Investors have come forward with complaints about securities broker Adam R. Melville [CRD: 5311511, Sherman Oaks, California]. Evidently, the securities broker, who worked for Southwest Securities Inc. and Hilltop Securities Inc., disclosed client disputes via Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. For more on these disclosures about Melville, see below.
Specifically, on February 13, 2020, a Hilltop Securities Inc. client filed a complaint about Adam Melville. Namely, the client alleged that Melville engaged in unauthorized trading. Because of this, the client allegedly sustained damages on municipal bonds. Therefore, the client requested $35,000 in compensation from Hilltop Securities Inc. or Melville. However, Hilltop Securities Inc. denied this complaint.
Evidently, a client of Southwest Securities Inc. contested Adam Melville’s sales practices, according to a complaint. Allegedly, Melville made misrepresentations of material fact. Supposedly, the stock transactions resulted in damages. Therefore, Southwest Securities Inc. opted to settle the matter on June 28, 2011, by compensating the client in the amount of $7,284.72.
Particularly, on April 2, 2014, a Southwest Securities Inc. client filed a complaint about Adam Melville. Namely, the client alleged that Melville engaged in unauthorized trading. Because of this, the client allegedly sustained damages on ETFs. Therefore, the client requested $34,325 in compensation from Southwest Securities Inc. or Melville. Evidently, this complaint has been withdrawn.
Have you suffered damages by investing with Adam Melville? If so, contact Soreide Law Group at (888) 760-6552 and speak with a securities lawyer about a possible recovery of your investment losses or other damages. Soreide Law Group, who has successfully recovered money for hundreds of investors in all 50 states, represents clients on a contingency fee basis and advances all costs. Melville and brokerage firms Melville worked for deny accusations of sales practice violations.
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