Defense counsel in 1 case

James G. Ruiz

Winstead PC

Address of record: 600 W. 5th Street, Suite 900, Austin, TX 78701, (512) 370-2800
Email: jruiz@winstead.com
Phone: (512) 370-2800
Fax: Fax (512) 370-2850

Contact details as filed with the court in the cases below.

Cases tracked

0 active · 1 settled

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Case history

Publicly tracked matters where this attorney is listed as counsel.

Defense counselSettled — claims closed

GPB Securities Settlement

This is a securities class action settlement against five audit and consulting firms (CohnReznick LLP, Crowe LLP, Margolin, Winer & Evens LLP, RSM US LLP, and WithumSmith+Brown, PC). The defendants have agreed to settle the lawsuit with final court approval granted on November 24, 2025.

Claim deadline: November 14, 2025
Represents: Arete Wealth Management, LLC, Capital Investment Group, Inc., Cascade Financial Management, Inc., Center Street Securities, Inc., Colorado Financial Service Corporation, Concorde Investment Services, LLC, Dempsey Lord Smith, LLC, Detalus Securities, LLC, IBN Financial Services, Inc., Lewis Financial Group n/k/a DAI Securities, LLC, Moloney Securities Co., Inc., National Securities Corporation, Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC, Vestech Securities, Inc.

“Recovery” and “exposure” refer to total disclosed settlement funds in associated cases, not money personally won or lost by an attorney. Settlements generally resolve disputed allegations without a finding that either side won. Data comes from public court dockets and may be incomplete.