Nationwide practice,
Mid-Atlantic base,
personal attention.
Losing a large portion of one's hard-earned assets can be devastating. Our lawyers take great care in keeping in close contact with our clients to explain the process and to aid us in obtaining the best possible outcome.
While we are based in the Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. area, Greco & Greco’s attorneys represent clients from across the country. Each client receives personal service from one of our principal attorneys.
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Areas of Practice
- Securities fraud and investors' rights
- Claims against stockbrokers and brokerage firms
- Securities arbitration and litigation
- Claims by stockbrokers against their employers
- Defense of stockbrokers and brokerage firms
- Discrimination claims against brokerage firms
- Registered Representative commission disputes
- Civil litigation
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Recent Awards
REQUIRED DISCLAIMER: CASE RESULTS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE AND DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THIS FIRM.
GRECO & GRECO OBTAINS $3.24 MILLION ARBITRATION AWARD
Greco & Greco recently obtained a 3.24 million dollar arbitration award on behalf of a retired Northern Virginia man against his stockbroker and brokerage firm. The case involved churning, unauthorized margin trading, unsuitable recommendations, and securities fraud. In addition to $1,003,725 in compensatory damages, the arbitration panel awarded $1,300,000 in punitive damages, $774,863 in attorneys fees, and pre-award interest. Read the NASD award or read the Virginia Lawyers Weekly article about the case.
LOSSES AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES RECOVERED FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIA COUPLE
Greco & Greco represented a retired Northern Virginia couple in a NASD arbitration seeking the recovery of savings lost by their stockbroker which they had intended to use to buy a new house. The broker had invested all of their life savings and house sale proceeds in the stock market through the use of a money manager. The arbitration panel awarded the couple $195,000 in damages (an amount higher than their out-of-pocket losses), $65,000 in attorneys’ fees, and interest from July, 2003. Read the NASD award.
REGISTERED REP AWARDED BACK COMMISSIONS OWED FROM SPLIT FEE AGREEMENT
Greco & Greco’s client in this case was a Norfolk, Virginia broker who had agreed with his partner to set up introductory meetings with institutional clients and to subsequently split the fees earned from these clients. An NASD arbitration was filed seeking the broker’s share of commissions which were not correctly split and paid. The arbitration panel awarded $509,732 in back commissions and interest to Greco & Greco’s client. Read the NASD award.
INVESTMENT LOSSES RECOVERED FOR DISABLED CHARLOTTESVILLE WOMAN
An NASD arbitration panel in Richmond recently awarded a disabled Charlottesville, Virginia woman represented by Greco & Greco all of her losses in her investment account ($60,530) plus interest. Her brokerage firm had unsuitably invested her account aggressively in growth stocks despite the woman’s need for income from the account for living expenses for the rest of her life. Read the NASD award. |