David Nicholas FerriReviewsout of 3 reviews

In a perfect world, your investments exceed the expected return with less risk than anticipated. In the real world… Your experience may be different.

If you’re thinking of investing in the markets, real estate or in a business, we believe we’re uniquely positioned to assist you in staying OUT of harm’s way.

“Rule Number ONE: NEVER LOSE MONEY, Rule Number TWO: NEVER FORGET RULE NUMBER ONE”.

– Warren Buffett

Consulting / Due Diligence

Our team will assist with the due diligence necessary BEFORE putting your hard earned ASSETS to work. Many investment advisors and financial professionals are trained to identify potential clients. A perfectly timed call after a large deposit at a financial institution, a recent inheritance or sale of a property, isn’t usually a coincidence. In effect, there may be a Target On Your Back. Unlike other industries, you may not realize you’ve made a poor investment or received bad advice until years have passed or it’s too late. Our attorneys have worked on Wall Street as licensed advisors, bankers, traders and NOW are working TO PROTECT YOU.

We have a plethora of resources to determine if your business, financial, or investment advisers are licensed and qualified. We can help you research their past and present offerings, advice and history.

Additionally, check out this LEGAL GUIDE by West Legal Group attorney; David Ferri.

Our first goal at West Legal is to help you adhere to Rule Number ONE and to keep a Target OFF your Back by helping YOU make INFORMED decisions.

If you’ve already made investments and you’re not sure of the outcome or whether they’re performing as intended we can assist. This doesn’t necessarily mean that someone has acted improperly, or that you’ve made a bad decision. Our goal is to identify and isolate improper conduct and help you protect and, if necessary, recover your assets or business.

PROTECTING, RECOVERING.

At West Legal Group PC, (WLG) we’ve assisted our clients in claims against brokers /dealers, investment advisers, and management companies. Over the years, our legal team has worked tirelessly in the recovery of millions of dollars on behalf of our clients through both the court systems and, commonly, via the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or FINRA. At WLG, we can file an arbitration claim or request mediation through FINRA when you have a dispute involving the business activities of a brokerage firm or one of its brokers.

Our firm’s objective is to recoup the investment losses of our clients due to the misconduct or fraud of those who they’ve entrusted with their money. The experience of our team is paramount as, many times, misconduct or fraud is not easily evident and the deep review of account statements and strategies proves monumental in identifying malfeasance. Unscrupulous managers have proven to be very effective in hiding their tracks. We strive to assist in uncovering and recovering.

Some of the improper conduct that we’ve identified and recovered damages for our clients include:

  • Unsuitable Investments
  • Misappropriation of Funds
  • Failure to Supervise
  • Ponzi Schemes
  • Elder Abuse
  • Breach of Fiduciary Duty
  • Unauthorized Trading
  • Theft
  • Securities Fraud
  • Margin / Securities Loans
  • Excessive Trading (Churning)
  • Violations of Regulation Best Interest (Reg – BI)

Additionally, some of the common investment products / strategies involved include:

  • Equities (Stocks)
  • Promissory Notes
  • Notes (Bonds)
  • Variable Annuities
  • Tenant In Common (TICs)
  • Private Placements (Reg D)
  • Buy / Sell Agreements
  • Oil and Gas
  • Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
  • Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

We’ve represented investors, individuals, and institutions nationally in all fifty states.

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Client Reviews

Their work pays close attention to the importance of having everyone on the same page and having the client in charge and fully informed.

David and Tim have been retained by me for one year to negotiate significant domestic and international settlements, and they have shown and used when doing so the requisite skills which have moved settlements toward favorable results. They are at their best when preparing and evaluating cases, when using appropriate tactics, when using countermeasures, when making first offers, when in direct examinations, cross examinations, and when in the examination of expert witnesses. Their writing is marked by being direct and precise, by blending precision with simplicity. David and Tim are particularly sensitive to complex moral situations, where no rule of thumb applies, no simple appeal to a single principle can assure a rational outcome. In such an instance they can be counted on to sort out the conflicting factors to determine what law, rule, or principle bears upon the situation, and what are the relative urgencies which govern a timely action. David and Tim command a family of intellectual traits and abilities which allows them to cope with the unexpected, grasp relations, and solve problems with speed and originality. Especially pronounced among their intellectual traits is their ability to create a congenial, professional relationship with their clients wherein written reports are delivered without fail on a designate date to a designated site to coincide with or be separate from timely discussions. Their work pays close attention to the importance of having everyone on the same page and having the client in charge and fully informed. I am a retired California State Senator who has hired and dealt with a number of skilled attorneys at law in the private and public sector. I have place David and Tim among the best of them and have in writing this statement measured them against this lot.

Daniel

West Legal Group PC
5
2020-12-02T12:29:31-05:00

Daniel

David and Tim have been retained by me for one year to negotiate significant domestic and international settlements, and they have shown and used when doing so the requisite skills which have moved settlements toward favorable results. They are at their best when preparing and evaluating cases, when using appropriate tactics, when using countermeasures, when making first offers, when in direct examinations, cross examinations, and when in the examination of expert witnesses. Their writing is marked by being direct and precise, by blending precision with simplicity. David and Tim are particularly sensitive to complex moral situations, where no rule of thumb applies, no simple appeal to a single principle can assure a rational outcome. In such an instance they can be counted on to sort out the conflicting factors to determine what law, rule, or principle bears upon the situation, and what are the relative urgencies which govern a timely action. David and Tim command a family of intellectual traits and abilities which allows them to cope with the unexpected, grasp relations, and solve problems with speed and originality. Especially pronounced among their intellectual traits is their ability to create a congenial, professional relationship with their clients wherein written reports are delivered without fail on a designate date to a designated site to coincide with or be separate from timely discussions. Their work pays close attention to the importance of having everyone on the same page and having the client in charge and fully informed. I am a retired California State Senator who has hired and dealt with a number of skilled attorneys at law in the private and public sector. I have place David and Tim among the best of them and have in writing this statement measured them against this lot.

We were told if David couldn’t understand these investments no one could. They were right.

Our office brought David in to help with investment related problems associated with a large client. He was referred to us by another attorney in San Diego. We were told if David couldn’t understand these investments no one could. They were right. He met with us and took his time explaining the best way to handle. The client ended up hiring his firm also. We will be using him again.

Roger

West Legal Group PC
5
2020-10-28T15:12:11-04:00

Roger

Our office brought David in to help with investment related problems associated with a large client. He was referred to us by another attorney in San Diego. We were told if David couldn’t understand these investments no one could. They were right. He met with us and took his time explaining the best way to handle. The client ended up hiring his firm also. We will be using him again.

David helped my family recover against the firm and they settled before court date.

A broker had placed my mother's retirement savings in several high risk investments that lost value almost immediately. We weren't aware of these investments until after she passed away. David helped my family recover against the firm and they settled before court date.

Dennis

West Legal Group PC
5
2020-12-02T12:29:57-05:00

Dennis

A broker had placed my mother's retirement savings in several high risk investments that lost value almost immediately. We weren't aware of these investments until after she passed away. David helped my family recover against the firm and they settled before court date.

He took his time and really worked with us to make sure we were informed.

David helped explain how I needed to create and start my company from formation to getting investors. He took his time and really worked with us to make sure we were informed. He also stressed we get it right on the first go around as changing important issues later could be costly.

Lydia

West Legal Group PC
5
2020-10-28T15:12:36-04:00

Lydia

David helped explain how I needed to create and start my company from formation to getting investors. He took his time and really worked with us to make sure we were informed. He also stressed we get it right on the first go around as changing important issues later could be costly.
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1800 Century Park East, Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90067

1455 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

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