Attorney Profiles

Jeff Sonn, of Sonn & Erez in Ft. Lauderdale, concentrates on representing investors in cases against Wall Street brokerage firms and investment advisors. Mr. Sonn has also represented stockbrokers and investment advisors in cases against investment banks and broker-dealers. Jeff graduated from the University of Florida in 1984 and then obtained his law degree from the University of Miami School of Law in 1988, where he was an Associate Editor of the University of Miami InterAmerican Law Review.

Mr. Sonn is an AV rated attorney by Martindale Hubbell, the attorney rating service, indicating the highest rating for legal ability and ethics. Mr. Sonn's primary litigation practice area is securities arbitration and litigation, and business litigation. Jeff also handles class action cases, with an emphasis on representing investors in Ponzi schemes, and personal injury. Mr. Sonn's past recoveries for his clients include a $16 million dollar award in a contract action in federal court, a $5.7 million dollar recovery in a securities arbitration matter and a $2.2 million dollar securities arbitration award. Mr. Sonn has also represented celebrities in financial fraud cases, including several high profile NFL players. Mr. Sonn is a member of the Florida Bar since 1988, and is a member of the Trial Bar of the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Broward County Trial Lawyers Association and past member of the American Trial Lawyers Association. Jeff has been quoted in various media and newspapers including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News, the Washington Post, the Miami Herald, the Daily Business Review, and has been interviewed on TV on Good Morning America, NBC-6 and MSNBC.

Jeff is a member of the Board of Directors of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, which organization is dedicated to level the playing field in investor cases against brokerage firms in arbitration.  Jeff's past articles include The ABC's Mortgage Backed Securities,  Group Arbitration Techniques,Survey of Arbitrator Misconduct, and  How CPA's Can Detect Stockbroker Fraud.