Jarrod J. Malone has significant experience litigating own occupation disability cases on behalf of physicians in both State and Federal court against the nation’s largest insurance companies over the past decade. He has successfully brought claims in these own occupation disability cases for fraud and RICO and has extensive knowledge about the claims practices of Unum and its subsidiaries Paul Revere and Provident.Jarrod also regularly represents individuals and Broker Dealers in cases involving restraining orders, raiding, and issues surrounding the Protocol for Broker Recruiting in State and Federal Court as well as FINRA arbitration. Jarrod has represented thousands of national and international financial advisors across the nation in FINRA arbitration disputes, claims for wrongful termination, deferred compensation claims, promissory note disputes, U-5 defamation and defense of garden leave provisions in restrictive covenants. Jarrod is an experienced class action litigator and has been class counsel to numerous class actions in the securities industry. In 2012 he tried a landmark case in the securities industry that resulted in an award in excess of $10,000,000 which exposed a nationwide fraud committed by a large Broker Dealer.Based upon his experience in the securities industry, Jarrod has been regularly consulted regarding employment and recruitment issues, and has been called upon to restructure a number of firms’ employment contracts, restrictive covenants, and promissory notes to reflect industry best practices. Through his litigation experience, Jarrod has gained substantial knowledge in electronic discovery and has assisted several corporations in data breach incidents. As a result, he has been tasked by his firm to be one of the primary attorneys on the firm’s Data Breach Team that assists in identification and containment of potential breaches, legal risk assessment and strategic risk mitigation advice.