Scope & Range of Services
BUSINESS SPECIALTY
Expert witness/Consultant in arbitration/litigation
involving securities, insurance and annuities, nationwide. Testifying
in 230 arbitrations (600+ retentions) before NASD/AAA/NYSE/PSE
with 45 mediations in CA, OR, AZ, HI, TX, IL, KS, KY, LA,
MA, MI, MO, NM, NV, OH, NY, GA, TN, WA , WV, FL & AK. (No
charge for direct/non-stop air flight time). Mr. Dinehart,
RFC, has been qualified and has testified as a Securities
Industry Expert Witness before the State Court in CA and
serves as an FINRA arbitrator. He also has testified
and been qualified as an Insurance Industry expert witness
for both the Superior and NV State Courts. Services are provided for both claimants
(65%) and respondents (35%).
AREAS OF STRENGTH
Common stocks, bonds, IPO’s, mutual funds, variable/index
annuities, L.P.’s, REITS, options, REMICS, TINTS, mortgage
backed securities & private stock offerings. P&L's and
damage calculations provided. Testifying as to suitability, fiduciary
duty, due diligence, underwriting & supervision, overreaching,
churning, selling away, over-concentration/asset allocation,
modern portfolio theory analysis, stock manipulation, best
execution, margin, options, mark-ups, mark-downs, on-line
trading, RIA activities, control person liability, “financial
suicide”, reverse churning, standard-of-care, industry
custom and practice plus compliance.
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
MEMBER, FINRA REGULATION, INC. BOARD OF ARBITRATORS
#A30388 - Panel Chairman - NASD # 99-03001-April '00.
Empire Securities Corporation.- Series
7, 24 , 27*, 63, 65, life ins. & var. annuity, real estate* *previously
held
EDUCATION
California State College at Los Angeles (B/A - Speech & Communication)
American Institute of Banking School of Finance & Taxation
- Graduate - Los Angeles District Chapter
AFFILIATIONS
FindLaw.com, Jurispro.com. Pro/Counsel, TASA, C.C.C., Ca-Experts.com ,
Infofaq.com, Exify.com, YahooB2BLaw
Practising Law Institute - Panelist, Marketing Compliance
- 1972 - R/E Syndication; Money
Magazine - January, 2006
Real Estate Review - Published article - Fall - 1972; The
Register (IARFC) Summer 2002; The Advisors Network, Winter
2002; Panelist & Speaker-Annual Seminar for Securities
Brokers 2000-2003, sponsored by Registered Representative
Magazine and On Wall Street magazines; Speaker-Panelist & Article, PIABA
Conventions, 10 '03 & 2 '04; KFWB Radio, November, 2003 International
Assn. of Registered Financial Consultants (IARFC), AAII,
Life Member - American Institute of Banking - Pasadena District
Chapter (AIB), and Adjunct Faculty Member - Round Table Group. 2004
published articles - www.expertlaw.com.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
Securities
Carlsberg Securities Corporation - 1969-1982
- V.P. Marketing - Securities - Insurance - R/E syndication
- Branch Manager
Westfield Capital Corporation - 1982-1986
- V.P. Marketing - Securities - R/E syndication - Branch
Manager
Boardwalk Capital Corporation - 1987-1990 - Acting Branch
Manager
- National Sales Director - Full service financial planning
broker/dealer
- Chairman of due diligence committee, licensing and marketing
compliance officer for 200 registered representatives.
- President - Registered Investment Advisor & Director
of Recruiting
Financial Education Network Development
- 1990-2001 - Owner & founder of a financial planning
firm providing educational. retirement. financial. planning
seminars for corps., nationally. From 1991 to
the present, the firm has added an emphasis upon expert witness
activities, with 8 arbitrator assignments since 1999, with
one pending and 2 awards.
- 1991-1999 - Eric Equities, Inc. - Securities, Annuities & Insurance
- Branch Supervisor
- 2000 - Present - Empire Securities Corporation - Home
Office Supervisor
Commercial Banking
Bank of America - 1959-1965 - AVP - Corporate Finance – National
Division
Union
Bank - 1965-1969 - VP - Manager of Business Development -
So. California.
Taxes & Insurance
L. E. Cooper & Associates 1959-1965 - Tax Accountant
Carlsberg Insurance Agency - 1975-1982 - President
