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Published on: December 30, 2022 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

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When you retain our services, you gain the insight, skills, and experience of not just one attorney, but of an entire team of knowledgeable securities arbitration lawyers along with skilled staff, including paralegals, legal secretaries, consultants, and assistants. Many of us have previous experience working in other areas of the securities industry, including as account managers and brokers at large Wall Street firms. It is because of what we witnessed in terms of unsavory broker-dealer misconduct and negligence, and how these behaviors harmed investors, that we are now fighting on the side of clients like you. Not only that, but unlike many other securities fraud law firms for which representing investors is just one area of their business, this is our sole area of practice and we’ve been here doing this for a very long time.

Ex-Ameriprise Broker James Dunn is Accused of Unsuitability, Unauthorized Trading

Published on: December 17, 2021 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Former Ameriprise Financial Advisor is Named in Five Pending Customer Disputes

James William Dunn, an ex-stockbroker and investment advisor in Vienna, VA with Ameriprise Financial Services, is under scrutiny over losses suffered by customers. He is currently named in five customer disputes in which the damages sought range from six- to seven figures.

All of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claims involving Dunn were brought in 2021. The misconduct alleged was said to have occurred during this same year.

Ex-Raymond James Broker Guilford Nergard Is Accused of Making Unauthorized Trades

Published on: November 29, 2021 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Ex-Mesa, Arizona Financial Advisor Has Been Named in Multiple Customer Disputes

Ex-Raymond James broker, Guilford Ward Nergard, is facing at least one still pending customer dispute in which the claimant is alleging unauthorized trading.

This is not the only time that Nergard has been accused of broker misconduct. He was suspended by the Arizona Corporation Commission Securities Department from April through June 2021 over allegations that he made discretionary trades with customers without the required authorizations.

FINRA Bars Fired Cambridge Investment Research Broker David Melilli Over Alleged Unauthorized Trading

Published on: November 12, 2021 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Capstone Financial Investment Advisor Barred By FINRA

David John Melilli, an ex-Cambridge Investment Research stockbroker, was barred by FINRA beginning November 8th, 2021. This came in the wake of allegations that he traded in multiple clients’ accounts without written authorization. This included trading in the account of one deceased person.

Without denying or admitting to FINRA’s findings, David Melilli consented to the sanctions and the entry of findings that he did not produce the information requested by the self-regulatory organization (SRO). The bar came after Melilli refused to cooperate.