Soreide Law Group, (888) 760-6552, recently obtained the following information from FINRA's website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, April, 2016.” Bahram Mirhashemi (CRD #2937037, Newport Coast, California) was barred by FINRA for allegedly churning clients accounts, engaging in excessive and unauthorized trading and making unsuitable recommendations to clients. Bahram Mirhashemi consistently spread mutual fund […]

Soreide Law Group has filed a FINRA arbitration on behalf of our client against T.R. WINSTON & COMPANY (“T.R. WINSTON”) and their registered representative, JAMES F. BRENNAN (CRD# 821647). The Claimant, is a divorced mother of two in her late 50s from San Marino, California, who relied on T.R. WINSTON broker, JAMES F. BRENNAN for […]

Florida-based Soreide Law Group, (888) 760-6552, has obtained the following summation from FINRA's website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions March 2015.” Jennifer Joice Trowbridge (CRD #4310649, Boca Raton, Florida) was assessed a deferred fine of $10,000 and suspended by FINRA for two months for allegedly recommending a series of mutual fund switches in clients […]

Florida-based Soreide Law Group, (888) 760-6552, recently obtained the following summation of information found on FINRA's website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions March 2015.” Naveen K. Bhagwani (CRD #5423037, West Palm Beach, Florida) was barred by FINRA for alleged unauthorized trades in client’s non-discretionary accounts without the knowledge, authorization, or consent of the clients […]

Daryl Richard Lemon (CRD #2473133, Los Angeles, California) was barred by FINRA for allegedly executing 1,236 transactions in an elderly client’s discount brokerage account maintained at another broker-dealer without providing prior written notice, or any notice at all, to his member firm. FINRA's findings stated that Lemon periodically charged the customer amounts that he characterized […]

On July 25th., 2014, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) charged five brokers formerly with New York based, Newport Coast Securities Inc. According to FINRA's charges, allegedly the brokers, Andre LaBarbera, David Levy, Antonio Costanzo, Douglas Leone, and Donald Bartelt churned 24 customers accounts from September, 2008 through May, 2013. Allegedly the five brokers used […]

Fort Lauderdale-based Soreide Law Group, (888) 760-6552, obtained the following summation of information from FINRA’s website, under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, June, 2014.” Shondeep Sajan Balchandani (CRD #5165930, West Palm Beach, Florida) was barred by FINRA for allegedly churning and excessively trading, engaging in unauthorized trading in non¬discretionary customer accounts, and recommending unsuitable investments […]

The following summation of information was obtained on FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, January, 2014.” Keith Andrew Halsnik (CRD #5018189, Registered Representative, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. According to FINRA's findings, Keith Halsnik failed to respond to FINRA’s initial requests for information and documents […]

The following information was found on FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, August, 2013.” Call Soreide Law Group, a Securities Arbitration Law Firm, (888) 760-6552. Chadrick David Kelly (CRD #2712230, Registered Representative, Denham Springs, Louisiana) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Kelly […]