Attorney Jeremy M. Colvin Joins the West Palm Beach Office of McDonald Hopkins

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Dec 08, 2011, 04:02 ET

CLEVELAND, Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Experienced litigator, Jeremy M. Colvin, has joined the West Palm Beach office of McDonald Hopkins LLC, a business advisory and advocacy law firm with more than 135 attorneys. As a commercial litigator who represents financial institutions, Colvin has considerable experience in the areas of securities litigation, arbitration, and regulation. He frequently handles cases before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Most recently, Colvin was a shareholder with the Fowler White Burnett, P.A. law firm.

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Colvin, who is Of Counsel, is among eight attorneys who have joined McDonald Hopkins in South Florida in recent months. The 80-year-old firm, which opened a Miami office in April of this year, has had an office in West Palm Beach since 2004. "We are delighted that Jeremy Colvin is enhancing our firm's strong litigation team," said John T. Metzger, Managing Member of the West Palm Beach office. "His commercial litigation expertise will provide significant value to our clients in South Florida and nationally."

For 13 years, Colvin has been defending brokerage firms, registered representatives, and financial advisors in customer disputes related to claims of breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, fraud, violations of state and federal securities laws, churning, unauthorized trading, over-concentration, and unsuitability. Moreover, Colvin handles cases involving employee raiding, non-competition agreements, non-solicitation, wrongful termination, promissory notes, and other employment-related disputes.

Colvin earned a J.D. from the Western New England College School of Law in 1998 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Siena College in 1995. He is AV rated as preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and is involved in a number of professional and civic organizations.

Jeremy M. Colvin can be reached at 561.472.2971 or [email protected].

About McDonald Hopkins
McDonald Hopkins is a business advisory and advocacy law firm focused on business law, litigation, business restructuring and bankruptcy, intellectual property, healthcare, and estate planning. The firm has offices in Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Miami and West Palm Beach. The president of McDonald Hopkins is Carl J. Grassi. For more information about McDonald Hopkins, visit www.mcdonaldhopkins.com.