- Analyze your portfolio performance
- Discuss what happened in your portfolio and explore possible liability on the part of the broker/dealer
- Thoroughly explain the securities arbitration process to you – including the historical results of similar cases
- After a thorough analysis, if appropriate, file an arbitration claim on your behalf
- Cases are handled on a contingency fee or hourly basis depending on client preference
- We represent clients in every area of broker/dealer abuse and misrepresentation - such as:
- Mutual Fund overcharges
- Inappropriate sale of variable rate annuities
- Over-concentration in high risk securities
- Failure to disclose critical information
- Inadequate supervision
- Failure to protect the downside of investment portfolios
- And many other areas involving improper activities with devastating consequences
- Over a 5 year period, only 20% of actively managed stock funds perform well enough to earn back their fees and loads
- Historically, 28% of mutual funds have ceased to exist, distorting all performance analysis
- Average mutual fund managers are paid approximately $500,000 per year to consistently under perform the market
- “There is no evidence that research – even the research of the Institutional Investor All-Stars - adds value,” Jack Bogle, founder of Vanguard Group.
- Since 1995, only 2.4% of large cap funds outperformed the S&P Index
- Keep the client fully informed throughout the process
- Access to a broad array of consultants and expert witnesses
- State of the art technology
- Handling cases throughout the U.S. and around the world
- Providing legal expertise based on substantial securities industry experience
- Cost conscious case management
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Dale Ledbetter: Dale Ledbetter spent over 30 years in the securities industry, serving as EVP/Branch Manager of Meridian Bancorp Securities and as COO of Countrywide Securities in Los Angeles. Mr. Ledbetter is a graduate of the George Washington University Law Center, is a member of the Bar in Florida, Tennessee and the District of Columbia. He is a member of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association and represents Claimants throughout the United States. He is also a member of the National Speakers Association and speaks frequently on securities related matters.
G. Robert “Bob” DeLoach, Jr.: Bob DeLoach spent over twenty years in the securities industry working with financial institutions in connection with their fixed income investments. He served as Senior Vice President of Mesirow Financial and Meridian Bancorp Capital Markets. He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law and is a member of the Bar in South Carolina and Indiana. Mr. DeLoach is also a FINRA Dispute Resolution arbitrator.
- Adam Nativ: Adam Nativ was born in Miami Beach, Florida and graduated from Syracuse University in 2001 with a degree in Political Science. Subsequently, Adam graduated from the Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University in 2005 where he received honors in recognition of his pro bono work as an intern with the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida. Mr. Nativ has represented institutional and individual clients in all phases of securities and commercial litigation. He is a member of The Florida Bar and the Florida Southern District. His areas of expertise include securities litigation, commercial litigation, construction litigation, creditors' rights, general commercial law, general civil litigation, real estate, real property litigation, family law and intellectual property law.
Contact Us
333 North New River Drive East
Suite 1500
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Telephone:
Dale Ledbetter:
954-635-5759 Direct
954-540-3642 Cell
Bob DeLoach:
954-233-0653 Direct
954-328-1673 Cell
Adam Nativ:
954-607-6723 Direct
305-336-0652 Cell
We are a leading expert in FINRA arbitration representing investors all over the world.