Samuel B. Edwards

Sam Edwards is a partner at SSEK and has developed a wide-ranging practice representing individuals and institutions from the United States and almost every continent in the world in investment and financial disputes. Over the last decade, that representation has included hundreds of clients who range from retirees that have lost their life savings, to community banks and credit unions who have been defrauded by Wall Street in investment schemes or bad products, to states and municipalities defrauded by investment banks.

The cases Mr. Edwards has worked on include claims for unsuitable investment recommendations, churning, misrepresentations and outright fraud. The investments involved have varied from simple stocks and bonds to more complicated annuities, options and futures to even extremely complex derivatives such as structured products, CMOs, IOs, Inverse IOs, CDOs, CLOs, synthetic CDOs, Credit Default Swaps and hedge funds. Mr. Edwards has represented clients before FINRA (previously NASD and the NYSE), AAA and JAMS arbitration panels, as well as state and federal courts all around the country.

Mr. Edwards is an active member of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (“PIABA”), working with attorneys across the nation to protect investor rights. He is currently a member of the PIABA Board of Directors and was the previous editor and chief of the PIABA Bar Journal where he is also a regular contributing author. Along with the PIABA Bar Journal, Mr. Edwards’ articles have been published in the Practicing Law Institute’s handbooks for securities and a number of other resources. Mr. Edwards is also a frequent lecturer on all issues related investment disputes and securities law, helping to train attorneys nationwide to represent wronged investors.

Georgetown University Law Center

LL.M. (2015) | Masters in Securities Law and Financial Regulation

2014 - 2015

Honors: With distinction, Thomas B. Chetwood S.J. Prize

University of Houston - Main Campus

J.D

1998 - 2001

Honors: Cum Laude

University of Texas - Austin

B.A. (1998)

1992 - 1998

Partner

Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Current

USA Securities Fraud site

Handling Motions to Vacate, Eligibily Motions and Statutes of Limitations in FINRA Arbitration Cases and Related Court Proceedings , PIABA Annual Meeting , Austin, Texas

October 25, 2019

PIABA

Super Lawyer

Super Lawyers

2018

2018-2019

Rising Star

Super Lawyers

2014

2008-2011, 2013-2104

Michigan State Bar  # P72583

Member

2009 - Current

California State Bar  # 237500

Member

2005 - Current

Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association

Executive Vice President/President Elect

2002 - Current

Activities: Board of Directors Former Editor-in-Chief of the PIABA Bar Journal

State Bar of Texas

Member

2001 - Current

California

Since 2005

Michigan

Since 2009

Texas

Since 2001

• Free Consultation
• Contingent Fees

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

• Broker Misconduct