Securities Litigation

The Firm’s Securities Department is dedicated to the representation of national and local brokerage firms and individual stockbrokers in regulatory matters, litigation in state and federal courts, and in arbitrations before the National Association of Securities Dealers, the New York Stock Exchange, and other regulatory bodies. The attorneys in the securities litigation group focus on the defense of brokerage firms and their employees in actions brought by customers and former customers relating to transactions in their brokerage accounts. They are also involved in the prosecution and defense of employment related claims including recruitment, raiding, wrongful termination, and employment contract cases.

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RICHARD L. MARTENS Partner This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (561) 832-5900 Richard L. Martens graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Southern California, and from the University of Florida Law School with honors in 1976. He is the head of the firm's Securities Litigation and Arbitration Department. Mr. Martens' practice focuses primarily on complex civil litigation, specializing in the defense of financial institutions in state and federal court, arbitration, and regulatory proceedings. He has defended banks and brokerage firms throughout the ... Read More...	MICHAEL J. GORE Associate This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (561) 832-5900 Michael Gore earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida.  He received his Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School in 2009 where he was an editor for the Center for Real Estate Studies Law Reporter.  While attending law school, Mr. Gore worked as an intern in the securities department of Avelino & Associates, P.C.  He also interned for the New York State Office of the Attorney General in the Investor Protection Bureau, under Andrew Cuomo.  He ... Read More...
JOHN D. BOYKIN Partner This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (561) 832-5900 A Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, John Boykin is licensed as both an attorney and a certified public accountant in several states.  He offers his clients not only extensive legal experience, but also a broad business background.Mr. Boykin was an engineering and economics major at the University of Delaware. He went on to earn an MBA from Carnegie-Mellon University, and a graduate degree in accounting from Northwestern University. After several successful years with a ... Read More...	JASON S. HASELKORN Partner This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (561) 832-5900 Jason Haselkorn earned his undergraduate degree from Nova Southeastern University's evening division while working as a financial planning consultant. He received his law degree from New York Law School in 1994. While attending law school, he worked as an intern at Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, and at Shearson Lehman Brothers. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Haselkorn interned for U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Novalyn L. Winfield of the District of New Jersey. He concentrates his practice in ... Read More...
A. PATRICIA MORALES CHRISTIANSEN Partner This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (561) 832-5900 A. Patricia Morales Christiansen is a Partner in the law firm of Casey Ciklin Lubitz Martens & O’Connell where she has practiced in the areas of securities and commercial litigation since 1995. Ms. Christiansen’s securities litigation practice includes representing prominent national brokerage firms, local brokerage firms, and their employees in arbitrations before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), in litigation matters in both state and federal courts, and in ... Read More...	CHARLES L. PICKETT Associate This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (561) 832-5900 Mr. Pickett has been practicing securities litigation since 1995. He is a member of The Florida Bar and is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of Florida. He is also admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Mr. Pickett's reported cases include Sheen v. Smith Barney, Inc., 721 So. 2d 823 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998); Berkeley v. Eisen, 699 So. 2d 789 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997); First Montauk ... Read More...
MATTHEW N. THIBAUT Partner This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (561) 832-5900 Following admission to the Florida Bar in 2001, Mr. Thibaut joined the firm as an associate.  Mr. Thibaut practices in the firm’s securities litigation and employment law practice groups. These claims involve a wide variety of issues, including but not limited to, common law and statutory claims in connection with investments in common stock, bonds, mutual funds, hedge funds, managed money, alternative investments and structured products. Mr. Thibaut's employment law practice ... Read More...