Hugh Berkson is a Securities Attorney with McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman, Co. LPA. Hugh is rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®. He obtained a business degree in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin in 1989, and is a 1994 graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Barristers and received both the American Jurisprudence Award, (National Mock Trial) in 1993 and the Jonathan M. Ault Mock Trial Prize for 1993-1994.
Hugh later served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the CWRU School of Law, where he taught trial practice from 1995-2004.
After gaining extensive trial experience in both business and personal injury litigation, Hugh decided in 2000 to focus on the representation of injured investors. He tries and arbitrates investment cases and also puts his finance background to good use by performing much of our technical analysis. Hugh is a past President of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA), an international legal association composed of practitioners who represent investors in disputes with the securities industry. He was also just re-elected to PIABA’s Board of Directors, where he has served as a director since 2011.
Hugh regularly participates as both a moderator and panelist at PIABA’s national meetings and seminars and also has been a panelist at the annual nationally simulcasted PLI Securities Arbitration Program in New York City. Hugh is the immediate past president and also served as the Executive Vice President of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association.
Hugh Berkson Discusses Investor Claims and Recovery
I've been asked many times whether I do any sort of voice work. I'm happy to say that I finally have! I had the opportunity to participate in a podcast recording for the firm, where we discussed issues investors face when they suspect their financial professionals betrayed their trust.
Media Mentions
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Investment Executive - PIABA sounds alarm over merging arbitration arm back into FINRA
NASDAQ.com - FINRA Arbitration Process Due for Overhaul?
Post Gazette - Len Boselovic's Heard off the Street: Getting background on brokers still a challenge
Wealth Management - Fix Arbitration Now