Office of Hearing Officers
The Office of Hearing Officers is an office of impartial adjudicators of disciplinary cases brought by FINRA’s Department of Enforcement against FINRA members.
The Office of Hearing Officers maintains strict independence from FINRA's regulatory programs and is physically separated from other FINRA departments.
Hearing officers are not involved in the investigative process. Employment protections exist for hearing officers to further ensure their independence; they may not be terminated except by the FINRA Chief Executive Officer, with a right to appeal to the Audit Committee of FINRA's Board of Governors.
View: Orders and Decisions Chronologically | Orders by Topic | Orders by Rule
| Date of Decision | Proceeding No. | Title | Type | Order No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 14, 2017 | ARB170025 | Matthew Grady | Expedited Decision | |
| December 08, 2017 | 2013039306601 | Michael Timothy Dolan | Disciplinary Decision | |
| December 01, 2017 | 2014039775501 | Case Management and Scheduling Order | Disciplinary Order | 17-26 |
| November 21, 2017 | 2013037522501 | Order Adding Additional Exhibit into Evidentiary Record | Disciplinary Order | 17-21 |
| November 13, 2017 | 2013035345701 | Order Sustaining Department of Enforcement’s Objection to Respondents’ Inclusion of Erin Vocke on their Proposed Witness List | Disciplinary Order | 17-20 |
| November 13, 2017 | 2015047154001 | Order Denying Respondent’s Amended Motion to Grant Expert Testimony | Disciplinary Order | 17-19 |
| November 08, 2017 | 2014041985401 | APPEALED: James Larkin Powers | Disciplinary Decision | |
| November 08, 2017 | 2014040809501 | Eddie Basora, Jr. | Disciplinary Decision | |
| November 06, 2017 | 2015048048801 | Hank M. Werner and Legend Securities, Inc. | Disciplinary Decision | |
| October 25, 2017 | 2014042291901 | APPEALED: Gopi K. Vungarala | Disciplinary Decision | |
| October 03, 2017 | ARB170022 | Craig Arnold Sorenson | Expedited Decision | |
| October 02, 2017 | 2013037401001 | APPEALED: Stanley Clayton Niekras | Disciplinary Decision | |
| September 26, 2017 | 2012031748203 | William Norris Jordan | Disciplinary Decision | |
| September 08, 2017 | 2013035740901 | Order Denying Respondents’ Motion for Summary Disposition | Disciplinary Order | 17-18 |
| September 06, 2017 | 2014040476901 | APPEALED: C.L. King and Gregg Alan Miller | Disciplinary Decision | |
| September 05, 2017 | 2016051925301 | Order Granting Motion Regarding Witness Sequestration | Disciplinary Order | 17-16 |
| September 05, 2017 | 2016051925301 | Order Granting Motion to Permit Witness Counsel to be Present During Testimony | Disciplinary Order | 17-17 |
| August 25, 2017 | ARB170007 | Timothy S. Fannin | Expedited Decision | |
| August 22, 2017 | 2015047303901 | Case Management and Scheduling Order | Disciplinary Order | 17-25 |
| August 16, 2017 | 2014043020901 | Matthew J. Dodds | Disciplinary Decision | |
| August 09, 2017 | 2015044782401 | Case Management and Scheduling Order | Disciplinary Order | 17-24 |
| August 02, 2017 | 2014042690502 | Stephen Brown and James Goetz | Disciplinary Decision | |
| July 31, 2017 | 2015044823501 & 2015044823502 | APPEALED: Edward Beyn, Craig Scott Taddonio, and Brent Morgan Porges | Disciplinary Decision | |
| July 27, 2017 | 2013035345701 | Order Denying Motion For Dismissal | Disciplinary Order | 17-15 |
| July 14, 2017 | 2014042156101 | William Morgan Ditty | Disciplinary Decision |