John Hayward Lord, of Calhoun, Georgia, the chied compliance officer of Dempsey Lord Smith LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim filed on March 28, 2024. The customer sought $140,000.00 in damages based on allegations of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence,…
Roger Allan Roemmich of Alpharetta, Georgia, a stockbroker registered with Dempsey Lord Smith LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $73,300.00 in damages based upon allegations that Roemmich failed to conduct reasonable due diligence on direct investments and made…
Barbara Jean Borowsky, of Rome, Georgia, a stockbroker registered with Dempsey Lord Smith LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim where the customer requested more than $100,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Borowsky failed to conduct reasonable due diligence on direct investments (DPPs…
Daniel Benjamin Kistler, of Rome, Georgia, a stockbroker registered with Dempsey Lord Smith LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $100,001.00 in damages based upon allegations that Kistler failed to conduct due diligence and made the unsuitable investment recommendation…
Joseph Patrick Roop (also known as JoePat Roop), of Belmont, NC, a stockbroker registered with Dempsey Lord Smith LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $220,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Roop was negligent, breached his fiduciary duties, made misrepresentations of material…
Dempsey Lord Smith, a securities broker dealer headquartered in Rome, Georgia, has been censured and fined $70,000.00 by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) supported by findings that it made unsuitable investment recommendations and failed to tell investors adverse information about GPB Capital Holdings LLC. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2019061213901 (March 21, 2022)….
Michael Paul Lessard Jr. of Rock Hill South Carolina a stockbroker formerly employed by Dempsey Lord Smith LLC and representative of Palmetto Premier Advisors has been terminated from those firms between May 9, 2018 and July 3, 2018 founded on accusations that Lessard “borrowed funds” belonging to a customer in violation of the firm’s policy. This…