Scott Silver Awarded PIABA’s Outstanding Service Award

At the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA) annual meeting in San Diego, California in September, 2024 Scott Silver was awarded the Outstanding Service Award, which according to PIABA is “given annually to a PIABA member (or members) demonstrating outstanding service and making significant contributions to PIABA while advancing the mission of PIABA.”

Scott Silver, managing partner of Silver Law Group, has been a member of PIABA since 2002 and has presented at PIABA meetings many times on subjects including stockbroker misconduct and variable annuity fraud. At the 2024 annual meeting Scott was also elected to join PIABA’s board of directors for 2024-2025.

Scott Silver has spent his entire legal career working in the securities industry and is a passionate investor advocate. Scott and Silver Law Group represent investors in securities arbitration and plaintiff litigation in claims against brokerage firms, investment advisors, and others. Scott also represents investors in class action lawsuits against banks, auditors, and attorneys who aid and abet Ponzi schemes.

PIABA And A Changing Securities Industry

Founded in 1990, PIABA is a bar association of attorneys who represent investors in securities disputes, including stockbroker misconduct, investment fraud, and Ponzi schemes. The organization works to improve, create, and enforce rules, statutes, policies, and laws that promote investor rights and prevent misconduct by those selling investments.

Initially, PIABA stood for the Public Investors Arbitrators Bar Association because many cases of investment fraud involved stockbrokers working at Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)-registered broker-dealers. Claims against stockbrokers and their firms for failure to supervise, unsuitable investment advice, churning, and other causes are required to go to FINRA’s arbitration forum.

Over time, the financial industry has changed. Disputes between investors and registered investment advisors, hedge funds, and others may be filed in court rather than through FINRA arbitration. So PIABA kept its name, but changed “Arbitration” to “Advocate” to better represent the various issues PIABA members work on to protect investors.

Silver Law Group Helps Investors Recover Investment Losses

Silver Law Group represents investors in claims to recover their investment losses. Our attorneys represent investors in FINRA arbitration, federal court, and mediation. Scott Silver is the chairman of the Securities and Financial Fraud Group of the American Association of Justice and a regular speaker on stockbroker misconduct. The firm represents investors nationwide and internationally. Contact Scott Silver of the Silver Law Group for a consultation at ssilver@silverlaw.com or toll free at (800) 975-4345.