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Michael Bixby focuses his practice on representing customers and investors in securities and investment fraud litigation. He has successfully represented hundreds of investment fraud victims around the country in a variety of forums including arbitrations, and state and federal courts. Mr. Bixby takes pride in fighting to achieve justice for his clients through litigation, mediation, or trials and arbitrations.He also has experience handling class actions, products liability claims, complex commercial, business, and breach of contract disputes, whistleblower and qui tam litigation, interpleader matters, and personal injury claims.Mr. Bixby’s broad experience in securities and investment fraud cases includes representing clients in claims involving suitability, overconcentration, failure to supervise, breach of fiduciary duty, lack of due diligence, fraud, selling away, sale of unregistered securities, and ERISA 401(k) and retirement plan litigation. He has also represented clients in claims involving bonds, bond funds, stocks, private placements, non-traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), direct participation programs, Limited Partnerships (LPs) and Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs), Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and inverse and leveraged ETFs, and insurance products, among others. Representative Cases$1.16+ Million Arbitration Verdict as sole trial counsel in a complex Non-Conventional Investments case involving non-traded REITs, Equipment Leasing DPPs, and Limited Partnerships (including Oil & Gas LPs). The verdict included compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorney’s fees, and costs against Berthel Fisher, et al. and its control persons (FINRA No. 17-01368). Review of the available FINRA database as of July 2019 indicates that this is the largest customer verdict to date ever obtained against Berthel Fisher in a FINRA Arbitration.$19+ Million Arbitration Verdict against UBS Financial Services, Inc. in Moyett, et al. v. UBS Financial (FINRA No. 15-01833)$3.5+ Million Judgment Against Financial Advisor and Related Company in Kessler v. Ball, Case No. 2015-CA-000813, Escambia County Circuit Court$1.16+ Million Judgment on Securities Fraud Claims in Pennington v. Four Kings Club, et al. (Civ. Action No. 2014-CA-004440 – Okaloosa County Circuit Court).$363,000 Arbitration Verdict Against UBS Financial Services, Inc. in De Jesus, et al. v. UBS Financial, et al. (FINRA No. 14-02995)$470,000 Arbitration Verdict against UBS Financial Services, Inc. in Ramos, et al. v. UBS Financial, et al. (FINRA No. 14-03016)

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