Melanie S. Cherdack
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Securities Litigation Attorney in Miami, FL
Miami, FL 33131
- Securities Litigation (80%),
- Securities & Corporate Finance (10%),
- Employment Litigation: Plaintiff (10%)
Former Wall Street lawyer Melanie Cherdack has over 25 years of experience in securties litigation and arbitration. Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Cherdack served as Assistant General Counsel to Painewebber (now UBS). Since 1996, she has been representing individual and institutional investors worldwide who have been harmed by the fraud or negligence of their brokers. She is a frequent author of articles in this area, as well as a law school lecturer. Ms. Cherdack is a committe chair for PIABA, the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, and is active in this organization which advocates on behalf of the investing public. She has handled hundreds of cases on behalf of investors, and has lectured on securities arbitration issues before both regulatory and trade organizations on current topics in the area of securities arbitration. Ms. Cherdack serves as an arbitrator for FINRA (Formerly NASD) as well as for the NFA (National Futures Association). She is rated AV preeminent by her peers. Ms. Cherdack has in the past served as an arbitrator trainer for the NASD. Ms. Cherdack additionally represents brokers in employment disputes with their firms. Currently, Ms. Cherdack is of counsel to Genovese Joblove & Battista, PA and can be found at www.investorfraudlaw.com or 305-349-2336.
About Melanie Cherdack
Admitted: 1985, Florida
Professional Webpage: https://www.investorfraudlaw.com/about-us/
Honors/Awards:
- University of Florida Law Review, Senior Editor. JD, with honors, 1985 Dade County Bar Association Pro Bono Award 1991 and 1993
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Speaker at PIABA Annual Meeting on Women In Securities Arbitration , 2018
- Editorial Board of PIABA Bar Journal, 2020
- Chair: Arbitrator Recruitment Committee for the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, 2012
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Guest Lecturer and University of Florida Levin College of Law FINRA Arbitration Course., 2019
- Volunteer attorney at Americans for Immigrant Justice, 2019
- Guest Lecturer at University of Miami Investor Rights Clinic 2012. , 2012
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Author of the following publications appearing in the PLI Securities Arbitration Course Handbook and other Securities Publications: The Pen is Mightier than the Market: Drafting a Securities Arbitration Statement of Claim; Should I Sue My Stockbroker? Pitfalls a Practitoner Makes; Pay or Play: Offers of Judgment: Are they Applicable in Arbitration Proceedings?; Blame the Ugly American: Representing the International Investor; Flavor of the Year: Mutual Fund and Unit Investment Trust Sales Abuses; Auction Rate Securities: The New Frontier, Author and Lecturer, Practicing Law Institute, Practicing Law Institute , Securities Arbitation
- Guest lecturer on Drafting a Securities Arbitration Statement of Claim at University of Miami Investor Rights Clinic., Lecturer, Guest Lecturer and University of Miami Investor Rights Clinic, Law School, 2019
- Guest Lecturer at University of Florida Levin College of Law FINRA Arbitration Course., Guest Lecturer and University of Florida Levin College of Law FINRA Arbitration Course., Law School, 2019
- Author, The Pen is (Still) Mightier Than The Market: Drafting a Securities Arbitration Statement of Claim, PIABA Bar Journal 2012, PIABA, 2012
Verdicts/Settlements:
- Calques v. Santander Securities FINRA 12-01192 1.6 million arbitration award., 2012
- Timothy Leahy V. Charles Schwab FINRA 09-00260 1.8 million arbitration award., 2010
- Gnocchi v. UBS - FINRA 15-01896 Six figure arbitration award., 2018
Educational Background:
- 1982 BS: University of Florida College of Journalism, Advertising 1985 JD: With Honors, University of Florida College of Law
Industry Groups
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association
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Last Updated: 2/6/2020