George C. Miller
Top rated Securities Litigation attorney in San Diego, California
Practice Areas:
Securities litigation,
Alternative dispute resolution,
Business litigation,
Employment litigation,
Discrimination,
Employment law - employer,
Wrongful termination
Education Qualification:
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Practice Areas:
Securities litigation,
Alternative dispute resolution,
Business litigation,
Employment litigation,
Discrimination,
Employment law - employer,
Wrongful termination
401 West A Street, Suite 2200, San Diego, CA 92101San Diego, California, 92101
First Admitted: 2008, California
Professional Webpage: http://www.shufirm.com/george-c-miller
Bar/Professional Activity:
- U.S. District Court Southern District of California
- Presenter, San Diego County Bar Association, Annual Securities Law Update, 2020
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2019
- SIFMA Legal & Compliance Division
- San Diego Texas Exes (University of Texas Alumni Association), President, 2013 – 2016
- California, 2008
- Neutral Arbitrator, FINRA Dispute Resolution
- Member, Advisory Committee - San Diego County Bar Association, Business and Corporate Law Section
- Texas, 2018
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- San Diego County Bar Association
- San Diego Texas Exes (University of Texas Alumni Association), Business Networking Chair, 2016 - Present
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Obtained $1.8 million arbitration award on behalf of two financial advisors against their former employer. The award represented one of the largest FINRA employment awards of the year and included $700,000.00 in punitive damages. See Christopher Johnson and Lee Przybyla v. USAA Financial Advisors, Inc. - FINRA Case No. 17-03279. , 2019
- Represented high-revenue financial advisor team in claim against prior firm involving deferred compensation and other benefits. Settled, 2016
- Represented large Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) firm and its principles in multi-million dollar claim involving REIT investments. Settled, 2011
- Represented individual in SEC insider trading investigation. Dismissed, 2017
- Obtained $5 million arbitration award on behalf of financial advisors in employmenta and recruitment dispute with their employer, a FINRA registered broker-dealer, 2012
- Obtained pre-hearing dismissal of significant investor claim against brokerage firm client, 2012
- Represented two teams of high-producing financial advisors in significant employment dispute with prior firm. Settled, 2016
- Represented manufacturing corporation in international breach of contract dispute. Settled, 2015
- Represented terminated FINRA registered person in employment/U5 dispute with prior firm. Settled, 2017
Videos:
- An Introduction to Our Firm, Financial Services, Wealth Management, Banking, Consumers, 2017
Representative Clients:
- Todd Vitale and John Paladino v. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC, FINRA Case No. 11-01633
- Johnson and Przybyla v. USAA Financial Advisors, Inc. - FINRA Case No. 17-03279 - Obtained total award of $1.8 Million on behalf of Claimants, 2019
- Commonwealth Financial Network, 2019
- Hilltop Securities Inc. , 2021
- Christopher Johnson and Lee Przybyla v. USAA Financial Advisors, Inc., FINRA Case No. 17-03279. , 2019
- Represented numerous financial advisors, investment advisors and other financial professionals in employment/bonus/promissory note disputes, recruitment and transition disputes and employment/wrongful litigation claims, 2017
Honors/Awards:
- SuperLawyers® “Rising Star”, SuperLawyers® “Rising Star”, 2019
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2021
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2020
- Semi-Finalist, San Diego Daily Transcript’s “Top Attorneys” (Corporate Litigation), 2013
- SuperLawyers® “San Diego Rising Star”, 2015 (Securities Litigation)
- San Diego Business Journal's "Best of the Bar", 2016
- San Diego Daily Transcript’s Top “Young Attorneys”, 2012
- San Diego Daily Transcript’s “Young Attorneys”, Finalist, 2014
- AVVO Rating "10 of 10 - Superb"
- San Diego Business Journal's “Best of the Bar”, 2014
- International – Referral “Rising Star”, 2013
- SuperLawyers® “Rising Star”, 2018
- San Diego Daily Transcript’s “Top Attorneys” (Labor/Employment), 2014
- San Diego Business Journal's "Best of the Bar", 2015
- SuperLawyers® “Rising Star”, 2016
- San Diego Daily Transcript’s Top “Young Attorneys”, 2013
Educational Background:
- The University of Texas at Austin, B.A. major in Government and minor in Business, McCombs School of Business, Honors: With Honors , 2004
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Thomas Jefferson Law Review, Articles & Notes Editor, 2007 – 2008
- 2020 Co-presenter at the San Diego County Bar Association's annual securities law update. , Panelist, San Diego County Bar Associaiton, Annual Securities Law Update, Financial Services, Legal, Compliance, 2020
- Author, Putting Convictions Into Perspective, Investment News, 2012
- Author, Merrill Lynch Pays the Piper for Failing to Arbitrate Promissory Note Disputes, 2012
- Author, Don't Fall Victim To Affinity Fraud; If It Sounds Too Good To Be True, It Probably Is, 2011
- Presenter, San Diego County Bar Association, Annual Securities Law Update, November 16, 2016
- Regularly quoted by FundFire, a Financial Times Service; quoted by AdvisorHub
- Drivers Won’t Pay the Only Toll: Why the Foothill-South Toll Road…, 30 T. Jefferson L. Rev. 279, 30, 2007
Industry Groups:
- Financial Planners Association
- Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)
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