Robert W. Pearce
Mr. Pearce has tried, arbitrated and mediated numerous disputes involving complex securities, commodities, administrative, contract, commercial, business tort and employment law issues. He has represented hundreds of clients in Federal and state courts (trial and appellate) as well as administrative, arbitration, and mediation proceedings before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodities Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"), Florida Office Financial Regulation (FlaOFR), Florida Division of Securities & Investor Protection ("FDS"), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), National Association of Securities Dealers regulation, Inc. ("NASD"), New York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE") and/or National Futures Association ("NFA").
Mr. Pearce is a Florida Circuit Court Civil Mediator and a respected mediator in the FINRA Mediation Program. He also acts as a private judge or arbitrator in mini-trials and arbitration proceedings, respectively. Mr. Pearce has also served as a Federal Court-appointed Receiver- an attorney who is called upon by Federal and state regulators (SEC, CFTC and FlaOFR) to take over companies engulfed in legal problems.
Areas of Practice
- Courtroom Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation Proceedings Involving
- Securities and Commodities Law
- Business & Commercial Law
- Federal, State and Industry Enforcement Actions
- Employment Law A Brokerage Employees Only
- Trust / Estate / Guardianship Law
- Probate & Estate Administration
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1982
- New York, 1980
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Education
- Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York
- J.D. - 1979
- Hofstra University School of Business, Hempstead, New York
- M.B.A. - 1979
- Florida Tech
- B.S. - 1973
Representative Cases
- S.E.C. v. Wilson, 2009 WL 2381954 (D.Conn.) (2009)
- S.E.C. v. Kwak and Wilson, 2008 WE 2705417 (D.Conn.) (2008)
- S.E.C. v. Kwak, 2008 WL 410427 (D.Conn.) (2008)
- S.E.C. v. Competitive Technologies. Inc., 2006 WL 3346210 (D.Conn.) (2006)
- Allen v. Oakbrook Securities Corp., 1999 WL 1191450 (Fla. App. 4 Dist 1999)
- Allen v. TIC Participations Trust, 722 So.2d 260 (Fla. App. 4 Dist. 1998)
- Ramos v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc., 714 So.2d 1146 (Fla. App. 3 Dist. 1998)
- The Florida Bar re Advisory Opinion on Nonlawyer Representation in Securities Arbitration, 696 So.2d 1178 (22 Fla.L. Weekly S388 1997)
- The Florida Bar re Advisory Opinion on Nonlawyer Representation in Securities Arbitration, 696 So.2d 1178 (22 Fla.L. Weekly S388 1997)
- First Union Discount Brokerage Services, Inc. v. Milos, 997 F.2d 835 (11th Cir. 1993)
- S.E.C. v. Sunco Resource and Energy, Ltd., Inc., WL 128232 (S.D. Fla. 1990)
- First Union Brokerage v. Milos, 717 F.Supp. 1519, Blue Sky L. Rep.P. 73,207, Fed.S (S.D.Fla. 1989)
- Great American Mortg. Corp. v. TMA Government Securities, Ltd., 1988 WL 26375 (S.D. Fla. 1988)
- In re Mullin, 91 B.R. 175 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1988)
- Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc. v. Warner, 665 F.Supp. 1549 (S.D. Fla. 1987)
- American Television and Communications Corp. v. American Communications and Television, Inc., 810 F.2d 1546, 86 A.L.R. Fed. 479 (11th Cir. Fla. 1987)
- Tashea v. Bache, Halsey, Stuart, Shields, Inc., 802 F.2d 1337, 55 USLW 2264 Fed. Sec. L Rep.P9 (11th Circ. Fla. 1986)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Association for Justice
- Florida Justice Association
- Broward County Bar Association
- Broward County Justice Association
- Palm Beach County Bar Association
- Palm Beach County Justice Association
- Public Investor Arbitration Bar Association
- South Palm Beach County Bar Association
Past Employment Positions
- Lerner & Pearce, P.A., January 1, 1990 - December 31, 1999
- Lerner, Harris, Pearce, P.A., March 1, 1983 - December 31, 1989
- U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, May 1, 1980 - February 28, 1983
