PIABA recently released a disappointing update to its 2013 report on the expungement of broker records following a settlement. Despite FINRA’s adopting PIABA recommendations two years ago, there continues to be a high rate (89%) of expungements granted. New recommendations were presented and Hugh Berkson stated that the wholesale changes must be made.
Hugh Berkson is a Securities Attorney with McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman, Co. LPA with over 20 years of representing individuals who have lost money due to the negligence of investors and brokers.
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.
