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Eccleston Law Offices

CHICAGO • BOCA RATON • NEW YORK CITY

The attorneys of Eccleston Law represent investors and financial advisors nationwide in securities and employment matters. Our team of employment and securities attorneys draws on a combined experience of nearly 65 years in delivering the highest quality legal services for financial advisors and investors.

We recognize that each client’s case is unique and we pledge to obtain the best possible outcome at a reasonable price. The employment and securities attorneys at Eccleston Law will be sure to consider all possible arrangements suitable for your legal matter. We can also provide an estimate of fees and costs – hourly, contingency, fixed, or blended – into a written agreement.
 

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The financial services industry is changing rapidly. Times of transition either can lead to tremendous growth or devastating loss, especially if you're a registered representative and/or an investment adviser with more to lose. You may be pressured into moving your practice — your livelihood — by headhunters without your best interests at heart. Mishandling transitions can sabotage everything you've worked so hard to earn. Where do you go when your situation changes? What about your clients?

Let the experts at Financial Advisor Transitions help you to ensure that your practice remains yours. With our decades of experience, we've seen how a good deal can preserve and protect your livelihood for many years to come and how quickly a bad deal can end it. Our strategy consultants will assess your wants and needs and help negotiate a transition plan to propel your practice forward in its next phase, whatever your situation. It's your firm. What you do with it is your choice. Maintain your independence. Schedule your consultation with Financial Advisor Transitions today.

James Eccleston sponsors www.FinancialCounsel.com, a 15-year old website that contains an abundance of information and resources written not only by James Eccleston but also by a host of well-known financial services industry experts relating to wealth management, financial and legal topics.
 

Are you a financial advisor or investor in need of expert legal advice?

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If you find yourself in trouble with the regulators, call Eccleston Law, you won't regret it.

Rick R.

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Jim, Stephany and the whole team were a God send.  We felt like we were put into a situation where we had no advocate. Jim’s team came in with a strong, well laid out strategy on how to get our story heard. Where our outside compliance company had no ability to help, our Broker Dealer was impenitent, and the regulators were aggressive pursuing vague rules, Jim came like a barricade against an assault we did not understand. Though you pay member dues to be affiliated with FINRA and a B/D, you have no voice. The only thing that is truly heard in this un-level playing field is a bulldog’s bark like Jim’s. I would encourage anyone to call Jim and his team to find a real ally in the tough and complicated world of securities regulation. They are truly the best.

Greg P.

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Illinois Regulators Accuse "Mr. Finance" of Operating Unlicensed Investment Scheme

Illinois securities regulators have accused a Chicago-area businessman known as "Mr.

1781893504 Law
June 19, 2026
FINRA Suspends Former Stifel Rep for Undisclosed Customer Settlements

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has suspended a former Stifel representative for three months and imposed a $10,000 fine after finding that she settled customer complaints without notifying her firm and conducted securities-related communications through an unapproved personal device.

1781798110 Law
June 18, 2026
Silver Star Properties REIT Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Amid Mounting Defaults and Investor Losses

Silver Star Properties REIT, a publicly registered nontraded real estate investment trust formerly known as Hartman Short Term Income Properties XX Inc., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to reports by AltsWire.