A member of Shumaker's Litigation & Disputes Service Line, CJ represents large financial institutions and high-net-worth individuals in securities litigation, regulatory investigations, and violations of contractual covenants. He regularly counsels financial advisors through Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and other regulatory investigations, and he helps doctors and other professionals recover under their disability insurance policies.
Additionally, CJ's practice focuses on:
- Employment law
- Restrictive covenants
- Trade secrets
- Commercial litigation
A native of Florida, CJ was drawn to the legal profession since childhood. He received his undergraduate degree at Boston College and his J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he served as the executive forum editor of the Florida Law Review. He received the Law Review Book Award and also was the recipient of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship and the Levin College of Law Scholarship.
Education
J.D., with honors, University of Florida Levin College of Law, 2015
B.A., Economics and Communication, Boston College, 2010
Honors
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2022-2024
- SRQ Magazine: 2020 Elite Top Attorneys, Rising Star
Representative Matters
- Shumaker Wins Defamation Case for Financial Advisor Against Merrill Lynch
- 05.02.2018 AdvisorHub – Merrill to Pay $750,000 for Defaming Broker by Insinuating Insider Trading
- 05.02.2018 Citywire – Merrill to pay ex-offshore broker $750,000 in defamation case
- 05.02.2018 Financial Advisor IQ – Merrill Lynch to Fork Over Big Payout to Fired FA
- Shumaker Victory Recognized as One of Largest FINRA Awards Brokers Won from Their Firms
- 04.12.2018 InvestmentNews – Biggest Arb Awards Brokers Won from Their Firms
- Shumaker Attorneys Defeat Merrill Lynch's Attempt to Keep Litigants Out of FINRA Arbitration
- 04.03.2018 AdvisorHub – Merrill Retreats from Battle to Fight Former Executives in Court
- 04.03.2018 wealthmanagement.com – Merrill Lynch Gives Up Fight Against Former Advisors’ Rights to Arbitrate
- 02.08.2018 AdvisorHub – Former Merrill Exec Wins Skirmish Over Losses in His Stock Plan
- Shumaker Attorneys Obtain TRO on Behalf of Morgan Stanley
- 02.06.2018 AdvisorHub – Judge Hands Morgan Stanley Another TRO Win, Hands Off to FINRA
- 01.31.2018 AdvisorHub – Whose Client Is It? Morgan Stanley Argues Both Sides, Former Broker Claims
- 01.24.2018 AdvisorHub – Morgan Stanley Wins Another Restraining Order Against Former Broker
- 01.23.2018 AdvisorHub – Morgan Stanley Disses Former Broker’s Career in New TRO Suit