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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.
 

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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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You were most helpful with my FINRA deposition. You are a good lawyer and a good person.

Dan B.

LATEST NEWS AND ARTICLES

1782836587 Law
June 30, 2026
FINRA Signals Stronger Enforcement Focus on Reg BI, Excessive Trading, and Best Execution

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) plans to intensify its enforcement efforts against Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) violations, excessive trading, options trading, churning, and best execution failures after bringing a record number of retail investor protection cases in 2025, according to ThinkAdvisor.

1782744905 Law
June 29, 2026
Former Arvest Wealth Representative Sanctioned by FINRA Over Improper Use of Mistaken Commission Payment

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has suspended former Arvest Wealth representative Brandon Still for 18 months and fined him $5,000 after determining that he improperly used firm funds that were mistakenly deposited into his account.

1782497406 Law
June 26, 2026
FINRA Seeks to Make Remote Inspection Program Permanent

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is seeking approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to make its pandemic-era remote inspections program permanent before the current pilot is scheduled to expire in June 2027, according to AdvisorHub and FINRA's summary of its recent Board of Governors meeting.