| Read Time: 3 minutes | Failure to Supervise Stockbroker Attorney |

Did Melissa Ann Strouse Cause You Investment Losses?

Scottsdale, Arizona-based First Financial Equity Corporation (First Financial) and the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), Melissa Ann Strouse, were named in a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) complaint alleging that they failed to establish and maintain a proper supervisory system with respect to the appropriateness of fee-based accounts and the monitoring of accounts for potential churning and excessive trading. According to the FINRA complaint, First Financial Equity had inadequate written supervisory procedures (WSPs) with respect to the appropriateness of fee-based accounts for the firm’s customers and had no system in place to address situations where excessive fees may have been charged. Furthermore, the Complaint alleges that First Financial failed to maintain and enforce a supervisory system related to its options business and that the firm allegedly had no WSPs for the supervision, approval and sale of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The Complaint alleges that Melissa Strouse failed to ensure that the WSPs covered all required areas and were amended as needed.

Arizona has thousands of stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices.  With so many stock brokerage firms comes the potential for a stock brokerage firm to fail to supervise its stockbrokers, financial advisors and investment advisors from engaging in misconduct which violates Federal and Arizona securities laws and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules and the stock brokerage firm’s policies and procedures. 

Experienced Lawyers Who Handle Failure to Supervise Stockbroker Claims In FINRA Arbitrations Throughout Arizona and Nationwide.

Are you an Arizona investor who has suffered significant losses in your stock brokerage and investment accounts?  Did your Arizona stockbrokerage or investment advisory firm where you do business fail to supervise the stockbroker who recommended bad investments and otherwise mismanage your investment account? If so, you will need to hire an experienced, highly-rated and nationally recognized FINRA securities arbitration lawyer— an attorney who knows how to handle these failure to supervise cases as well as other complex legal issues. 

By hiring a top rated attorney like Robert Wayne Pearce with over 40 years of experience with failure to supervise claims by practicing securities law on both sides of the table in FINRA arbitration proceedings, you will clearly see that Attorney Pearce doesn’t just handle cases—he aggressively represents investors and is one of the best lawyers to recover your investment losses due to a stockbrokerage or investment advisory firm’s failure to supervises its registered representatives in FINRA arbitration proceedings!

At The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A., we represent investors with failure to supervise claims and all kinds of securities law and investment disputes in FINRA arbitration and mediation proceedings. We handle a wide range of practice areas such as fraud and misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, churning, theft, forgery, margin account abuse and unsuitable recommendations to purchase, sell or hold securities or recommend unsuitable investments strategies.  Attorney Pearce and his staff represent investors throughout Arizona, and across the United States on a CONTINGENCY FEE basis, which means you pay nothing – NO FEES-NO COSTS – unless we put money in your pocket after receiving a settlement or FINRA arbitration award.

Se habla español

Free Initial Consultation With An Attorney Experienced In Failure to Supervise Stockbroker Disputes Serving Arizona Residents In FINRA Arbitrations

The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A.  are highly experienced lawyers who successfully handle failure to supervise claims and other securities law matters and investment disputes in Arizona, and who work tirelessly to secure the best possible result for you and your case.  For dedicated representation by an attorney with over 40 years of experience and success in failure to supervise and all kinds of securities law and investment disputes serving Arizona citizens, contact the firm by phone at 561-338-0037, toll free at 800-732-2889 or via e-mail

Author Photo

Robert Wayne Pearce

Robert Wayne Pearce of The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A. has been a trial attorney for more than 40 years and has helped recover over $125 million dollars for his clients. During that time, he developed a well-respected and highly accomplished legal career representing investors and brokers in disputes with one another and the government and industry regulators. To speak with Attorney Pearce, call (800) 732-2889 or Contact Us online for a FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION with Attorney Pearce about your case.

Rate this Post

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars
Loading...