University of Miami School of Law Investor Rights Clinic

04/13/2021

Intern Julia Schroeder explains the importance of financial literacy in the age of trading apps. Check it out at the link below!

Financial Literacy in the Age of Trading Apps Posted on April 12, 2021 by Scott Eichhorn By Julia Schroeder If you are a millennial and anything like me, you didn’t have a financial literacy class at your high school. If you majored in a humanities subject in college, you likely didn’t take a fi...

11/24/2020

Congratulations Professor Verges! Well deserved indeed! 🎉

Congratulations to Teresa J. Verges, director of the Investor Rights Clinic, for being awarded the 2020 Public Investors Advocate Bar Association - PIABA Outstanding Service Award! This award is given annually to a PIABA member who demonstrates outstanding service and makes significant contributions to advancing the organization's mission. Read more at http://ow.ly/EpLt50CqQnO

11/14/2020

Teresa Verges, director of the Investor Rights Clinic, and Scott Eichhorn, associate director, served as featured speakers at the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association - PIABA Securities Law Seminar.

Ms. Verges moderated a panel of regulators and counsel on protecting seniors and vulnerable adults from financial exploitation, legal developments, and broker-dealer best practices. Mr. Eichhorn, a co-chair of the seminar planning committee, spoke on recent developments in case law in the area of securities arbitration.

05/21/2020

We miss visiting with our community members! to visiting the Key Biscayne Community Center last fall to present "Know Who is Managing Your Money" Thank you for having us!

05/07/2020

Finra has postponed in-person arbitration hearings amid the pandemic. Delays and possible videoconferencing await investors in disputes with brokers.

02/12/2020

Excellent work by our fall interns who argued a FINRA arbitration on behalf of their clients! Full article at link below.

https://www.law.miami.edu/news/2020/february/investor-rights-clinic-students-argue-case-new-arbitration-proceeding

Sarah Lilly (2L), Arda Barlas (2L), and Katie Black (2L) argued a FINRA arbitration case in the Fall 2019 semester When Thomas and Joanne Colgan lost their retirement savings in a fraudulent investment scheme, they thought they had run out of options. The advisor they trusted with their money promis...

02/05/2020

Clinic applications for the 2020-2021 academic year are open until 2/28/20!

12/11/2019

https://investorrights.law.miami.edu/out-with-the-old-in-with-the-fintech-how-millennials-are-changing-the-investment-landscape/

Out With the Old, in With the Fintech: How Millennials are Changing the Investment Landscape Posted on December 11, 2019 by scardone By Giancarlo Cueto They’re risk-averse. They distrust institutions. They want transparency. These are a few of the traits attributed to millennials in a recent Fidel...

11/30/2019

The demands come following a Financial Planning investigation revealing how JPMorgan’s Chase Private Client group used false evidence to get rid of an advisor.

11/26/2019

https://investorrights.law.miami.edu/concerned-about-a-possible-recession-heres-how-you-can-protect-your-investments/

Concerned About a Possible Recession? Here’s How You Can Protect Your Investments Posted on November 26, 2019 by scardone By Julia Osmolia The U.S. Treasury Bond Market issued a warning three months ago about a possible recession. A recession is defined as “a period of significant economic downt...

11/20/2019

So proud of our fellows! They did a wonderful job representing our client this past September in a four day FINRA arbitration.

IRC students, Teresa Verges and client Theresa Taylor Last September, 3Ls Taylor Bandy, Brooke Nelson, and Theodore O’Brien – student fellows with Miami Law’s Investor Rights Clinic – traveled to Tampa, Florida to handle a four-day arbitration on behalf of the IRC’s client, Theresa Taylor....

11/11/2019

https://investorrights.law.miami.edu/on-track-to-modernize-sec-disclosures/

On Track to Modernize SEC Disclosures Posted on November 11, 2019 by scardone By Arda Barlas Recent Development On August 8, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a proposal for amendments to update Regulation S-K. The new set of rules is intended to simplify compliance ...