Robert W. Pearce, Attorney

Mr. Pearce has tried, arbitrated and mediated numerous disputes involving complex securities, commodities, administrative, contract, commercial, business tort and employment law issues. He has represented hundreds of clients in Federal and state courts (trial and appellate) as well as administrative, arbitration, and mediation proceedings before the SEC, Commodities Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"), Florida Division of Securities & Investor Protection ("FDS"), National Association of Securities Dealers regulation, Inc. ("NASD"), New York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE") and/or National Futures Association ("NFA").

Mr. Pearce is a Florida Supreme Court Mediator and a respected mediator in the NASD Mediation Program. He also acts as a private judge or arbitrator in mini-trials and arbitration proceedings, respectively. Mr. Pearce has also served as a Federal Court-appointed Receiver- an attorney who is called upon by Federal and state regulators (SEC, CFTC and FDS) to take over companies engulfed in legal problems.

• The Florida Bar re Advisory Opinion on Nonlawyer Representation in Securities Arbitration 1997

• Tashea v. Bache, Halsey, Stuart, Shields, Inc. 1986

• S.E.C. v. Sunco Resource and Energy, Ltd., Inc. 1990

• Ramos v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc. 1998

• In re Mullin 1988

• Great American Mortg. Corp. v. TMA Government Securities, Ltd. 1988

• First Union Discount Brokerage Services, Inc. v. Milos 1993

• First Union Brokerage v. Milos 1989

• Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc. v. Warner 1987

• American Television and Communications Corp. v. American Communications and Television, Inc. 1987

• Allen v. TIC Participations Trust 1998

• Allen v. Oakbrook Securities Corp. 1999