Seven-Figure GWG L-Bond Lawsuit Against Centaurus Financial

Published on: June 23, 2026 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas is representing a group of investors in a FINRA Arbitration

The law firm Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas has filed a FINRA arbitration lawsuit against Centaurus Financial, seeking up to $1 million in damages on behalf of a group of inexperienced investors who were sold high-risk GWG Holdings L Bonds. The claim alleges that Centaurus brokers misrepresented these illiquid, high-commission junk bonds as safe investments while failing to disclose the immense risks and red flags associated with the now-bankrupt alternative asset firm.

In FINRA arbitration, our L Bond loss recovery attorneys are representing a group of investors in pursuing up to $1M in damages from Centaurus Financial. The Claimants had no experience with private placements. Yet their Centaurus broker unsuitably recommended and sold them these high-risk junk bonds from GWG Holdings, which is now accused of running a more than $1.6B Ponzi scam.

Attention Silver Star REIT Investors: Texas-Based REIT Files For Bankruptcy Again

Published on: June 23, 2026 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Our Non-Traded REIT Recovery Attorneys Are Here To Help You Explore Your Legal Options

Silver Star Properties (formerly Hartman Short Term Income Properties XX) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in four years, leaving retail investors facing a near-total loss of principal due to extensive defaults, asset sales, and executive infighting. To recoup their losses, affected investors are being urged to pursue legal action against the brokerage firms and financial advisors who may have negligently or unsuitably marketed the high-risk, non-traded REIT.

For the second time in four years, Silver Star Properties (formerly known as Hartman Short Term Income Properties XX, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection. With $100M in assets, $75M in liabilities, multiple loans in default for more than $65M, and other financial woes, Silver Star REIT investors may be looking at serious losses.

Mexico Investor Sues Ocean Financial Services Over Northstar (Bermuda) Losses For Up to $1,000,000

Published on: June 23, 2026 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

If You or Someone You Know Suffered Losses in Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda), Contact Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Today

The law firm Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas has filed a seven-figure FINRA arbitration lawsuit against Ocean Financial Services on behalf of a Mexican investor who suffered severe losses from Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda). The suit alleges that the broker unsuitably recommended and misrepresented the risky, now-bankrupt offshore product to an investor seeking safe capital preservation, prompting the firm to urge other affected international investors to seek legal recourse.

A Mexican national filed a seven-figure Northstar (Bermuda) recovery lawsuit against brokerage firm Ocean Financial Services. Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is representing this Claimant in Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration in the United States.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Provides Quality Securities Fraud Representation Against Financial Advisors

Published on: June 23, 2026 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Kentucky Regulation Best Interest Investor Law Firm

The law firm Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas offers legal representation for Kentucky investors seeking to recover portfolio losses caused by brokers who violated the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest standard. While investors cannot sue in civil court for these violations, the firm helps clients file for financial recovery through FINRA arbitration on a contingency basis.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) works with investors throughout the Bluegrass State to recoup portfolio losses from their brokerage firms, which prioritised their own interests over those of their customers. Contact our Lexington, KY, Regulation Best Interest law firm today so that we can help you explore your legal options.

Oceanside, CA Investor Sues Emerson Equity For Inspired Healthcare Capital Losses

Published on: June 23, 2026 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Retiree Is Seeking Up to $1,000,000 For What She Alleges Was An Unsuitable Investment Recommendation

An older investor from Oceanside, California, is seeking up to $1 million in a FINRA arbitration claim against Emerson Equity for allegedly recommending unsuitable investments in an Inspired Healthcare Capital Delaware Statutory Trust that recently filed for bankruptcy. Represented by the law firm Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas, the retiree accuses the broker-dealer of negligence, excessive concentration, and failing to disclose high fees and conflicts of interest.

Once again, an older investor is suing Emerson Equity over losses she suffered in an Inspired Healthcare Capital (IHC) Delaware Statutory Trust (DST). This is someone who entrusted a significant amount of her retirement money with this broker-dealer and its financial advisors. IHC, which is an assisted living developer, filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection earlier this year. Now, she is pursuing up to $1,000,00 in financial recovery.

Attn: Investors Who Suffered Private Placement Losses Involving One of the Atlas Funds

Published on: June 4, 2026 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Private Placement Fraud Attorneys are investigating whether this warrants an Investment Loss Recovery Claim Against Spartan Capital Securities

The law firm Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas is investigating Spartan Capital Securities and its CEO John Dennis Lowry following a FINRA disciplinary case over the alleged unsuitable sale of $24 million in high-risk Atlas Fund private placements to retail investors. The investigation focuses on massive undisclosed conflicts of interest, due diligence failures, and millions of dollars in excessive fees and markups that directly benefited Lowry.

If you are an investor who suffered losses in one of the Atlas Funds controlled by Spartan Capital securities broker, owner, and CEO John Dennis Lowry, contact our private placement fund loss attorneys today. There are concerns that the pre-IPO private placements may have been unsuitably recommended to more than 190 customers.

Did You Suffer Easterly ROCMuni High Income Municipal Bond Fund Losses While Working With Janney Montgomery Scott Broker John Hardiman?

Published on: June 4, 2026 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Our Broker Fraud Lawyers Want To Talk To You

The Broker Fraud Lawyers of Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas is investigating Janney Montgomery Scott financial advisor John Thomas Hardiman following the filing of a six-figure FINRA lawsuit involving massive losses in the Easterly ROCMuni High Income Municipal Bond Fund. The claim, filed on behalf of an elderly widow, alleges that Hardiman unsuitably overconcentrated her portfolio in speculative “junk” bond funds despite her conservative investment goals.

If you are an Easterly ROCMuni High Income Municipal Bond Fund investor who worked with Janney Montgomery Scott financial advisor John Thomas Hardiman, contact Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) today. We are continuing to investigate claims of losses against any financial advisor who sold the Easterly Fund to customers. Already, we have filed many FINRA lawsuits against brokerage firms.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Is Investigating B Riley Broker William Mitchell Lefkowitz Over Investor Losses

Published on: June 4, 2026 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Our Stockbroker Loss Lawyers Represent Claimants In FINRA Arbitration

The law firm Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas is investigating B. Riley Wealth Management financial advisor William Mitchell Lefkowitz following a $1 million FINRA lawsuit alleging broker misconduct, including churning, unsuitable trading, and a conflict of interest involving his wife as a trustee. The firm is actively seeking to represent other investors who may have suffered losses under Lefkowitz’s management or due to a lack of firm supervision.

If you suffered investment losses while working with B Riley Wealth Management financial advisor William Mitchell Lefkowitz, please contact Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com). This longtime financial advisor of 40 years is under scrutiny following allegations of broker misconduct.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Is Investigating Brokerage Firms That Sold Versity DSTs

Published on: June 2, 2026 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

Brokers Under Fire Over Allegedly Unsuitable Investment Recommendation of These Regulation D Offerings

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas is investigating brokerage firms that unsuitably sold risky, illiquid Versity Investments Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) to retail investors and retirees. The alternative asset firm faces allegations of a $56 million investment fraud, prompting the law firm to file FINRA arbitration claims to recover significant investor losses.

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas FINRA Arbitration Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) are continuing to investigate the brokerage firms that sold Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs) from Versity Investments (NKA Crew Enterprises), including the following:

Japanese Retiree Files (Northstar) Bermuda Six-Figure FINRA Arbitration Case Against Bankoh Investment Services

Published on: June 2, 2026 | by Shepherd Smith Edwards & Kantas, LLP

For Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Investors, There Is Still Time To File An Investment Recovery Claim

The securities law firm of Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas is representing a Japanese national seeking up to $500,000 in damages from Bankoh Investment Services for alleged broker fraud and unsuitable recommendations involving Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda). The firm continues to represent international investors worldwide to file FINRA arbitration claims and pursue financial recovery following the offshore product’s bankruptcy.

The Securities Law Firm of Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (investorlawyers.com) is representing a Japanese national who is suing Bankoh Investment Services and broker Yoko Farias for up to $500K after she suffered losses in the offshore Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda). This is an older retiree who entrusted her assets to the US-based broker-dealer.

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Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas is representing a group of investors in a FINRA Arbitration

Our Non-Traded REIT Recovery Attorneys Are Here To Help You Explore Your Legal Options

If You or Someone You Know Suffered Losses in Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda), Contact Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Today

Kentucky Regulation Best Interest Investor Law Firm

Retiree Is Seeking Up to $1,000,000 For What She Alleges Was An Unsuitable Investment Recommendation

Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Private Placement Fraud Attorneys are investigating whether this warrants an Investment Loss Recovery Claim Against Spartan Capital Securities

Our Broker Fraud Lawyers Want To Talk To You

Our Stockbroker Loss Lawyers Represent Claimants In FINRA Arbitration

Brokers Under Fire Over Allegedly Unsuitable Investment Recommendation of These Regulation D Offerings

For Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Investors, There Is Still Time To File An Investment Recovery Claim