BRIAN J NELSON of EMERSON EQUITY LLC

BRIAN JENSEN NELSON (BRIAN J NELSON) has been registered as a broker with EMERSON EQUITY LLC of Mission Viejo, California, since 12/2/2013.  Soreide Law Group has been contacted by clients of Jensen’s who have experienced investment losses in DSTs due to his alleged recommendations.

Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs), according to the Kiplinger definition, are legal entities created under the statutes of Delaware trust law. DST investors, also called beneficiaries, own fractional (beneficial) interests in the trust, which is the legal owner of the trust’s underlying properties. Since the IRS treats each investor’s beneficial interests as direct property ownership, DSTs are eligible for 1031 exchanges both upfront and upon exit. Delaware Statutory Trusts carry risks such as illiquidity, limited capital improvements, strict IRS compliance, lack of control and high fees.

According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck, available to the public on FINRA’s website, BRIAN J NELSON, has been in the securities industry for 19 years and has been listed with 7 firms.

BRIAN J NELSON has 21 Disclosures on his FINRA CRD report, 16 are “Customer Disputes.” The significance of Nelson’s disclosures is underscored in FINRA NOTICE to MEMBERS 03-49. FINRA conducted a review of the CRD’s of all registered representatives, only .41% had been the subject of 3 or more customer complaints. In other words, BRIAN J NELSON’s customer complaints rank him in the top one-hundredth percent of all registered representatives for customer complaints. There are also 5 “Judgment/Lein” disclosures on BRIAN J NELSON’s CRD report. 

Of the 16 “Customer Disputes,” 3 have settled and 13 are pending. Some of the allegations in the more recent pending disputes filed in 2026 are in part, “Violations of federal securities laws, violation of California securities laws, California unfair, unlawful and fraudulent business practices, breach of contract, common law fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and gross negligence, investment purchased in 2021,” and “Violation of federal securities laws; violations of the California Securities Laws; California unfair, unlawful, and fraudulent business practices; Violation of California's financial elder abuse law; breach of contract; common law fraud; breach of fiduciary duty; negligence and gross negligence. investments purchased in 2017 and 2020.”

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