FINRA CUSTOMER ARBITRATIONS

Vast Experience – From Many Perspectives

The seasoned securities arbitration and litigation attorneys at West, Edwards & Associates have one goal, and only one goal – to use their vast experience, hard work and superior advocacy to help their clients recover their hard earned money to the greatest extent possible. The attorneys at West, Edwards & Associates pursue that goal with single-minded focus in their representation of individual investors, retirees, companies and/or company retirement plans, institutional investors, charities, and employee option recipients in matters that call for experienced and dedicated attorneys to seek recovery of investment losses arising from stockbroker fraud, stockbroker negligence, or stockbroker incompetence; breaches of fiduciary duty; or other investment fraud.

What truly sets West, Edwards & Associates a part from the pack is the unique perspectives which their varied and vast experience allows them to bring to your case. Most cases involving investment losses are required to be heard by FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrators (for FAQ regarding the FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitration process please click here). The West, Edwards & Associates investment fraud attorneys have unique insight into how the arbitrators deciding your case might be thinking because they have been in their shoes deciding the same types of cases. The West, Edwards & Associates securities fraud lawyers have a deep understanding of the machinations and strategies the broker-dealer attorneys may use to defend against your case because they have been in their shoes defending the same types of cases they now bring. The West & West stockbroker fraud attorneys know the same information your stockbroker should know because they have passed the same qualifying examinations as your stockbroker.

Let the stock loss recovery attorneys at West, Edwards & Associates, LLC put their experience, work ethic, determination, and superior legal talent to work for you. They have handled hundreds of securities arbitrations involving:

  • Unsuitable Investment Recommendations
  • Failure to Supervise
  • Misrepresentations and Omissions
  • Over-concentration
  • Improper Mutual Fund Switches
  • Exotic Exchange Traded ETFs
  • Commodity Trading
  • Private Placements
  • Churning
  • Margin Abuse
  • Unauthorized Trading
  • Selling Away
  • Inappropriate Annuity Purchases
  • Failure to Execute a Trade
  • Use of Naked Options
  • Ponzi Schemes

The stock market fraud attorneys at West, Edwards & Associates represent clients from the greater Baltimore region, the mid-Atlantic region, including, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania, and throughout the country in FINRA arbitration proceedings. If you have lost your life savings and financial security as a result of being victimized by such misconduct, please contact the investment fraud attorneys at West, Edwards & Associates, LLC today. Given our vast experience, we can quickly determine the merits of your potential claims. We handle these claims on a contingency basis and offer a free, no obligation initial consultation.

Free, No-Risk Consultation & All Cases on Contingency Basis

When you contact a stock fraud lawyer at West, Edwards & Associates, LLC for a free initial consultation, you can count on receiving a case evaluation where you will get an honest assessment of your situation with no obligation and no financial risk to you.

Call West, Edwards & Associates, LLC today at 410 296-4655 for the personal attention and vigorous representation of your legal rights you deserve. Please visit their contact us page by clicking here for additional ways to schedule your free initial consultation.

Practice Area Spotlight - Financial Abuse of Retirees and the Elderly

According to many published reports, the growing ranks of retirees and the elderly from the baby boomer generation own trillions of dollars of investable assets. Since scam artists and unethical professionals tend to hunt where the money is, retirees and the elderly have been the victims of more investment fraud than any other segment of the population; and regulatory officials expect them to be targeted to an even greater extent in the coming years. The investment fraud attorneys at West, Edwards & Associates are committed to assisting retired and elderly victims of financial fraud, as well as to preventing such fraud in the first place. If you are a retiree who believes you may have been taken advantage of by your broker or if something just does not feel quite right in connection with the handling of your investments, please contact the retiree investment fraud prevention attorneys at West, Edwards & Associates, here, to set up a free initial consultation. Likewise, if you notice that one of your elderly relatives has had a significant decrease in their standard of living or seem more concerned about money than usual, they may have been victimized; so, please have them contact the elder financial fraud prevention attorneys at West, Edwards & Associates, LLC, here, to arrange a free initial consultation.

The attorneys at West, Edwards & Associates, LLC also have developed a presentation geared towards teaching retirees and the elderly the tricks of scam artists and unethical brokers to help them avoid falling prey to financial fraud. They are available to give the presentation to groups at retirement communities and civic centers. If you would like a West & West attorney to give the presentation to your group, please contact them, here.