Robert A. Uhl
Mr. Uhl sits as an NASD arbitrator and is a member of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA). Mr. Uhl has appeared on Fox News and has been quoted on securities matters by the Wall Street Journal, Registered Representative magazine, CBS Marketwatch and by other members of the national and local press.
Mr. Uhl was recognized as a 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 Southern California Super Lawyer.
In 2010, Mr. Uhl was appointed as the first Director of the Pepperdine University School of Law Investor Clinic which received a grant from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to establish the clinic. In addition, Mr. Uhl has been appointed as an adjunct professor at the Pepperdine University School of Law where he teaches a course on securities arbitration. He is also a member of the Council of Distinguished Advisors of the Straus Institute of Pepperdine University School of Law.
Education
- B.A. - University of Pittsburgh, 1968, Dean's List
- J.D. - Fordham University School of Law, 1975, Dean's List and Law Review
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1976
- United States District Court Southern District New York, 1976
- United States District Court Eastern District New York, 1976
- California, 1977
- United States District Court Northern District California, 1977
- United States District Court Central District California, 1979
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1982
- United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1983
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado, 2011
Publications
- Arbitrators Misclassified: Looking Back to Move Forward
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2011)
- Discovery of Regulatory Documents: Debunking the Myth of the "SEC" Privilege in Securities Arbitration
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2010)
- The Prospectus Defense: Defeating It As A Matter of Fact and Law
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2009)
- Wall Street Does it Again: The Auction Rate Securities Fraud
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2008)
- Trying Asset/Mortgage Backed Securities Cases: A Practical Guide
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2007)
- A Practical Guide To The New NASD Code of Arbitration Procedure For Customer Disputes
- Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (2006), also Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2006)
- Third Party Money Managers: Brokerage Firms' Duty to Monitor and Resulting Liability
- Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (2005)
- I Didn't Say That, Oh Yes You Did: The Use of Court Reporters in Securities Arbitration
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2005)
- From Wall Street to Main Street: A Guide To Litigation Over Hedge Funds Sold by Brokerage Firms to Retail Investors
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2005)
- Confidentiality and Compliance Manuals: The Fight for Unfettered Access
- Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (2005), also Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2004)
- Due Diligence or Don't: Pre-Filing Considerations and Claim Drafting
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2003)
- Arbitration: Can It Be Waived?
- Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (2002)
- Advanced Discovery Techniques: Piercing the Veil of Confidentiality and The Use of Telephone Records to Prove Unauthorized Trading
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2001)
- Selective Recission and the Offset Defense in Securities Cases: A Survey of the Law
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2000)
- Motion Practice in Securities Arbitration: A Claimant's Point of View
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (1999)
- Why Shouldn't Clearing Firms be Liable
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (1998)
- Clearing Firm Liability: A Forward Looking Analysis
- Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (1998)
- Liability of Control Persons at Second Tier Firms
- Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (1997)
- Control Person Liability in the Securities Industry: A Legal Overview and Practical Applications
- Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (1997)
- Stockbrokerage Firm Liability: A Pre-Litigation Analysis
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles "Advocate" (1996), reprinted in the Arizona Trial Lawyer Association "Advocate" (January 1997)
- The Brave New World of Banks Selling Securities: Offline and Online
- Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (1996)
- Recognizing and Evaluating Stockbroker Liability
- Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles Convention (1995)
- Take it or Leave it: Case Evaluation and Retention
- Practicing Law Institute Securities Arbitration Handbook (1995)
- Broker Abuse: Recovering for your Client
- Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Advocate (1993)
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