Tr?id=566623520170033&ev=PageView&noscript=1

Eccleston Law Blog

SEC Sanctions Investment Adviser and Executive for Disproportionate Trade Allocations

September 18th, 2026 at 1:33 PM
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has determined that the conduct of registered investment advisory firm Barrington Asset Management, and its executive vice-president and chief compliance officer, Gregory Paris, disadvantaged clients and breached their fiduciary duties owed to clients.
Read More

SEC Charges 38 Entities Over Allegedly Fraudulent Adviser Filings

September 17th, 2026 at 1:19 PM
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged 38 entities with allegedly making material misrepresentations in Forms ADV filed with the SEC between 2025 and 2026.
Read More

Edelman Financial Engines Secures TRO Against Advisor Who Joined RFG Advisory

September 16th, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Edelman Financial Engines recently secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Chad A.
Read More

FINRA Suspends Former Northwestern Mutual Broker Over Customer Loans

September 15th, 2026 at 12:38 PM
The Financial industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has suspended and fined a former Northwestern Mutual broker after he solicited two customers for loans to purchase another representative's book of business but instead used most of the money to pay personal expenses and other debt, according to an Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (AWC) letter.
Read More

SEC Considers Expanding Retail Access to Private Markets

September 14th, 2026 at 12:38 PM
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering a proposal that could expand retail investors' access to private markets and allow investment advisers to charge performance fees to a broader group of clients.
Read More

SEC Considers Investor Test to Expand Accredited Investor Eligibility

September 11th, 2026 at 3:38 PM
The Securities and Exchange (SEC) Chairman Paul S.
Read More

Advisors Emphasize Early Planning as Key Defense Against Elder Financial Exploitation

September 10th, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Elder financial exploitation has reached crisis levels, according to InvestmentNews.
Read More

FINRA Arbitration Panel Awards $509,000 in Suit Over Conservation Easement Investments

September 10th, 2026 at 12:53 PM
InvestmentNews reports that a three-person arbitration panel under the aegis of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Dispute Resolution Services awarded $509,000 in damages to clients of Strategic Financial Alliance Inc.
Read More

Drive Planning Founder Sentenced to 20 Years for $380 Million Ponzi Scheme

September 8th, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Todd Burkhalter, founder and CEO of Georgia-based financial advisory group Drive Planning LLC, received a 20-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating a years-long Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 2,000 investors of approximately $380 million.
Read More

Merrill Lynch and Advisor Settle Court Case for $6 Million After Advisor Allegedly Exploited Grieving Widow

September 8th, 2026 at 8:22 AM
A financial advisor allegedly exploited a client's grief over the deaths of her father and husband, showering her with attention before persuading her to hand over millions of dollars in gifts, according to reporting by InvestmentNews.
Read More

TESTIMONIALS

Previous
Next
Quotes Bigger

If the regulators are after you, and are trying to make a case against you, and you are going to contest their allegations against you, make sure you have the best securities industry defense lawyers, Eccleston Law Firm. My case was spun into a combination of penalties including fines, cash settlements, CE courses and suspension. They were the best I have seen in action. When all was said and done, they had done their magic, my situation was negotiated and settled with a simple "letter of caution" and a case closed without action. It is the most important legal business decision you will ever make, make it Eccleston Law.

Rick R.

LATEST NEWS AND ARTICLES

1790960250 Law
October 2, 2026
FINRA Arbitrators Award Schwab Client $1.34 Million in Cryptocurrency Scam Dispute

A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Dispute Resolution Services arbitration panel awarded nearly $1.34 million in compensatory damages to a Charles Schwab & Co.

1790867615 Law
October 1, 2026
Prosecutors Target Multimillion-Dollar Investment Schemes Involving Promissory Notes

Federal prosecutors recently pursued two investment fraud cases involving promissory notes that caused combined investor losses exceeding $25 million.

1790789328 Law
September 30, 2026
SEC Approves FINRA Overhaul of Outside Business Activity Rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved FINRA's long-awaited overhaul of the rules governing outside business activities and private securities transactions by financial advisors.