Investment Fraud

More and more people are preparing for the future through investment.  Because more people are investing, investment fraud is a growing problem.  Stocks, bonds, and mutual funds are only a few possible components of your investment portfolio.  You rely on your stockbroker to honestly and professionally provide quality advice based on special training and a desire to see your investment grow.  Sometimes, however, they will put their own interests first, and you fall victim to avoidable financial loss.

Each investor has unique needs and goals.  Your tolerance is based on your assets and how much you can afford to lose through investing.  One of the duties of a stockbroker is to consider your tolerance and your needs when offering investment advice.  Investment fraud often involves advice that is beyond your tolerance level and can cause significant or crippling financial loss.  Your stockbroker may have given you incomplete information or misled you by minimizing the risk.  Perhaps you have dealt with someone who fraudulently took your money for investment and disappeared.  Regardless of whether your loss is due to bad advice or criminal behavior, you have options.

David Starnes has represented investors who have been victimized through phony investments or have lost wealth due to irresponsible stockbroker behavior.  There are federal and Texas laws designed to protect victims of stockbroker fraud and we know how to use them.  Contact us to learn more about this growing epidemic and get an assessment of your case. 

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David W. Starnes, Attorney at Law

E-mail · Phone: 800-835-9499 or 409-835-9900

From our offices in Beaumont attorney David Starnes serves clients throughout Texas. He is prepared to handle cases in Houston, Galveston, Baytown, Port Arthur, Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas Fort Worth, Tyler, and west Texas. Our firm also assists clients with cases in Lake Charles and Lafayette, Louisiana.