The proprietors of the website, Harold Geller and John Hollander, are lawyers with the financial loss recovery group of Doucet McBride LLP. Together they have over 45 years experience. Both have extensive experience working with financial advisors and investors on compliance, regulatory and investment issues.
Harold Geller
Harold Geller is the Chair of Geller & Associates, the Financial Loss Recovery Group of Doucet McBride LLP. Harold is an experienced lawyer. A major focus of his legal work is helping people who have suffered financial loss as a result of negligent advice of a professional financial planner to recover some or all of their losses.
Harold’s goal is two part: 1) to help his client’s recover some or all of their financial losses; and 2) to educate his clients about both the financial planning process and the loss recovery process so that they can take back control of their financial decisions in recovering their losses.
Harold is frequently hired by the financial industry (insurers, dealers, Managing General Agencies, etc) to educate financial advisors and compliance officers about their duties, standards and obligations. Harold is a frequent speaker at investment industry conferences hosted by voluntary organizations (such as Advocis, CiFPs, RFPs). Harold is regularly consulted by financial advisors’ trade journals on a wide range of industry issues. He is a moderator of the independent online forum He is a moderator of the independent online forum www.foradvisorsonly.com and a member of the Canadian Institute of Financial Planners (CiFPs) Regulatory & Government Relations Committee and the Member Conduct Committee.
Harold believes that Court proceedings are complex, slow and full of risk. Where possible, Harold recommends that Court proceedings be used as a dispute resolution tool as opposed to an end in and of themselves. His goal is to provide a resolution using whatever tools are best suited to your situation and your needs. Work with Harold to get control back over your financial life by getting recover your financial losses now. Harold can be reached at hgeller@financialloss.ca a or 613 233 4474.
John Hollander
John was a founding member of the Ontario Securities Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee. He has made a presentation to a committee of the Ontario Legislature on securities regulation, and is scheduled to present to the prestigious The Canadian Institute’s 8th Annual Advanced Forum on Securities Litigation and Enforcement on April 20-21, 2009.
John Hollander is one of Ontario’s most experienced trial advocates. John has fought for the rights of people denied their financial rights for over 30 years. John is very knowledgeable about all aspects of financial loss claim and provides his sage insight with one objective: getting you your due as promptly as possible. John is a bulldog. John can be reached at jhollander@financialloss.ca or 613 233 4474.
Mary Neill
Mary Neill is financialloss.ca’s clerk. In a law practice, a clerk is a highly skilled part of the team. The clerk is a client’s primary point of contact. She prioritizes the many client needs and facilitates the dispute resolution process constantly moving forward. While Mary does not give legal advice (that’s the Law Society of Upper Canada’s rule), she knows more about financial loss recovery claims and the Court process than most lawyers. She was the long term clerk for two of Ottawa’s esteemed judges. Her skills are recognized and praised by clients, Harold, John and our judicial officials. Mary can be reached mneill@financialloss.ca or 613 233 4474.