{"id":5751,"date":"2018-02-05T16:37:47","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T21:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/?p=5751"},"modified":"2018-02-06T16:53:48","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T21:53:48","slug":"stifel-nicolaus-maryland-arbitration-lawyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/stifel-nicolaus-maryland-arbitration-lawyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Silver Law Group is Investigating Claims Against former Stifel, Nicolaus &#038; Company, Inc. Broker Coleman J. Devlin for Unauthorized Trading in Customer Accounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Silver Law Group is investigating former Stifel, Nicolaus &amp; Company, Inc. (\u201cStifel Nicolaus\u201d) broker <a href=\"https:\/\/brokercheck.finra.org\/individual\/summary\/2317635\"  rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coleman Joseph Devlin (\u201cDevlin\u201d)<\/a> for allegations of executing trades in customer accounts without first obtaining authorization from the customers. Devlin was employed by Stifel Nicolaus&#8217; Baltimore, Maryland office prior to his termination in June 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (\u201cFINRA\u201d) suspended Devlin on 11\/6\/2017 for a 30 day period ending 12\/18\/2017 after Devlin, without admitting or denying the findings, consented to FINRA\u2019s findings that he had executed trades in 5 customer accounts without their prior authorization while at Stifel Nicolaus.<\/p>\n<p>Devlin has been the subject of 14 customer disputes of which 2 are currently still pending. The disputes include allegations of unsuitable investments, unauthorized trading, over-concentration of the accounts, breach of fiduciary duty, and negligent supervision. Stifel Nicolaus terminated Devlin\u2019s employment in June 2016 in connection with the customer complaints. A recently filed FINRA arbitration claim is seeking $20,000,000.00 alleging Stifel Nicolaus negligently supervised Devlin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/stifel-nicolaus-maryland-arbitration-lawyer\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Silver Law Group is Investigating Claims Against former Stifel, Nicolaus &#038; Company, Inc. Broker Coleman J. Devlin for Unauthorized Trading in Customer Accounts\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silver Law Group is investigating former Stifel, Nicolaus &amp; Company, Inc. (\u201cStifel Nicolaus\u201d) broker Coleman Joseph Devlin (\u201cDevlin\u201d) for allegations of executing trades in customer accounts without first obtaining authorization from the customers. Devlin was employed by Stifel Nicolaus&#8217; Baltimore, Maryland office prior to his termination in June 2016. 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