Columbia County Stockbroker & Investment Fraud Lawyers

D. Scott Monroe, Esq. is an award-winning criminal defense attorney and the recipient of the prestigious Elite Advocate Award for the last two years given by the American Academy of Legal Advocates. He is the former founder of the distinguished Law Firm of Monroe & King, P.A. (formerly Scott Monroe Law, P.A.), which has received the coveted Top 10 Best Criminal Defense Law Firms in Florida Award by the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys six years in a row for 2017-2023. in 2023, Mr. Monroe opened his new firm, Monroe Law, P.A. In his career as a criminal defense...

Lawton R. Graves is a litigation associate with experience handling matters involving securities disputes, regulatory investigations, compliance with state and federal securities laws, broker-dealers, financial services firms, business disputes, complex commercial litigation, personal injury, foreclosures, bankruptcy and collection matters. Mr. Graves graduated magna cum laude from the Florida State University College of Law in the top 10% of his class, was an active member of the FSU Law review, and received the Book Award as the best student in Secured Transactions (UCC: Article 9). Prior to attending law school, Mr. Graves earned his Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Florida...

Robert "Bert" Savage is a New Jersey native who has been living in Florida since college. He earned his law degree and master of business administration from the University of Florida and has been a member of the Florida Bar since January 1994. Mr. Savage has significant experience in all manner of investor stock and investment losses. He is licensed to practice in all Florida state courts and the Federal District Courts for the Middle District and the Southern District of Florida Since graduating from the University of Florida with his undergraduate, master of business administration and law degrees, Mr....

By hiring Robert w. Pearce, you will have the benefit of 43 years experience gained in complex securities, commodities and investment fraud disputes on both sides of the table. He is one of the most experienced Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration attorneys winning his first investor case in 1983 after working 3 years with the SEC in NYC and moving to Florida. He has earned a peer rating of AV Preeminent continuously since 1996 through the Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating process, the highest available rating through that program. Mr. Pearce has been one of Thomson Reuters Florida Super...

I am the managing attorney of Brick Business Law, P.A. My firm focuses primarily on litigating and resolving business disputes in and around the Tampa Bay Area. Our clients include business organizations of various sizes and in various industries such as manufacturing, services, technology, medical, food, real estate and others. I am an AV-rated attorney with significant trial and courtroom experience (over 100 trials). I have been honored by SuperLawyers as both a Rising Star and Super Lawyer since 2015, and among the Best Business Lawyers in Tampa and St. Petersburg by Expertise.com. I have...

Alfred Villoch, III, is a Tampa native and founding member of Savage Villoch Law, PLLC. He graduated with his bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida in 1998 and his law degree from Penn State University in 2002. At Penn State, Alfred was the Editor-in-Chief of the Penn State International Law Review and received the Paul L. Stevens Memorial Scholarship.

Craig Stein has been practicing law for 15 years. He has handled over 850 employment and consumer related securities matters and also represented over 400 brokers who transferred billions of dollars in assets under management from one brokerage firm to another. Mr. Stein is the Chair of the Palm Beach County Bar Association Securities Law Committee.

My legal practice has always involved the representation of stock market participants, including investors, financial professionals and firms, nationwide. My work includes representation of in connection with FINRA Examinations and Enforcement Proceedings, as well as SEC investigations. I also represent individual brokers from virtually every major firm in their contract negotiations, employment termination, U-4 and U-5 issues. In specialized situations where the facts or law present novel issues, I also represent investors. I have appeared before arbitration panels and regulators in 22 states, have written legal columns for a number of industry publications, been a...

Attorney Hanley has focused her practice on representing investors nationwide who have lost their savings and retirement funds as a result of their brokerage accounts being mishandled. Attorney Hanley represents investors in claims against their brokers, broker dealers, investment advisors, financial advisors, and insurance companies. Attorney Hanley is experienced in providing representation for investors who have been the victims of financial fraud, negligence and unsuitable investments. Attorney Hanley has experience in prosecuting claims against the major Wall Street brokerage firms.

Attorney Hanley has extensive experience in the areas of securities litigation and arbitration, including securities class actions, numerous arbitrations...

Scott Silver has spent his entire legal career practicing securities and financial services law. Scott focuses his law practice on securities arbitration and litigation and plaintiff-side class action litigation, representing individual investors and institutions in claims against brokerage firms, investment advisors, commodities firms, hedge funds and others. Scott also routinely serves as counsel to receivers and trustees in matters relating to the recovery of investor losses in Ponzi schemes. Scott has extensive experience in arbitration before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the National Futures Association (NFA), and the American Arbitration Association (AAA). He has recovered millions of...

Founder and Partner of Hamilton & Associates Law Group, P.A., an international corporate finance, securities, business and transactional law firm with offices in Boca Raton, Florida, 1998-Present. The firm represents issuers on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange (NASDAQ), NYSE Stock Exchange (NYSE) and OTC Markets in securities and corporate finance matters. Notable Experience & Engagements: • Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and Direct Public Offerings (DPOs) • Listing of Issuers on NASDAQ and NYSE • Securities law disclosures and compliance for issuers on NASDAQ, NYSE and OTC Markets • Outside general counsel for domestic and international issuers • Securities offerings and/or going public transactions ranging from less than $1,000,000 to more than $300,000,000...

As founder of Erez Law, PLLC, Jeffrey Erez dedicates himself to protecting investors from dishonest brokers. He now focuses exclusively on securities arbitration and litigation. After graduating cum laude from McGill University, Mr. Erez earned his law degree cum laude from The University of Miami Law School in 1996. Throughout his career, he has obtained over $100 million in recoveries for clients in thousands of FINRA arbitrations and other securities cases. In the press, Mr. Erez is often quoted in securities-related articles. If you're an investor with any legal matter regarding securities, Mr. Erez is committed to passionately seeking justice...

Jason focuses his practice on complex civil litigation involving business and real estate matters. In his business litigation practice, Jason has experience representing clients in matters involving the rights and obligations of shareholders, officers and directors, LLC members and managers, business partners, and other business stakeholders, the enforceability of restrictive covenants such as non-compete and confidentiality agreements, the collection of commercial debts, the application of state and federal laws governing consumer protection, unfair competition, trade secrets, copyrights, racketeering activity, and securities fraud, and a wide variety of other contract and business tort disputes.

In his real estate litigation practice, Jason...

Soreide Law Group, is a securities arbitration firm that represents defrauded investors nationwide before the financial industry regulatory authority also known as FINRA. Our lawyers help victims recover financial losses due to stock brokers misconduct. Soreide Law Group has no charge for any consultation, and accepts cases on a contingency fee which means we only get paid if successful. Soreide Law Group also advances all the costs of the litigation which means you will never have to write a check to pursue your claim. Our securities law firm has recovered millions of dollars of investment losses due to stock broker...

Rex Securities Law- Robert H. Rex is a national securities lawyer with offices in Austin, Texas and Boca Raton, Florida. If you have questions about how to recover investment losses due to the fraud or negligence of a stock broker or stock brokerage firm, call for a no charge consultation.

Securities arbitration and investment litigation focusing on damage and loss recovery for retail and institutional clients that have disputes with their financial advisors or firms involving stocks, bonds, limited partnerships, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles throughout the United States.

My securities practice primarily focuses on maximizing an individual investor's recovery related to disputes involving stocks, bonds, mutual funds, hedge funds, private placements and structured products throughout the state of Florida, as well as the United States.

Mark NeJame received both his Bachelor's Degree and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida. He graduated from UF’s, College of Law, in 1980. He is based primarily in Central Florida with his main office in Orlando. His firm has other satellite offices in Central Florida. He has routinely handled both state and federal cases and clients throughout Florida, having practiced in numerous counties throughout the state as well as in all of Florida’s federal district courts; the Middle, Northern and Southern U.S. Districts. In addition to Florida, he has represented clients and handled cases in numerous other states...

Board certified in civil trial law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the Florida Bar. Less than 1% of Florida lawyers are board certified in civil trial law. Practicing with an emphasis in wrongful death, personal injury, and insurance disputes since 1985 in Florida and Georgia. Fellow of International Society of Barristers, Life Fellow of American Board of Trial Advocates, Member - Super Lawyer, Member - Best Lawyers In America, and AV Rated Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell Law Directory.

Joel has handled a wide range of legal matters for both plaintiffs and defendants since he began practicing law in 2001. Joel focuses his law practice in two main areas: securities and investment arbitration and litigation, and commercial litigation. In the securities and investment area, Joel represents investors, agents, brokers and broker-dealers in customer and industry disputes involving suitability, breach of fiduciary duty, misrepresentation, and negligent supervision. In the area of commercial litigation, Joel represents clients in state and federal court disputes involving breach of contract, life insurance, and negligence. For more information, please visit www.ewusiaklaw.com.

Jon has spent his entire legal career practicing securities. He handled over 1,000 securities matters and has successfully represented some of the most demanding clients in multi-million-dollar disputes throughout Florida and United States. He has represented individual and corporate clients in civil actions in state and federal court (at the trial and appellate level); in regulatory investigations; in arbitrations; and in private mediations.

Jon has handled a wide range of matters, including: (i) stockbroker misconduct and investment fraud disputes (including claims involving unsuitability, churning, unauthorized trading, failure to execute trades, failure to hedge, selling away, theft, research analyst conflicts of...

Mr. Sallah is an AV Preeminent® rated attorney who concentrates on securities and commodity futures regulation and enforcement, broker-dealer compliance and defense, receivership litigation, securities arbitration, and business litigation.

Since leaving the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2004, Mr. Sallah has represented national and regional brokerage firms, as well as publicly traded companies and individuals, in a variety of matters, including SEC, FINRA, stock exchange, and state regulatory investigations, congressional investigations, internal investigations, federal and state lawsuits, administrative actions, and arbitrations. He has successfully handled matters through trial, arbitration, and regulatory enforcement proceedings. Mr. Sallah has also represented individuals in Congressional...

Mr. Cox is a Founding Partner at Sallah Astarita Cox LLC. With over 20 years of experience, he provides skilled and knowledgeable counsel to clients with a broad array of legal needs. His practice is concentrated on Arbitration & Mediation, Business Law, Securities Law, Stockbroker & Investment Fraud, and White Collar Crime matters. Mr. Cox is committed to providing outstanding service and aggressive representation for his clients.

In 1995, Mr. Cox received a B.S. in Political Science from Furman University. He earned a J.D. from Nova Southeastern University—Shepard Broad Law Center in 1999. Following law school, Mr. Cox served as...

Lawrence L. Klayman, a Brooklyn native, is the founding partner of KlaymanToskes, P.A. His practice is exclusively limited to securities arbitration and litigation. Lawrence is a former licensed financial advisor who has spent decades applying what he has learned from working inside the securities industry to fight for the rights of injured investors. Lawrence understands what motivates financial advisors, he understands the complex products they sell, and he understands the imperfect compliance requirements set in place for the protection of investors. While attending Nova Southeastern University- Shepherd Broad Law Center, Lawrence received firsthand experience at the National Association of Securities Dealers...

Mr. Blum spent many years in the financial services industry as a licensed stock and commodity broker trading for institutions and private individuals prior to becoming an attorney. He worked in the "pits" of the Commodity Exchange in the World Trade Center in New York. Mr. Blum then combined his extensive experience and knowledge of the securities industry with a law degree and joined one of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the world, with sixteen offices and over five hundred attorneys. Mr. Blum learned the inner workings of the arbitration process during his tenure at NASD Dispute Resolution,...

David R. Chase, a securities lawyer, has an extensive background in SEC and FINRA securities regulatory defense, as well as the representation of defrauded stock market investors in cases to recover their investment losses.

Mr. Chase began his legal career at Greenberg Traurig, an international law firm in Miami, where he represented securities and financial firms in securities cases and SEC and FINRA investigations.

Thereafter, he accepted a position as Staff Counsel in the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he worked for almost four years, ultimately obtaining the title of Senior Counsel. For part of that time,...

Attorney Ronald J. Manto provides legal representation to his clients in Miami-Dade County and throughout the State of Florida. As a criminal defense trial lawyer with more than 20 years experience, Ronald J. Manto has successfully defended people charged with serious criminal offenses in both State and Federal Courts. If you are charged with a crime, you owe it to yourself and your loved ones to seek and experienced criminal defense lawyer.

We have a national practice and exclusively represent investors in claims against brokerage firms for securities fraud, the sale of unsuitable investments, defective financial products, breach of fiduciary duty, and the failure to supervise. FINRA Securities Arbitrations. We handle all cases on a contingency fee basis meaning that there is no cost or obligation, unless we are able to make a recovery for you, and there is never any charge for a free consultation. Contact Us.

I have been respresenting investors for more than 30 years in Court, Arbitration, and through alternative dispute resolution fora. I have offices in Connecticut and Florida, and pride myself in having user friendly fees, and being prudent about the virtues of jurisprudence!

Joshua A. Katz practices in the areas of Securities Arbitration and Litigation, Complex Commercial Litigation, Securities Regulation and Enforcement, Receivership Litigation, and Broker-Dealer Compliance and Defense.

Since 2004, Mr. Katz has focused his practice in the area of broker-dealer arbitration before FINRA, or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, formerly known as the NASD or National Association of Securities Dealers. Mr. Katz has extensive experience representing public investors, brokers, and broker-dealers in arbitrations.

Prior to joining Sallah Astarita & Cox, Mr. Katz was an associate for the law firm of Klein & Sallah, LLC. He has advised and represented brokerage firms in proceedings...

For over 35 years, the law office of Russell L. Forkey, P.A. has been representing investors, including seniors, in claims against brokerage firms and investment advisors, for among other things, fraud, negligence, breach of fiduciary, and violations of the federal and state securities laws with the goal of loss recovery. Additionally, we handle business and contract disputes in state and federal courts.

Experience: • More than 30 years experience • Former Prosceutor for Orange and Osceola County • Handled Capitol Cases involving the Death Penalty • Handled Thousands of Criminal Cases • Handled Thousands of DUI and Traffic Cases Licensed To Practice: • United States Supreme Court • United States District Court Middle District Florida • All Florida State Courts

David Hill obtained his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, and all state courts of Florida. Mr. Hill has practiced exclusively in criminal defense in the state of Florida, primarily in the Central Florida community, since graduating from law school and represents clients in a far-ranging array of matters, including felony, misdemeanor and traffic allegations, in both State and Federal courts. He has twenty years of experience as a criminal defense lawyer having been admitted to practice in 1991,...

Experienced attorney in Federal courts, Florida state courts and FINRA arbitration with focus in securities law, securities class actions, broker-dealer disputes and business law.

Bradford M. Gucciardo is an experienced attorney whose work is devoted almost exclusively to the representation of stock market investors who have been victims of stockbroker and brokerage firm misconduct. Specifically, Mr. Gucciardo helps brokerage firm customers recover stock market losses, most often of retirement savings, that they sustained as the result of mishandling of their brokerage accounts. After he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in the study of English literature, creative writing and criminology from the University of South Florida, Mr. Gucciardo, a native New Yorker, returned to New York to attend St. John’s University School of...

At Komninos Law Firm, PA, we measure our success by the value we create for our clients. We are focused on achieving positive results and providing outstanding client service to each and every client. Our law firm has successfully represented clients facing complex legal issues. Our law firm is more than up for the challenge of taking on all types of litigation and transactional matters. With main offices in Tampa we represent clients across Florida. We are proud to represent a diverse clientele. Many of our clients are small-business owners, such as commercial builders, restaurant and service station owners,...