Author: Jeff Erez

In October 2018, former clients of Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Wachovia Securities, LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, and Wells Fargo & Company won an award in a FINRA arbitration for compensatory damages for $430,000 for losses sustained from Wells … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating former Signator Investors, Inc. financial advisor David Ferwerda (CRD# 832431) who was barred by FINRA for not cooperating with an investigation into the Woodbridge Group of Companies Ponzi Scheme. Ferwerda has been registered with Signator … Continue reading
In September 2018, a former client of Morgan Stanley settled a FINRA arbitration for $100,000 for losses sustained from high risk oil and gas investment losses. The investors were clients of financial advisor Gregory Buchko (CRD# 1410091). The causes of … Continue reading

Former Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated broker Andrew Elsoffer (CRD# 2580009) is alleged to recommend unsuitable high risk energy investments. He was registered with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated in Pepper Pike, Ohio from 2011 until November 2018, when he … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating former Financial West Group financial advisor John Simoncic (CRD# 1062932) regarding unsuitable recommendation involving non-traditional exchange traded funds (ETFs). Simoncic was registered with several brokerage firms during the past few years: Financial West Group in … Continue reading

In October 2018, a former client of Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC won an award in a FINRA arbitration for compensatory damages for $172,000, $100,000 in punitive damages as well as $68,800 in attorney fees and $20,000 in costs plus interest … Continue reading

Have you suffered losses due to investment recommendations made by former Herbert J. Sims & Co. Inc. financial advisor Laurence Greene (CRD# 604082) regarding unsuitable oil and gas securities and Puerto Rico bond recommendations? Greene has been registered with Herbert … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating Aegis Capital Corp. financial advisor Charles Poulin (CRD# 6229037) regarding unsuitable investment recommendations. Poulin has been registered with Aegis Capital Corp. in New York, New York since 2014. Poulin has been the subject of one … Continue reading

In October 2018, a former client of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. and UBS Financial Services, Inc. settled an award in a FINRA arbitration for compensatory damages and received $70,000 for losses sustained from investments in the high … Continue reading

Erez Law recently filed a $550,000 FINRA arbitration against Wells Fargo for high-risk energy sector losses. The former Wells Fargo customer alleges that John Leonard (CRD #2113842), who was a registered representatives of Wells Fargo in Toledo, Ohio from 2008 … Continue reading