Mr. Schwartz has in-depth experience serving as an advocate for investment advisory firms and their investment advisor representatives. He has defended investment advisory clients in mediations, arbitrations and trials. He has licensed investment advisory firms in Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Ohio, Texas and other states. He has a specialized knowledge of the IARD and CRD electronic filing systems. Mr. Schwartz is a member of the Oregon State Bar.
Mr. Schwartz graduated with honors from Willamette University. He earned his law degree at the University of Oregon School of Law where he was a law review staff editor and served as chairperson for the Dean's Advisory Committee. Most recently he spent 7 years partnering in another Regulatory and Compliance firm before venturing out to start his own specialized firm. Prior to that, he was corporate counsel for Inteliant Corporation, a national information technology firm with over 700 employees and annual gross revenue in excess of 100 million dollars. Previously, Todd also worked as an administrative law judge for the Oregon Employment Department and served as the Department's legislative liaison during the 1995 Oregon legislative session.
MERL LEDFORD III, Of Counsel
Mr. Ledford received his AB Degree in 1974 from University of California Santa Barbara with majors in English and economics. He earned his JD degree in 1978 from University of California, Hastings College of the Law where he participated on law review and served as Program Coordinator of Hastings' Center for Trial and Appellate Advocacy. Mr. Ledford is admitted to practice before all California Courts and before the United States Tax Court. He appears in other jurisdictions in association with AV-rated counsel licensed to practice in the forum state.
LESLIE IRELAND, Executive Assistant/Paralegal
Ms. Ireland offers 24 years of experience in a broad range of fields, from working as a budget analyst for the Federal Government, to running a successful retail business to working for Microsoft as a coordinator for the IT Department. Her passion for cutting-edge technologies, as well as a natural talent for designing creative and cost-effective solutions makes her a valuable addition to our team.
