRA for allegedly participating in private securities transactions without his member firms approval. In 2001, Kerr became a GSR at LaSalle St. Securities, LLC (LSS) and has remained there since. Without admitting or denying the FINRA finding for the sole purpose of the proceeding, Kerr agreed to the sanctions for which he allegedly participated in private securities transactions without providing prior notice to LSS. According to FINRA in January 2012, Kerr attended several luncheons with customers and representatives of an issuer for the purpose of finding investors interested in a private offering. Kerr provided written notice of the private offering to LSS and requested permission to participate in the offering. Before LSS had approved Kerr’s request, Kerr notified LSS that a customer whom he had already referred to the issuer and was also an LSS customer, wanted to invest $25,000 in the private offering. FINRA alleged that Kerr assisted the client in executing the $25,000 investment by coordinating the transfer of funds from the clients account to the issuer. Kerr did not have permission from his firm to participate in the offering and therefore willfully violated NASD Rule 3040 and FINRA Rule 2010. For his alleged conduct, Kerr was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and suspended from association with any FINRA registered firm in any capacity for ten business days. Do You Need A FINRA Securities Arbitration Attorney? Pennsylvania has thousands of stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices. With so many stock brokerage firms and investment advisor offices, comes the potential for their stockbrokers, financial advisors, and other representatives to engage in all kinds of stockbroker misconduct which violates Federal and Pennsylvania securities laws and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules and stock brokerage firms policies and procedures. Experienced Lawyers Who Handle Securities Claims In FINRA Arbitrations Throughout Pennsylvania and Nationwide. Are you a Pennsylvania investor who has suffered significant losses in your stock brokerage and investment accounts? Did your Pennsylvania stockbroker or investment advisor, misrepresent facts, fail to disclose facts making the statements made false and misleading, recommend unsuitable investments or strategies, excessively trade or churn, mismanage your investment account or engage in other kinds of stockbroker misconduct? If so, you need representation by an experienced, highly-rated and nationally recognized FINRA securities arbitration attorney—a lawyer who knows FINRA rules and procedures inside and out and how to handle these FINRA arbitration cases as well as other complex legal issues. By hiring a top rated attorney like Robert Wayne Pearce with over 40 years of experience practicing securities law on both sides of the table in FINRA arbitration proceedings, you will clearly see that Attorney Pearce doesn’t just handle cases—he aggressively represents investors and is one of the best attorneys to recover your investment losses for all types of stockbroker misconduct in FINRA arbitration proceedings! At The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A., we represent investors in all kinds of securities law and investment disputes in FINRA arbitration and mediation proceedings. We handle a wide range of practice areas such as fraud and misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, failure to supervise, and unsuitable recommendations. Attorney Pearce and his staff represent investors throughout Pennsylvania, and across the United States on a CONTINGENCY FEE basis, which means you pay nothing – NO FEES-NO COSTS – unless we put money in your pocket after receiving a settlement or FINRA arbitration award. Se habla español Free Initial Consultation With Experienced FINRA Securities Arbitration Lawyers Serving Pennsylvania Residents In FINRA Arbitration Proceedings The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A. are highly experienced lawyers who successfully handle securities law matters and investment disputes in FINRA arbitration proceedings, and who work tirelessly to secure the best possible result for you and your case. For dedicated representation by an attorney with over 40 years of experience and success in all kinds of securities law and investment disputes in FINRA arbitrations serving Pennsylvania citizens, contact the firm by phone at 561-338-0037, toll free at 800-732-2889 or via e-mail.