Top Rated Securities Litigation Attorney in Houston, TX

Offering securities law representation to individual people and institutions nationwide, Samuel B. Edwards is a partner at Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas LLP. Striving to protect investor rights, Mr. Edwards has helped clients achieve favorable resolutions to matters involving such issues as fraud and misrepresentation, unsuitable investment counsel, stock and bond investments, annuities and futures, and derivatives.

Mr. Edwards earned a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Texas at Austin prior to attending the University of Houston Law Center. He graduated from there with honors, receiving a Juris Doctor. Mr. Edwards also earned a Master of Law degree in securities law and a Master of Laws degree in financial regulation from Georgetown Law.

When brokerage firms, financial institutions, trust companies and others defraud retirees, credit unions, municipalities and other investors, it may cost people their financial security, as well as their futures. Mr. Edwards’ experience includes representing clients in arbitration through private actions, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the American Arbitration Association and the Intercontinental Exchange Inc. Striving to help those he represents to recover the maximum compensation for their losses, he provides dedicated guidance and advocacy. Standing by his clients through each phase of the process, it is Mr. Edwards’ goal to hold investment firms accountable when fraud or other such wrongdoing takes place.

Mr. Edwards is the past president of the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association ("PIABA"), has testified before federal, state and regulatory bodies on issues important to investors and is often quoted in major news publications on investor issues.