Our attorneys have prevailed in numerous cases for our clients, collecting millions in recoveries. We thank our co-counsel and clients for the confidence they have placed in our attorneys. Successes such as these example cases have brought justice to our clients:
- $16,000,000.00 verdict won at the federal appeals court, in a contract/securities action against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
- $5,700,000.00 recovery for a group of investors alleging they were defrauded in unauthorized trading and misuse of margin in the purchase of mortgage backed securities (aka CMOs).
- $3,900,000.00 recovery for an octogenerian retiree alleging fraud, undue influence by the broker in accepting gifts and inserting themself in the client's estate planning, and failure to timely hedge a large stock position.
- $2,206,000.00 verdict in an NASD arbitration case for a retiree against Painewebber.
- $2,000,000.00 recovery for an institutional investor, a hedge fund, against a hedge fund manager, in federal court, alleging breach of fiduciary duty in managing hedge fund investments.
- $1,395,000.00 recovery in a federal court action for investment bankers and investors against a public company for refusing to timely register stock and warrants earned in an investment banking deal.
- $1,250,000.00 recovery in an NASD arbitration for a retired psychotherapist, alleging fraudulent recommendations.
- $900,000.00 recovery in an NASD arbitration for an international businessman, alleging negligent advice in a financial plan and the misuse of currency trading on margin as a hedge against the account.
- $900,000.00 recovery for a group of investors alleging they were defrauded by the same broker in a purported guaranteed-investment scheme.
- $850,000.00 NASD arbitration verdict against Morgan Stanley for a retired, elderly World War II hero in a mutual fund fraud case, including $600,000.00 in well-managed portfolio damages and $250,000.00 in punitive damages, where the net out of pocket losses were $370,000.00.
- $850,000.00 recovery following an NASD arbitration trial for two physicians who were give negligent advice on how to hedge or protect a large concentrated stock position.
- $850,000 recovery for a group of investors in a principal guaranteed mutual fund investing program; significantly, the firm made the recovery against a brokerage firm that served as the introducing firm for a failed broker dealer.
- $750,000.00 recovery for an investor in a restricted stock dispute.
- $750,000.00 recovery for a former MTV personality in an accident case.
- $650,000.00 recovery in a securities case alleging negligent financial advice for a disabled physician/retiree.
- $600,000.00 recovery in an arbitration action alleging fraud.
- $590,000.00 recovery for a retiree in an stock analyst fraud case.
- $575,000.00 recovery in an insurance contract bad faith case for an NFL star.
- $525,000.00 recovery for a clothing manufacturer in an abuse of margin case.
- $525.000.00 recovery for a retired construction supervisor for failure to protect a large stock position and annuity fraud.
- $525,000.00 recovery for a retired ditch digger for failure to protect a large stock position and annuity fraud.
- $475,000.00 recovery for a retired college professor in a options fraud case.
- $450,000.00 for a investor in a churning case; the firm was hired by the customer's bankruptcy trustee; after paying his debts, the investor received a share of the recovery..
- $430,000.00 recovery for a grocery store owner in an excessive stock trading (churning) case.
- $425,000.00 recovery for a brain injured client in a financial suicide case.
- $420,000.00 recovery for an investor in an options trading case.
- $415,000.00 verdict in an NASD arbitration where the client lost just $109,000. The award included a well managed portfolio recovery ($315,000) and reimbursement of all attorneys fees and costs.
- $400,000.00 recovery for an NFL star in an annuity fraud case.
- $400,000.00 recovery for a hotel owner in a fire and water damage insurance coverage case.
- $399,000.00 recovery for an investor in a Ponzi scheme (a pyramid investment).
- $305,000.00 for an investor in a fraud case recovered through the Security Investor Protection Corporation, when the brokerage firm closed its doors.
- $300,000.00 recovery for a broker in a discrimination case against a brokerage firm.
- $300,000.00 recovery for a client in a roll-over accident.
- $195,000.00 recovery for an investor whose net out-of-pocket losses were only $16,000.00.
- We successfully defended a business owner in a jury trial (a defense verdict), where the client was wrongly accused of interference with a business relationship, where the damages sought were in excess of $500,000.00.
- We successfully defended a financial planner in a federal securities class action, where he was wrongly accused of participating in a $130 million dollar Ponzi Scheme.
