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A Look At Regulatory Disclosures And Customer Complaints Against Buckman Advisory Group, LLC And Broker Harry J. Buckman

Posted on April 2nd, 2025 at 1:28 PM

A Look At Regulatory Disclosures And Customer Complaints Against Buckman Advisory Group, LLC And Broker Harry J. Buckman

According to BrokerCheck, broker Harry John Buckman (CRD #2202467), currently registered with Buckman Advisory Group, LLC, Mayhill Agency, LLC, and Buckman, Buckman, and Reid, Inc. in Little Silver, New Jersey, has or has had two regulatory events and two customer disputes.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a cease and desist for compliance failures and failure to supervise the fair allocation of block trades. The sanctions included a one-year suspension from supervisory roles, as well as civil and administrative fines totaling $75,000. 

In a separate regulatory event initiated by FINRA in 2019, Buckman was alleged to have failed to supervise two registered representatives who recommended excessive and unsuitable trades. The resulting sanctions included a three-month bar from supervisory roles and a $20,000.00 fine for civil and administrative fees. 

 Buckman’s BrokerCheck report also includes a customer dispute alleging unauthorized trading of unsuitable securities, overcharged commissions, negligence, and breach of fiduciary duties. The dispute went through a FINRA arbitration hearing, and the claimant was awarded compensatory damages amounting to $75,000. Another customer dispute from 2016, which was later closed with no action, similarly alleged unsuitable purchases.

We are a Chicago-based law firm with a national practice, representing investors nationwide in seeking to recover their investment losses. The firm continues to investigate brokerage firms and brokers who have placed elderly investors, retirees and other conservative investors in unsuitable investments.

We receive the highest rankings as attorneys for quality work and ethics.  We successfully have filed numerous cases against brokerage firms that sold high-risk investments, recovering more than $50 million on behalf of victimized investors. In those cases, we allege that the investment recommendations were unsuitable for our clients based on their financial situation, needs, and investment objectives.

We offer free case evaluations and handle matters on a contingency fee basis-meaning you pay no attorney’s fees unless we recover compensation for you. If you have incurred investment losses with Harry J. Buckman and would like a securities attorney to evaluate your case, please contact us.  

 

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