Robert W. Pearce - Boca Raton, FL
Attorney at Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A.
Courtroom Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation Proceedings Involving Lawyers in Boca Raton, FL
1499 West Palmetto Park Road Suite 400 Boca Raton, FL 33486 - 3322
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46
Years
Experience
Boca Raton Courtroom Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation Proceedings Involving Lawyer
Updated: 06/24/2014
Areas of Practice
- Courtroom Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation Proceedings Involving
- Securities and Commodities Law
- Business & Commercial Law
- Federal, State and Industry Enforcement Actions
- Employment Law A Brokerage Employees Only
- Trust / Estate / Guardianship Law
- Probate & Estate Administration
Attorney Information
Overview
Robert Wayne Pearce has been a trial attorney for more than 33 years.During that time, he developed a well-respected and highly accomplished legal career representing investors and brokers in disputes with one another and the government and industry regulators. Attorney Pearce has tried, arbitrated and mediated hundreds of investment-related disputes.These disputes generally involved complex securities, commodities, administrative, contract, commercial, business tort and employment law issues. He has represented a multitude of clients on both sides of the table in Federal and state courts (trial and appellate).He has a vast amount of experience in administrative, arbitration, and mediation proceedings and disciplinary actions before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodities Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), National Futures Association ("NFA"), and Florida Office of Financial Regulation (FLA-OFR).
Mr. Pearce is a Florida Circuit Court Civil Mediator and a highly respected mediator in the FINRA Mediation Program. He also serves as a private judge or arbitrator in mini-trials and arbitration proceedings, respectively. Mr. Pearce has also served as a Federal Court-appointed Receiver, in which an attorney is called upon by Federal and state regulators (SEC, CFTC and FLA-OFR) to take over companies engulfed in legal problems.
Attorney Pearce has earned the rating of AV Preeminent, the highest rating possible through the Martindale-Hubbell peer rating program.He has also been named a Florida Super Lawyer through Thomson Reuters for Securities Litigation, meaning that he is in the top 5% for his area of law. Read the feature article about him in the Florida 2014 Super Lawyers magazine entitled "No Excuses - How Robert Wayne Pearce Stared Down Personal Disaster." Additionally, Mr. Pearce is a member of the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a group in which fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members, for the numerous million dollar and multi-million dollar awards he has won for his clients.Most recently, Attorney Pearce was a Daily Business Review finalist for its “2013 Most Effective Lawyer” honor in the category of Mediation and Arbitration for the $2.75 million award won on behalf of his client.All of these accolades are a clear indication of Attorney Pearce’s experience, knowledge and level of dedication to getting the best results possible for each and every one of his clients.
Awards and Honors
Other Sources of Feedback About Robert W. Pearce
Included on the 2026 Florida Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Florida Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Florida Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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Hofstra University School of Law,
Hempstead,
New York, 1979
J.D.
Non Legal Education
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Hofstra University School of Business,
Hempstead,
New York, 1979
M.B.A. -
Florida Tech, 1973
B.S.
Current Employment Position(s)
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Principal
Past Positions
- Lerner & Pearce, P.A., January 1, 1990 - December 31, 1999
- Lerner, Harris, Pearce, P.A., March 1, 1983 - December 31, 1989
- U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, May 1, 1980 - February 28, 1983
Representative Cases
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S.E.C. v. Wilson
- Citation: 2009 WL 2381954 (D.Conn.)
- Year: 2009
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S.E.C. v. Kwak and Wilson
- Citation: 2008 WE 2705417 (D.Conn.)
- Year: 2008
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S.E.C. v. Kwak
- Citation: 2008 WL 410427 (D.Conn.)
- Year: 2008
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S.E.C. v. Competitive Technologies. Inc.
- Citation: 2006 WL 3346210 (D.Conn.)
- Year: 2006
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Allen v. Oakbrook Securities Corp.
- Citation: 1999 WL 1191450
- Court: Fla. App. 4 Dist
- Year: 1999
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Allen v. TIC Participations Trust
- Citation: 722 So.2d 260
- Court: Fla. App. 4 Dist.
- Year: 1998
- Serial Number: 1998252421
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Ramos v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
- Citation: 714 So.2d 1146
- Court: Fla. App. 3 Dist.
- Year: 1998
- Serial Number: 1998153352
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The Florida Bar re Advisory Opinion on Nonlawyer Representation in Securities Arbitration
- Citation: 696 So.2d 1178
- Court: 22 Fla.L. Weekly S388
- Year: 1997
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The Florida Bar re Advisory Opinion on Nonlawyer Representation in Securities Arbitration
- Citation: 696 So.2d 1178
- Court: 22 Fla.L. Weekly S388
- Year: 1997
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First Union Discount Brokerage Services, Inc. v. Milos
- Citation: 997 F.2d 835
- Court: 11th Cir.
- Year: 1993
- Serial Number: 1993149178
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S.E.C. v. Sunco Resource and Energy, Ltd., Inc.
- Citation: WL 128232
- Court: S.D. Fla.
- Year: 1990
- Serial Number: 1990130858
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First Union Brokerage v. Milos
- Citation: 717 F.Supp. 1519, Blue Sky L. Rep.P. 73,207, Fed.S
- Court: S.D.Fla.
- Year: 1989
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Great American Mortg. Corp. v. TMA Government Securities, Ltd.
- Citation: 1988 WL 26375
- Court: S.D. Fla.
- Year: 1988
- Serial Number: 1988042322
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In re Mullin
- Citation: 91 B.R. 175
- Court: Bankr. S.D. Fla.
- Year: 1988
- Serial Number: 1988116896
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Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc. v. Warner
- Citation: 665 F.Supp. 1549
- Court: S.D. Fla.
- Year: 1987
- Serial Number: 1987097488
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American Television and Communications Corp. v. American Communications and Television, Inc.
- Citation: 810 F.2d 1546, 86 A.L.R. Fed. 479
- Court: 11th Cir. Fla.
- Year: 1987
- Serial Number: 1987019354
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Tashea v. Bache, Halsey, Stuart, Shields, Inc.
- Citation: 802 F.2d 1337, 55 USLW 2264 Fed. Sec. L Rep.P9
- Court: 11th Circ. Fla.
- Year: 1986
- Serial Number: 1986149344
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1982
- New York, 1980
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- American Association for Justice
- Florida Justice Association
- Broward County Bar Association
- Broward County Justice Association
- Palm Beach County Bar Association
- Palm Beach County Justice Association
- Public Investor Arbitration Bar Association
- South Palm Beach County Bar Association
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1499 West Palmetto Park Road
Suite 400
Boca Raton, FL 33486 - 3322
Fax Number: (561) 338-9310
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