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FBI VOL00009
EFTA00726318
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FINRA Dispute Resolution Has an account with Had an account with Has an account with Had an account with Initiated/defended legal action against Had an account with Arbitrator for Family member had relationship with Is Shareholder of Has an account with Had an account with Banc of America Investment Services, I Dreyfus Service Corporation Fidelity Investments Institutional Srvcs Grunter & Co., L.L.C. Prudential Equity Group, LLC Quick and Reilly, Inc. NYSE Prudential Equity Group, LLC Arbitrator ID: settled 1985 Parents named Prudential in civil suit 1985/Setl'd Currently holds shares of: VERIZON Communications Janus TIAA-CREF (NYS College Savings Program) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AWARDS Publicly Available Awards Section, Current as of 01/20/2010 Case ID Case Name Close Date 06-02114 Michael M. Miley vs. Citicorp Investment Services and Carol Dahl 06/20/2007 06-03327 Safa Abdulrahman vs. Citicorp Investment Services and Achille Raspantini 05/10/2007 99-04582 Ronald C. DiMaggio vs. Credit Lyonnais Securities, Inc. and Doug Stone 05/22/2003 01-06533 Jonathan Lesnik vs. Richard W. Stopa and Frank DePasquale 01/14/2003 98-01457 Wiliam J. Sarich vs. Steven Williams, Westfield Financial Corp., Dickinson & Co., Robert Todd 09/11/2000 Finanical Corp, et al 94-05540 Graham G. Sampson v. Stratton Oakmont, Inc. 07/03/1996 95-01803 Bush & Bush Partners vs. Franklin Utermehle & Prudential Securities, Inc. 02/28/1996 93-03975 Edith Margolies vs. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. 08/22/1995 92-04362 George Levenderis vs. Frank DeFrancisco & Torn Reichert 07/06/1993 92-01835 Alfred Mannella vs. Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc., Erwin J. Riven and Steven Knapp 06/14/1993 92-02337 Isaac M. Diller vs. Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co. Inc. and Mark Martino 02/23/1993 91-02884 William Yakal vs. Christopher Papa, Allen G. Snider and Painewebber, Inc. 04/01/1992 91-02475 Peter Russell Certo, Sr. administrator and sole beneficiary of the Estate of Florence Certo vs. 03/09/1992 Phoenix Equity Planning 90-01962 Dong Ku Lee vs Wellshire Securities, Inc., William Ross, George Cooper and Michael Howard 06/07/1991 89-03601 Arthur Levine et al vs Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc. 08/15/1990 88-03659 Frank J. Giaquinto vs. Dale Yeakel and John Vega 10/27/1989 ARBITRATOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION Since 1981, I have been self-employed. From 1981 to 1989, the majority of my practice consisted of litigation, both civil and criminal. Since 1989, my practice has consisted mostly of appellate work, and service as an arbitrator or hearing officer in a variety of forums. A small part of my practice is devoted to residential real estate, estate and education matters. Since 1988, I have served as an impartial hearing officer for the New York City Board of Education. Staff ID: LeeC Page 33 of 75 Publicly Available Awards Section, Current as of 01/20/2010 EFTA00726358
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FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator ID. From 1977 (when I graduated law school) to 1981, I worked at two general practice law firms; and then for the Government of the Virgin Islands, as a prosecutor. During law school, I worked as a law clerk in the General Counsel's Office of the NASD in Washington. DC Staff ID. LeeC Page 34 of 75 Publicly Available Awards Section. Current as of 01/20/2010 EFTA00726359
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FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator ID: Name: Arbitrator ID: CRD #: City/State/Country: Classification: FINRA Mediator: Chair Status: Arbitrator Disclosure Report Report reflects information provided by the arbitrator through 01/15/2010 Mr. Harold Webb New York / NY / United States Public No Qualified ARBITRATOR Skills in Controversy: Account Related - Dividends, Trading Disputes - Mark-ups Skills in Securities: Annuities, Common Stock. Corporate Bonds, Hedge Fund, Limited Partnerships, Mutual Funds, Municipal Bonds, Options, Private Equities, Preferred Stock. Real Estate Investment Trust, Stock Index Futures, Warrants/Rights Injunctive Qualified - This arbitrator is an attorney and has reported experience litigating cases involving injunctive relief. EMPLOYMENT Start Date End Date Position 12/2002 Present Retired 07/1995 12/2002 City Department of Health Administrative Law Judge 07/1994 07/1995 Semi-retired 06/1989 06/1994 US Attorneys Office Miami Assistant US Attorney 01/1971 01/1989 US Department of Justice Trial Attorney 01/1969 01/1970 Sands, Geller & Webb Attorney 01/1968 01/1969 Put & Call Brokers Association Executive Director 01/1960 01/1968 US Securities & Exchange Commission Enforcement Attorney 01/1958 01/1959 National Labor Relations Board Legal Assistant/Attorney EDUCATION Start Date End Date School Dearee 01/1983 01/1987 College for Financial Planning Certificate 01/1956 01/1959 George Washington University LLB 01/1949 01/1953 University of Alabama BS Business Administration TRAINING Completed Description Details Finn/School Hours Location 03/2009 Motion to Dismiss FINRA 1 12/2008 Training Expungement - 2008 FINRA 1 03/2007 Refresher Revised Code of NASD 2 online 12/2004 Arbitration Expungement online mini-course NASD 1.5 online Staff ID: LeeC Page 35 of 75 Publicly Available Awards Section, Current as of 01/20/2010 EFTA00726360
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FINRA Dispute Resolution 06/1999 Non-Securities Related Additional Arbitration Training Training 05/1999 Chairperson Securities NASD Training 06/1998 Additional Securities Association Bar of Training NYC- Securities 10/1995 Intro Securities Arbitrator Introductory Arbitrator Training Training 06/1990 Mediation Training US Department of Justice 01/1959 Employment Law George Training Washington/Labor 7 2.4 7 Arbitrator ID: Tvoe Has an account with Initiated/defended legal action against Had an account with Had an account with Had an account with Had an account with Was Arbitrator for Had an account with Was a Member of Bar Association Is a Member of Bar Association Initiated/defended legal action against Initiated/defended legal action against Initiated/defended legal action against Was a Member of Bar Association Has made a disclosure about Initiated/defended legal action against DISCLOSURE/CONFLICT INFORMATION Firm Name Fidelity Investments Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated Ameritrade Brown & Co. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Merrill Lynch NYSE TD Waterhouse Investor Services, Inc. Details Morgan Stanley/DWR-decision in favor of clmnt-NYSE District of Columbia Federal Gruntal & Co., Inc. (settled) Haight & Co. Inc. 1960's while at the SEC Lombard & Co. 1960's while at the SEC New York Voluntarily permitted CFP license to lapse Walston & Co. (1969-1970 settled) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AWARDS Publicly Available Awards Section, Current as of 01/20/2010 Case ID Case Name 07-01980 GunnAllen Financial v. Andrew Tressler 06-00242 Dr. James J. Hain. vs. Joseph Stevens & Company 04-08270 L.H. Ross & Company, Inc. vs. Gerald R. Sharpe, Jr., Nicholas D'Amico, Joseph Carrara and Dawn Sharpe Close Date 03/27/2008 11/27/2006 07/25/2006 Staff ID: LeeC Page 36 of 75 Publicly Available Awards Section, Current as of 01/20/2010 EFTA00726361
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FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator ID: 04-02411 Mark and Bertha Kapetanakis vs. Merrill Lynch. Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., Rittenhouse 05/01/2006 Financial Services, et al. 02-02465 Dorothy Harmonay. TTEE/Trust for Benefit of S. Leo Harmonay vs. James J. Montalto, et.al v. S. 06/24/2004 Leon Harmonay 01-00520 Barbara Carpe v. Jerome Rubin, Matthew Halpert allga Jeffrey Halpert, and Alan Halpert 06/24/2003 00-02409 Wall Street Access v. Jacob Newman 12/26/2000 99-04089 Casey Baum vs. DU Direct, Inc. 09/07/2000 97-01686 Lawrence Mendosa v. Cohig & Associates, Inc. and Jack Emerick 03/02/1998 ARBITRATOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION From 1995 through 2002. I was employed as an Administrative Law Judge, by the City of New York, on a per-diem basis. I primarily adjudicated health and safety code infractions. As a semi-retired attorney since 1994, I have handled some legal matters on a pro-bono basis. In the recent past, I was involved as co-counsel in a securities class action case, as well as claimant's counsel for two arbitration matters pertaining to broker-dealers. From 1989 to 1994, I was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Miami. specializing in the enforcement of civil judgements and fines imposed in criminal cases. During the period 1971 to 1989. I was employed by the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington D.C., as a trial attorney. I worked on a variety of cases and matters relating to organized crime, bank and securities fraud, foreign agents, asset forfeiture and the collection of criminal fines. In the period 1968 to 1970. I was employed in the options industry, working for a trade association as executive director and subsequently, as an attorney specializing in securities litigation. From 1960 to 1968, I was an attorney with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, in Washington, D.C. I specialized in investigating and litigating broker-dealer cases. I have an undergraduate degree in Business from the University of Alabama (1953). And a law degree from the George Washington University (1959). I also completed all course and examination requirements from the College of Financial Planning in 1987. As a result, I obtained a Certified Financial Planning (CFP) designation, which lapsed through non-use. From 1953 to 1955, I served as an Army Lieutenant and was honorably discharged. Staff ID: LeeC Pape 37 of 75 Publicly Avaiable AwNds Section. Current as of 01/20/2010 EFTA00726362
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FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator ID: Classification: Public FINRA Mediator: Yes Chair Status: None Arbitrator Disclosure Report Report reflects information provided by the arbitrator through 01/15/2010 ARBITRATOR Name: Mr. Richard B. Dannenberg Skills in Controversy: Arbitrator ID: Account Related - Dividends, Account Related - Margin Calls, CRD #: Account Related - Transfer, Executions - Execution Price, Executions - Limit v. Market Order, Employment - Breach of City/State/Country: Purchase / NY / United States Contract, Employment - Discrim. Age, Employment - Discrim. Disability, Employment - Sexual Harassment, Employment - Wrongful Termination, Other - Underwriting. Trading Disputes - Stock Loans Skills in Securities: Annuities, Commodities Futures, Limited Partnerships, Mutual Funds, Municipal Bonds EMPLOYMENT Start Date End Date Finn Position 06/2005 Present Pace Law School Adjunct Professor 01/1987 08/2008 Lowey Dannenberg Bemporad & Selinger, PC Principal/Counsel 01/1978 01/1987 Lowey Dannenberg & Burton L. Knapp Partner 01/1974 01/1978 Lipper Lowey Dannenberg & Burton L. Knapp Partner 01/1970 01/1974 Lipper Lowey & Dannenberg Partner 09/1969 05/1970 R. Gilder & Company Administrative Officer 01/1968 01/1970 Lipper Lowey Dannenberg & Katcher Partner 01/1959 01/1968 Lipper Shinn Keeley & Dannenberg Partner 06/1955 12/1958 Lipper Shinn & Keeley Associate Attorney EDUCATION Start Date End Date School flans 09/1952 06/1955 Yale Law School LLB 09/1948 06/1952 Duke University BA TRAINING Completed Description Details Firm/School Hours Location 05/2009 Expungement - 2008 FINRA 1 03/2009 Refresher Motion to Dismiss FINRA 1.5 online 03/2007 Training Revised Code of NASD 2 online 03/2005 Arbitration Expungement online mini-course NASD 1.5 online 01/2005 New Panel Member NASD 11 New York, NY Training [NASD) Staff ID: LeeC Page 38 of 75 Publicly Available Awards Section. Current as of 01120/2010 EFTA00726363
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FINRA Dispute Resolution 01/1996 Mediation Training US District Court Arbitrator ID: 16 New York, NY Tvoe Has an account with Arbitrator for Was a Member of Bar Association Had an account with Had an account with Investor complaint/arbitration/suit Was a Member of Bar Association Had an account with Was a Member of Bar Association Had an account with Had an account with Initiated/defended legal action against Was a Client Had an account with Had an account with Was a Member of Bar Association Was Arbitrator for Licensed to Practice Law in Had an account with Is a member of Initiated/defended legal action against Was a member of Mediator for Had an account with Was a Member of Bar Association Was a member of Has made a disclosure about DISCLOSURE/CONFLICT INFORMATION Firm Name Details Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. American Arbitration Association American Bar Association Bear Steams & Co., Inc. CFSB Citigroup City of New York Fahnestodc & Co., Inc. Federal Bar Council First Fidelity First Union Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co., LLC Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co., LLC Merrill Lynch NY State Bar Association NYSE New York Oppenheimer & Co. Pace Law School Software Toolworks The Westchester Arts Council USDC Southern District of New York Wachovia Securities Westchester County Bar Association Westchester Philharmonic Smith Bamey closed 2005 (dosed) 1990-2003 ceased over three years ago retired Pace Investor Rights Project Over 10 years ago Trustee (2000-2008) Certified (1996 - present) Director and Treasurer Former law firm brought action ag b/ds '68-'04 Case ID Case Name Staff ID: LeeC PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AWARDS Publicly Available Awards Section. Current as of 01120/2010 Page 39 of 75 Close Date Publicly Available Awards Section, Current as of 01/20/2010 EFTA00726364
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FINRA Dispute Resolution
Arbitrator ID:
There is no award information.
ARBITRATOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Admitted to the New York Bar since December 1955. Assisted in 1968 in the formation of the predecessor firm to Gilder
Gagnon Howe & Company, LLC, presently at 1775 Broadway, N.Y. ("Gilder), a registered broker-dealer and member of the
New York Stock Exchange. I and my law firm acted as outside counsel to Gilder for more than 36 years, principally for
regulatory matters (ceased in 2004).
For more than 40 years engaged in complex litigation principally involving federal and state securities matters. Totally familiar
with broker-dealer law, and familiar with the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and the two 1940's Acts. In the 1960's, co-lead counsel
before Judge Bonsai in the Texas Gulf Suphur class actions. Argued and prosecuted Deutschman v. Beneficial Finance,
involving the right of purchasers of options to prosecute a class action under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 of the 1934 Act.
Lead counsel before Judge Vaughn Walker of the Northern District of California in the Oracle class action. Have prosecuted
numerous civil actions in Delaware Chancery Court involving issues of corporate governance.
Since mid-1996, have served as a mediator in the federal mediation program for the Southern District of New York,
administered by George O'Malley. Esq..
Presently, an adjunct professor at Pace Law School, teaching and acting as a faculty supervisor for the securities arbitration
clinic of the John Jay Legal Services, Inc., working with Professors Barbara Black and Jill Gross.
Have participated actively or as supervising counsel in a dozen or more arbitrations before the NASD on behalf of claimants or
respondents (mostly respondents).
Presently serve as a member of the advisory counsel of Par.* Investor Rights Project of Pace Law School.
From 1968 to 1970, I was an allied member of the New York Stock Exchange and a principal of R. Gilder & Company, Inc., a
predecessor firm to Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co., LLC, and for approximately two years,worked at the firm as chief administrator
(having left my law practice).
Presently, since January 5, 2004, acting as counsel to the law firm of Lawey Dannenberg Bemporad & Selinger, P.C., White
Plains, NY, with which finn,or its predecessor firms I was previously associated for more than 49 years, either as an associate,
partner or principal. See supplement to Question 7 for the names of the predecessor firms.
Other. Present outside interests: Trustee of the Westchester Arts Council and an Executive Committee member and on its
Finance Committee. Formerly, ad director and Treasurer of the Westchester Philharmonic.
Staff ID: LeeC
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FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator ID: Classification: Public FINRA Mediator. No Chair Status: Qualified Arbitrator Disclosure Report Report reflects information provided by the arbitrator through 01/15/2010 ARBITRATOR Name: Ms. Pamela H. Roderick Skills in Controversy: Arbitrator ID: Account Related - Dividends. Account Related - Margin Calls, CRD tr: Account Related - Transfer. Executions - Execution Price, Executions - Limit v. Market Order, Employment - Breach of City/State/Country: Brooklyn / NY / United States Contract, Employment - Commissions, Employment - Compensation, Employment - Discrim. Age, Employment - Discrim. Disability, Employment - Discrim. Gender, Employment - Discrim. National Origin. Employment - Discrim. Race, Employment - Discrim. Religion, Employment - Employment Discrimination, Employment - Discrim. Sexual Orientation, Employment - Retaliation, Employment - Wrongful Termination, Other - Clearing Disputes, Other - Recruitment Disputes. Other - Underwriting. Trading Disputes - Mark-ups, Trading Disputes - Other Floor Trading. Trading Disputes - Stock Loans Skills in Securities: Common Stock, Corporate Bonds. Fannie Mae. Freddie Macs. Ginnie Maes, Government Securities, Hedge Fund, Limited Partnerships, Mutual Funds, Municipal Bonds, Municipal Bond Funds, Options, Private Equities, Preferred Stock, Real Estate Investment Trust, Structured Products, Warrants/Rights EMPLOYMENT Start Date End Date Firm Position 11/1988 Present Self-Employed Freelance Writer 01/1986 11/1988 Albert Frank-Guenther Law Account Executive 03/1985 12/1985 Investment Dealers Digest Writer 03/1984 03/1985 CBS Radio Network Editor 11/1981 10/1982 YVMER/Net New England Radio Reporter 06/1979 07/1981 WINS Radio Reporter 05/1976 12/1978 WHN Radio News Assistant 01/1971 08/1976 State Senator Roy M. Goodman Press Secretary 07/1968 01/1971 Fairchild Publications Copywriter, Reporter 01/1968 07/1968 Office of Mayor Research Assistant 01/1967 12/1967 Central Intelligence Agency Junior Analyst EDUCATION Start Date End Date School 21EILTZ 09/1962 06/1966 Wheaton College BA Government Completed Description Staff ID: LeeC TRAINING Details Firm/School, Hours Location Page 41 of 75 Publicly Available Awards Section, Current as of 01120/2010 EFTA00726366
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FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator ID: 04/2009 Motion to Dismiss FINRA 1 Training 01/2009 Expungement - 2008 FINRA 1 online Refresher 04/2007 Revised Code of NASD 2 online Arbitration 01/2006 Direct Communication NASD 1 online Rule 08/2004 Expungement online mini-course NASD 1.5 online 03/2002 New Chairperson NASD 11 New York, NY Training [NASD) 03/1997 Employment Law NASD 3 New York, NY Training 11/1994 Participatory Arbitrator NASD Discovery in 2.5 New York, NY Skills Program Arbitration 10/1993 Arbitrator Luncheon NASD Pro se Parties 2.5 New York, NY 08/1993 Arbitrator Luncheon NASD New York, NY 04/1993 Employment Law NASD 2 New York, NY Training 09/1992 Intro Securities Arbitrator NASD 3 New York, NY Training DISCLOSURE/CONFLICT INFORMATION Tvne Firm Name Details Has an account with Neuberger Berman Management Inc. Had an account with Has an account with Has an account with Had an account with Has an account with Neuberger Berman (has) Dreyfus Service Corp. (had) Janus Funds Northeast Investors Trust (has) Strong Cap. Management (had) Vanguard (has) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AWARDS Publicly Available Awards Section. Current as of 01/20/2010 Case ID Case Name Close Date 08-03999 Louis Basel and Penelope Basel vs. Wachovia Securities LLC and Neophytos Ganiaris 06/19/2009 07-00476 Estate of Thomas H. Piccarreto by Bettina M. Piccarreto, Administrator v. Great Eastern 04/29/2008 Securities, Inc., et al. 07-00312 Harold I. Geringer & Jeff G. Mallouk for Estate of George Mallouk v. Citigroup Global Markets, 11/09/2007 Inc. and Otto John Betz 06-02193 Jan Forysiak v. Scottrade, Inc. and Dennis Doherty 05/03/2007 05-03301 John Chen v Citigroup Global Markets, Inc 05/24/2006 05-00837 Henry Schiff and Joan Schiff vs. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., and Bear, Steams & Co.. Inc. 03/31/2006 03-04316 Victor J. Closi and Phyllis A. Closi v. Bernard McGee d/b/a McGee Financial Services, Royal 08/12/2004 Allince Associates, Inc,etal 01-01865 Philip A. DeVincentis v. Dalton Kent Securities Group, Inc., and Bret Grebow 06/19/2003 01-00657 James S. Turner v. Citigroup, Inc. and Citicorp Securities Services, Inc. 01/28/2003 01-03148 Wiliam F. Reichenbach & Joan D. Reichenbach v. A.G. Edwards & Sons, INc. 01/09/2002 Staff ID: LeeC Pape 42 of 75 Publicly Available Awards Section. Current as of 01/20/2010 EFTA00726367
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FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator ID. 01-02546 Andres Ordonez v. E'Trade Securities. Inc. 11/01/2001 98-02030 Eugene C. Partyka vs. Martial Chiong 02/24/1999 96-05292 Voula and Constantine Salonitis vs. State Street Capital Markets, Inc. and George Christodoulou 04/29/1998 97-00546 Letitia Fabiani vs. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. and John A. Busco 11/14/1997 95-00409 Harold E. Bluestone v. Douglas Getzke 04/30/1997 95-05501 Ruth W. Rosenfield v. A.J. Michaels & Co., Ltd., Robert Murphy and A. Korogodon 03/06/1997 94-04974 Richard A. Sattler and Patricia Sattler JTTEN vs. Charles Parisio 05/14/1996 94-01664 Omar Aslaoui v. Shearson Lehman Brothers 11/27/1995 94-00747 Colesi Limited vs. Dean Witter Reynolds. Inc. 06/20/1995 92-04018 Barry Kazatsky and Beverly Kalisher vs. Jerome Glickman, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. and Cowen 03/01/1994 & Co.. 91-02967 Arcadio Casillas vs. Whale Securities Co. and Cowen and Company 02/10/1994 92-03573 Gayle E. Brookfield vs. Joe Vazza, David Sims. Michael Zirpolo, Fred Mitchell & Merrill Lynch 09/09/1993 Pierce Fenner & Smith 92-02715 Eugene Koalkin vs. Prudential Securities. Inc. and Selig Ratchick 08/04/1993 92-00606 Gary Loupassakis and Joyce Loupassakis vs. Prudential-Bache Securities. Inc.. Jeffrey Moruzzi and Nunzio Garzino 03/19/1993 91-03843 Patricia Gennarelli vs. Fahnestock & Co. Inc. and Marc Andor Menton 12/22/1992 92-00243 Diane L. Errickson vs. Shearson Lehman Brothers. Inc. 09/03/1992 ARBITRATOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION As a freelance writer specializing in finance and business. I have written about issues as diverse as private placements, brokers' ethics, vulture funds, international joint ventures and market regulation for publications covering business finance, asset management, global investing and the securities markets. I also work as an editor, writer and public relations/marketing consultant for various financial, business and education projects, such as initial public offerings, new business development, annual reports, promotional brochures, direct mail and media relations. My background is in news, business journalism and government. After majoring in government at Wneaton College in Massachusetts, I went to Washington. DC, spent one year analyzing data on Chinese economics for the CIA, then fled back to New York. After a few months of research for Mayor John Lindsay's speech writer. I went to work in business journalism for Fairchild Publications. Almost three years later, I was lured back into government by a State Senator for whom I had done volunteer work and who wanted me to set up a constituent service office. After six years as an ombudsman, community liaison and then press secretary. I veered into news radio and spent many years in broadcasting, both on the air and behind the scenes. Eventually I returned to the written word, where I have remained. Staff ID. LeeC Page 43 of 75 Publicly Available Awards Sect.on. Current as of 01/20/2010 EFTA00726368
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FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator ID: Arbitrator Disclosure Report Report reflects information provided by the arbitrator through 01/15/2010 ARBITRATOR Name: Ms. Alice J. P. Lee-Getman Skills in Controversy: Arbitrator ID: There are no skills in controversy information. CRD #: City/State/Country: New York / NY / United States Classification: Public Skills in Securities: FINRA Mediator: No There are no skills in security information. Chair Status: None EMPLOYMENT Start Date End Date Firm Position 08/2005 03/2007 AMEX/RSM McGladrey Manager 01/2004 01/2005 Consulting Various 05/2003 10/2003 PSCH, Inc. Director of Accounting 01/2002 Present Arbitrator/Consulting Accountant Various Positions 05/1999 01/2002 Cosmopolitan Gem Corporation Director of Accounting 09/1997 04/1999 Brenton International Inc. Controller 07/1995 01/1996 Names For Dames Director Accounting 07/1994 05/1995 Philip Whitney Controller 03/1993 07/1994 Nakash Brothers Realty Controller 03/1991 01/1993 Russ Togs, Inc. Assistant Controller 11/1989 03/1991 Unity Healthcare Holding Assistant to VP 06/1986 11/1989 Global Technology Group Accounting Manager EDUCATION Start Date End Date School Degree 08/1983 06/1986 Wagner College MBA Management 09/1969 06/1974 Tamkang University BBA Accounting 09/1963 06/1969 Taoyuan High School not provided TRAINING Completed Description Details Finn/School Hours Location 01/2009 Expungement - 2008 FINRA 1 Refresher 07/2007 Revised Code of NASD 2 online Arbitration 12/2004 Expungement online NASD 1.5 online mini-course Staff ID: LeeC Page 44 of 75 Publicly Available Awards Section, Current as of 01/20/2010 EFTA00726369
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FIRM Dispute Resolution Arbitrator ID: 09/1996 Intro Securities Arbitrator NASD 7 New York, NY Training DISCLOSURE/CONFLICT INFORMATION Type Firm Name Details Has an account with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Has an account with TD Waterhouse Investor Services, Inc. TD Waterhouse PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AWARDS Publicly Available Awards Section. Current as of 01/20/2010 Case ID Case Name Close Date 08-03221 Song Sop Choe vs. Fordham Financial Management, Inc. 04/24/2009 05-02827 CIBC World Markets Corporation v. Michael Sassano 11/17/2008 04-00465 Herbert and Rose Lieberman vs. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. and Steven N. 02/18/2005 Jaenichen 03-01215 Magda Bondy and Sandra Peters vs. Salomon Smith Barney and David Yvars 03/05/2004 01-00374 Robert Ehrenspeck, Ronald Kilbride, et al v. Dean Petkanas, Frank Fackovec, Michael Kooyman, et al 05/13/2003 01-03436 Richard Martens v. Cory D. Lev and Salomon Smith Barney 04/03/2002 99-04549 Yochanan Kalilmi Youssian vs. Intercontinental Equities, Inc Thomas P. Knight and Roger L. 12/03/2001 Smolik ARBITRATOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION With more than thirteen years of increasing responsibilities in both large and small corporate environments, I have developed a diversified background with extensive experience in business operational management and financial reporting, including G.A.A.P compliance and general accounting skills. I have had hands-on experience in designing financial reporting systems, implementing automated accounting systems, and devising internal control systems. In addition, I have interacted directly with banking and lending institutions and managed treasury functions during times of economical stress. Staff ID: LeeC Page 45 of 75 Publicly Available Awards Section, Current as of 01/202010 EFTA00726370
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FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator ID: Arbitrator Disclosure Report Report reflects information provided by the arbitrator through 01/15/2010 ARBITRATOR Name: Mr. John G. Kennedy Skills in Controversy: Arbitrator ID: Employment - Compensation, Employment - Wrongful Termination CRIO C i t y / S t e t e / C o u n t r y : Bayville NY / United States Classification: Public Skills in Securities: FINRA Mediator: No There are no skills in security information. Chair Status: None EMPLOYMENT Start Date End Date Firm Position 07/2002 Present Village of Bayville Associate Village Justice 07/2002 Present John G. Kennedy, P.C. Independent Arbitrator 10/2000 07/2002 Unemployed 03/1996 10/2000 Capetola & Doddato, P.C. Counsel 01/1991 03/1996 Unemployed 06/1986 06/1988 Unemployed 09/1977 06/1986 LIU, CW Post College Adjunct Professor 01/1958 06/2002 Nassau County Police Department Deputy Commissioner of Police EDUCATION Start Date End Date School Degree 06/1988 01/1991 Hofstra University, School of Law JD 06/1976 10/1977 LIU, CW Post College MA Professional Studies 06/1972 02/1976 LW, CW Post College BA 01/1968 06/1972 Nassau Community College AAS Completed Description TRAINING Details Finn/School Hours Location 01/2009 Expungement - 2008 FINRA 1 Refresher 10/2007 Non-Securities Related Labor Arbitrator II AAA Training 07/2007 Revised Code of NASD 2 online Arbitration 06/2005 New Chairperson NASD 11 online Training [NASD] 08/2004 Expungement online mini-course NASD 1.5 online Staff ID: LeeC Page 46 of 75 Publicly Available Awards Section, Current as of 01/20/2010 EFTA00726371
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FINRA Dispute Resolution 09/2003 New Panel Member NASD Training [NASD] Arbitrator ID: 11 Boca Raton, FL Type Has an account with Has an account with Has an account with Has an account with Has an account with Has an account with Has an account with Arbitrator for Is a member of Arbitrator for Is a member of Is a member of Is a member of Is a member of Is a member of Is a Member of Bar Association Is a member of Is a member of Is a member of Is a Member of Bar Association Arbitrator for Was Arbitrator for Is a member of Is a member of Arbitrator for Is a Member of Bar Association Is a Member of Bar Association DISCLOSURE/CONFLICT INFORMATION Finn Name BNYHamilton Distributors, Inc. Citistreet Equities LIc HSBC Brokerage (USA) Inc. Northwestern Mutual Investment Services. Llc Nuveen Investments, LIc T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. Treasury Direct American Arbitration Association Detectives Association Federal Mediation & Concilation Service Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Global Arbitration Mediation Association Industrial Relations Research Association International Association of Chiefs of Police NCPD Superior Officers Association Nassau County Nassau County Magistrates Association Nassau Health Care Corporation National Arbitration Forum New York State New York State Employment Relations Board New York Stock Exchange Police Benevolent Association Society of Federal Labor Relations Professionals Suffolk County Public Employment Relations Board US District Court - Eastern District of NY United States Supreme Court PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AWARDS Pubdicly Available Awards Section. Current as of 01,20/2010 Case ID Case Name 08-03001 Jarod C. Winters vs. Barclays Capital Inc. and Barclays Bank PLC 06-04123 Ronald Hancock v. Bearguard Financial Services, et al Close Date 01/05/2010 05/23/2007 Staff ID: LeeC ARBITRATOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION Page 47 of 75 Pubbely Available Awards Section. Current as of 01/20/2010 EFTA00726372
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FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator ID: I was employed by the Nassau County Police Department for the past 44 years in all phases of law enforcement. I retired in June 2002 at the rank of Deputy Police Commissioner. At that time my main duties included the administration of the 11th largest Police Department in the United States, with a budget in excess of $600 million dollars, employing 2,800 sworn members of the Force and 1.900 civilian members of the Department. During my course of employment with the Department, I was cross-designated by the United States Custom Service and United States Marshal's Service as a Special Agent. Presently, I serve as the Director of the Department's Crime Stoppers program, and since 1995, I have served as Legal Counsel to the Nassau County Police Department Pipes and Drums Band. Since my retirement from the Police Department, I have been designated as one of a six-member rotating arbitration panel conducting grievance arbitrations between various employers and members of the UFCW Local 342, UFCW Local 174 and UFCW Local 50 unions. Additionally, I am the designated arbitrator for these unions for all matters involving delinquent contributions to their Affiliated Trust and Pension Funds, which are required under various collective bargaining agreements. I am a member of the Society of Federal Labor Relations Professionals, the Industrial Relations Research Association and the National Arbitration Forum. In addition, on July 15, 2002, I was appointed as an Accnriate Village Justice in the Village of Bayville Court hearing various cases involving violations of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law, violations of Village Ordinances, and other matters coming to the attentions of the Court. I continue as the general research assistant and technical advisor to best selling author Nelson DeMille for his novels Plum Island (1997), Lions Game (1999), Up Country (2002), Night Fall (2004)and Wld Fire (2006), each published by Warner Co. Further, I am a contributing author of the Criminal and Civil Investigation Handbook, published by McGraw Hill 1981, Revised 1992. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master in Professional Studies degree from Long Island University, C. W. Post College and from 1977 to 1986, I was employed by LIU, C. W. Post College as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice. In 1991, I received the degree of Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law and am admitted the New York State Bar, the United States Supreme Court and the United States District Court - Eastern District of New York. Experience: Contract Interpertation Staff ID: LeeC Page 48 of 75 Publicly Available Awards Section. Current as of 01/20/2010 EFTA00726373
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FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator ID: Arbitrator Disclosure Report Report reflects information provided by the arbitrator through 01115/2010 ARBITRATOR Name: Mr. Peter Dixon Trinkle Skills in Controversy: Arbitrator ID: Account Related - Transfer, Executions - Execution Price CRD #: City/State/Country: Brooklyn / NY / United States Classification: Public Skills in Securities: FINRA Mediator: No Annuities. Mutual Funds, Variable Annuities Chair Status: None EMPLOYMENT Start Date End Date Finn Position 02/2008 Present Kaplan Professional Instructor 01/2003 Present Self employed Freelance Writer 10/2000 01/2003 Worldinsure Director 02/1995 10/2000 John Hancock Manager 05/1994 02/1995 Unemployed Start Date End Date School College EDUCATION Degree 09/1990 05/1994 Skidmore BA TRAINING Completed Description Details Firm/School Hours Location 09/2009 Expungement - 2008 Read FAQ FINRA 1 01/2008 Refresher Revised Code of FINRA 2 online 08/2004 Arbitration Expungement online mini-course NASD 1.5 online 03/2004 New Panel Member NASD 11 Newark, NJ Training [NASD] DISCLOSURE/CONFLICT INFORMATION Tvoe Has an account with Has made a disclosure about Family Member has relationship with Has an account with Had an account with Staff ID: LeeC Firm Name Bank of America Bank of America Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. Charles Schwab & Co.. Inc. Page 49 of 75 Details Acquired Quick and Reilly, Inc. Brother-in-law employed Smith Barney Publicly Available Awards Section, Current as of 01/20/2010 EFTA00726374
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FINRA Dispute Resolution Was employed by Had an account with Had an account with Licensed to Practice Held Securities License(s) John Hancock Quick and Reilly, Inc. Southwest Securities Arbitrator ID: Closed in 1998 Life, accident and health in all fifty states Series 6, 7, 24, 26, 63 & 65 PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AWARDS Publicly Available Awards Section. Current as of 01/20/2010 Case ID Case Name Close Date 03-08740 Gaetano J. Aglione, Beverly Agfione, Gaetano J. Aglione IRA, et al v. American Express 11/30/2004 Financial Advisors, Inc. ARBITRATOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION I am presently an Instructor with Kaplan Professional and a freelance writer in Brooklyn. NY. From 2000 to 2003. I served as a Director and Officer of the Worldinsure Corporation. My responsibilities included hiring operational staff, attaining nationwide insurance licensing in the United States and Canada. and supporting our sales efforts. During my tenure, I attained my Life, Accident and Health License in all fifty states. From 1995 to 2000, I worked for John Hancock Signature Services. My responsibilities included managing their call center operations, the recording and execution of variable life and annuity fund transfers and working with other departments to ensure compliance with NASD, SEC and State audits. While at John Hancock I received my Series 6, 7, 24, 26, 63 & 65 licenses. Two years have elapsed since I worked for a broker dealer. Staff ID: LeeC Page 50 of 75 Publicly Available Awards Section. Current as of 01/26/2010 EFTA00726375
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FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator ID: Arbitrator Disclosure Report Report reflects information provided by the arbitrator through 01/15/2010 ARBITRATOR Name: Mr. Edward G. Toptani Skills in Controversy: Arbitrator ID: There are no skills in controversy information. CRD #: City/State/Country: New York / NY / United States Classification: Public FINRA Mediator: No Chair Status: Qualified Skills in Securities: There are no skills in security information. Injunctive Qualified - This arbitrator is an attorney and has reported experience litigating cases involving injunctive relief. EMPLOYMENT Start Date End Date Firm LFoiltia 07/1991 Present Toptani Law Offices Founder/Attomey 10/1987 06/1991 Shearman & Sterling Associate 06/1986 08/1986 Shearman & Sterling Summer Associate 06/1985 08/1985 Mckenna, Conner & Cuneo Summer Associate 08/1983 05/1984 Congressman Robert Torricelli Legislative Assistant 05/1983 07/1983 World Bank Research Assistant 05/1983 07/1983 Youth Policy Magazine Editor in Chief 06/1982 08/1982 Alliance for Justice Intern EDUCATION Start Date End Date School Degree 01/1984 01/1987 University of Michigan JD 01/1979 01/1983 University of Michigan AB TRAINING Completed Description Details Firm/School awn a 09/2009 Expungement - 2008 Read FAQ FINRA 1 02/2009 Refresher Revised Code of FINRA 2 online 02/2005 Arbitration Expungement online mini-course NASD 1.5 online 03/1999 New Chairperson NASD 11 location varies 01/1994 Training [NASD) Intro Securities Arbitrator NASD 4 New York, NY Training 11/1993 Participatory Arbitrator Tools of the Arbitration NASD 2 New York, NY Skills Program Process Staff ID: LeeC Page 51 of 75 Publicly Available Awards Section. Current as of 01/2012010 EFTA00726376
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FINRA Dispute Resolution Arbitrator ID: Type Initiated/defended legal action against Initiated/defended legal action against Has an account with Had an account with Is a member of Is a Member of Bar Association Is a Member of Bar Association Initiated/defended legal action against DISCLOSURE/CONFLICT INFORMATION Firm Name Details Goldman Sachs & Co. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Trade-Well Discount Investing, LLC Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith New Media Association Tradewell Discount Brokers New York American Bar Association New York Stuart Coleman & Co. PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AWARDS Publicly Available Awards Section. Current as of 01/20/2010 Case ID Case Name Close Date 07-00945 Leslie Cox-Colon v. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. f/k/a Solo mon Smith Barney, Inc. and Loretta 10/15/2009 Chiofolo 09-00367 Alan Gelband & Co. Defined Contribution Pension Plan & Trust vs. TD Ameritrade, Inc. 07/08/2009 07-02940 Don Chaifetz v. E*Trade Securities LLC 07/25/2008 03-00537 Lake Company LLC and Riverview Company LLC vs. James J. McLaughlin and McLauglin, 03/02/2007 Piven, Vogel Securities, Inc. 04-08636 Roslyn Berger v. Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. 06/14/2006 03-07032 James C. Dooley v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. f/k/a Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. 06/01/2005 02-00661 Fahnestor-k & Co., Inc., v. Sands Brothers & Co., Ltd. Dan Maurer, Brian Bartlett, Eric Cardenas, et al. 02/17/2005 03-09242 Steven and Beth Price vs. American Express Financial Advisors, Inc. and William Tassey 02/14/2005 03-06742 Eric Raphael vs. Robert Morris and James Kessler 07/12/2004 03-02447 Jerome and Laura Goldberg vs First Union Securities, Inc. and James D. Routhier 06/29/2004 01-03483 Andreas Wiener, Sue Klavans Simring and Steven S. Simring vs Paul Croitoroo and Bear, Sterns 02/24/2003 & Co., Inc. 02-02101 Larry Shiller v. TD Waterhouse Investor Services, Inc. 09/05/2002 00-01646 Imaginative Business & Marketing Ltd. v. Laidlaw Global Securities, Inc., et al 08/14/2001 98-03690 Susan B. Georges vs. CIBC Oppenheimer Corp. and Richard B. Fee 12/12/2000 00-00837 Napoleon Georgatos v. New Times Securities Services Inc., Michael Silk 11/14/2000 99-03919 Fred Olinsky and Beatrice Olinsky v. Neil Okun and Gruntal & Co., Inc. 10/18/2000 98-04417 Janet Pasquale vs. Harvey Block, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Carrie Cimino and Alden Capital 10/10/2000 93-05302 Seymour Sobel, Robert Chaut, Jay and Barbara Stein vs. Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co. 08/07/1996 93-03101 Dr. Carl Pagano, TTEE/PSRP vs. Melbourne GSI Corp. and Joel Heusler 12/14/1994 92-02331 Sidney W. Barbanel v. Napex Financial Corp. v. FSC Securities Corporation 03/03/1994 Staff ID: LeeC ARBITRATOR BACKGROUND INFORMATION Page 52 of 75 Put** Available Awards Section. Current as of 01/20/2010 EFTA00726377