Our firm handles legal matters in the following practice areas: Securities Arbitration, Securities Litigation, Allegations of Stockbroker Misconduct, General Business Litigation and Business/Securities Transactions. Most of the time we act as plaintiff's counsel for securities customers in investment related disputes against securities brokerage firms. However, we also represent securities brokerage firms and securities brokers as defense counsel in such disputes. Additionally, we represent securities brokerage firms and brokers when they have problems with government regulators.

Our firm was founded in 1984. Philip Sndyerburn, the firm's founder, is the former Director of Securities for the State of Florida, Department of Banking and Finance (now known as the Department of Financial Services). Mr. Snyderburn co-authored the last major rewrite of Florida's securities laws in 1978. William Rishoi is a former financial investigative supervisor for the same Department and former senior aide to the Florida State Comptroller. Michael Swann has been a partner in the firm since its inception. For twenty years the firm has maintained a securities/ investment related practice in the Orlando, Florida area.

The firm has been involved in a number of important reported court decisions: Interstate Sec Corp. v. Hayes Corp., 920 F. 2d 769 (11th Cir. 1991); Gianelli Money Purchase Plan and Trust v. ADM Invesor Serv., 146 F. 3d 1309 (11th Cir. 1998) cert denied, 525 U.S. 1016 (1998); Crosby v. Lewis, 523 So. 2d 1155 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988); Rehabilitation Advisors, Inc. v. Floyd, 601 So. 2d 1286 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992).