Robert W. Pearce

By hiring Robert w. Pearce, you will have the benefit of 40 years experience gained in complex securities, commodities and investment fraud disputes on both sides of the table. He is one of the most experienced Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration attorneys winning his first investor case in 1983 after working 3 years with the SEC in NYC and moving to Florida.

He has earned a peer rating of AV Preeminent continuously since 1996 through the Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating process, the highest available rating through that program. Mr. Pearce has been one of Thomson Reuters Florida Super Lawyers for Securities Litigation (Top 5) continuously since 2013. Read the feature article about him in the Florida 2014 Super Lawyers magazine entitled "No Excuses - How Robert Wayne Pearce Stared Down Personal Disaster".

In the last 20 years (since he started counting), Mr. Pearce has single handedly recovered over $125 million for investors. He has a nationwide U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) defense law practice to include commodities law and the defense of investigations

Attorney Pearce is one of the few attorneys who has not only single handedly beat the SEC's team of lawyers, but recovered over $500,000 attorney fees and litigation expenses that his client incurred in the defense of the government's flawed investigation and enforcement action. Federal Court Judge's have appointed him as a Receiver and published opinions about his expertise.

Attorney Pearce represents stockbrokers, commodities brokers and advisors and other investment advisors in not only SEC and CFTC court and administrative proceedings but FINRA, NFA, CME and other self-regulatory agency proceedings as well as in disputes with their employers, including but not limited to contract disputes, promissory note and forgivable loan collection matters, Form U-5 and other defamation issues.

• Stockbroker & Investment Fraud
• Securities Law
• Arbitration & Mediation

• Commodities Law
• SEC, CFTC, Fla-OFR, and FINRA Enforcement Defense
• Mismanagement of Trust, Estate and Guardianship Assets
• FINRA Securities Arbitration and Mediation

• Free Consultation
• Credit Cards Accepted
• Contingent Fees
• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  Depending on the case, we may structure our fees on hourly, flat fee or contingency fee basis to satisfaction of our client and firm

Florida

Since 1982

New York

Since 1980

2nd Circuit

11th Circuit

U.S. District Courts, Southern & Eastern Districts of New York

U.S. District Courts, Northern, Southern & Middle Districts of Florida

Attorney, Principal

Robert Wayne Pearce

2000 - Current

Attorney, Vice-President

Lerner & Pearce, P.A.

1990 - 1999

Attorney, Treasurer

Lerner, Harris, Pearce, P.A.

1983 - 1989

Attorney-Enforcement Division

U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission

1980 - 1983

Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

J.D. (1979)

Hofstra University School of Business

MBA (1979)

Florida Tech

B.S. (1973)

Most Effective Lawyer finalist - Mediation and Arbitration

Daily Business Review

2013

AV Preeminent rating

Martindale-Hubbell

AV preeminent rating continuously since 1996

Florida Super Lawyer for Securities Litigation

Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters

Superlawyer in Securities Litigation continuously from 2013

American Association for Justice

Member

Current

Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Member

Current

Florida Justice Association

Member

Current

Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Member

Current

Broward County Bar Association

Member

Current

A Review of the Securities and Commodities Investment Laws

JUSTIA

2020

FINRA Arbitration: What To Expect And Why You Should Choose Our Law Firm

JUSTIA

2020

A Stockbrokers Introduction to FINRA Examinations and Investigations

JUSTIA

2014

No Excuses How Robert Wayne Pearce stared down personal disaster

Published in 2014 Florida Super Lawyers Magazine

July 1, 2014

Spoliation of Evidence , PIABA 14th Annual Meeting , Carlsbad, California

September 30, 2005

Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association

Law relating to Spoliation of Evidence: The Destructuion, Alteration and Loss of evidence and consequences

UBS Bond Funds , PIABA 24th Annual Meeting , Ponte Vedra, Florida

October 23, 2015

Public Investors Arbitration Bond Fund

UBS bond fund litigation strategies

Failure to Supervise , PIABA 25th Annual Meeting , San Diego, California

October 29, 2016

Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association

Failure to Supervise Stockbroker litigation strategies

Broker v Broker-Dealers (Employment Law) , PIABA 22nd Annual Meeting , Orlando, Florida

October 18, 2013

Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association

Litigation Strategies for stockbrokers suing their broker-dealer employer

Puerto Rico Investments , PIABA 27th Annual Meeting , Bonita Springs, Florida

October 12, 2020

Public Investors Bar Association

Puerto Rico investment litigation strategies.

Florida Circuit Court Civil Mediator

Florida State Court Dispute Resolution Center

Q. Does sending startup pitch decks to investors break Securities law? What should we be aware of?

28 July 2020

A: A pitch book could be considered to be created "in connection with" an "offer" and/or "sale" of securities and subject you to liability under Federal and state securities laws.

Q. Is the following considered insider trading?

28 July 2020

A: If you are not an officer, director or controlling shareholder of the company and have no non-disclosure or other contractual agreement requiring confidentiality or otherwise considered in a fiduciary relationship then it is unlikely you will be deemed an insider.