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JENICE L. MALECKI, ESQ. is a well-known New York securities attorney and has been a FINRA arbitrator and Chairperson. In 2012, 2013 and 2014, Ms. Malecki was named as a Top Attorney by Super Lawyers and the National Law Journal, featured in the New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, National Law Journal and other related publications, as well as being named as one of “New York’s Women Leaders in the Law 2014”. She appears regularly on TV, in the news and on the radio. Ms. Malecki is a frequent bar association and law school speaker, as well as a seasoned authority on New York law, who frequently files official comments for consideration on new rules and laws. In 2014, she visited Senators and House of Representatives members’ offices to garner support for the Investor Choice Act of 2013, currently on the floor of the House of Representatives, and to persuade the Senate to pass similar legislation.
Ms. Malecki is a member of and has been on the Board of Directors (and an Officer of) the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA), a member of the Board of Directors of The PIABA Foundation – a non-profit organization with a mission to educate investors and provide the public with information about abuses in the financial services industry and the securities dispute resolution process. She has been a member of the Securities and Exchanges Committee at the New York City Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association, having spoken many times at the Practicing Law Institute (PLI), the New York City Bar Association and the New York County Lawyers Association, Brooklyn Law School, St. John’s Law School and New York Law School, as well as participating annually in PIABA’s year-end conference. Ms. Malecki has appeared on Wall Street Journal Live, NBC’s Today Show, Fox Business News, ABC’s Eyewitness News, Bloomberg Television, China TV, EBR TV and several other syndicated shows and networks. She has also appeared on Steve Forbes’ in-flight radio show “America’s Most Influential Women in Government, Technology, Business, and the Law”, as well as other nationally syndicated radio programs. She and her cases have been and continue to be cited in numerous industry publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes and Newsweek. The Wall Street Journal featured Ms. Malecki in an educational video clip about the arbitration process at FINRA, the Financial Regulatory Authority. Ms. Malecki’s career has been the subject of an article of Law Crossing.
Jenice L. Malecki’s experience as a New York securities attorney began in class action litigation, having worked on the famed class action case In re Crazy Eddie in the counsel’s office of the lead plaintiffs. Throughout the 1990’s she represented numerous broker dealers and was instrumental in regulatory matters involving well-known “boiler room” stock fraud characteristic of the era. In 1999, Ms. Malecki founded her own practice, MALECKI LAW, in Manhattan, which today employs an esteemed staff of securities arbitration and employment lawyers.
Ms. Malecki was awarded Martindale-Hubbell’s highest legal ability rating of “AV Preeminent”, a distinction she has long maintained. This rating “identifies a lawyer with very high to preeminent legal ability”, and is a reflection of one’s “expertise, experience, integrity, and overall professional excellence.” These ratings, “established by attorneys for attorneys, clearly indicate [Ms. Malecki] demonstrate[s] the highest professional and ethical standards.”
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Posted by David | August 16, 2024 | Hired Attorney
I recently worked with Jenice to negotiate a business buyout, and I couldn't be more pleased with the experience. From the start, Jenice was incredibly helpful and deeply invested in achieving the best possible outcome for me. Her expertise and dedication were evident in every step of the process. ...
Posted by Ashley | October 27, 2021 | Hired Attorney
I highly recommend this attorney, she is diligent, trustworthy and caring, as well as extremely experienced and intelligent.
Posted by Jesica | August 16, 2021 | Hired Attorney
Jenice Malecki is an excellent attorney and extremely reliable. My family had a shocking, horrible, and extremely stressful experience that their money, all their savings were stolen all of a sudden. We had no idea what type of lawyer we needed, we had no experience in issues like this and we didn't ...
Posted by Jim | August 7, 2015
Without going into an hour description of my situation, I am my Dad's POA and have been looking after his investment account since 2003. My Dad has had this account for many years before that. A few years ago I ran into some problems with the firm we will call firm X. I had proof their claims may be...
Posted by William | June 17, 2015
Jenice Malecki, Bob Van De Veire and Adam Nicolazzo did an excellent job on the meditation they handled for me and a group of investors. They were thorough, well-prepared, and knew exactly how to pitch our case. Hope not to need lawyers for FINRA claims again, but would not hesitate to use Malecki ...
Securities and investment fraud lawyer | May 21
Relationship: Worked together on matter
"Jenice is a top notch attorney in our field of securities and employment arbitration. Smart, tenacious, fair and honest. I call her for her opinion on matters all the time. I endorse her strongly."
"Jenice is an excellent litigation attorney. A zealous advocate for her clients and well respected in the legal community. Highly recommended lawyer."
Securities and investment fraud lawyer
Securities and investment fraud lawyer
Securities and investment fraud lawyer
2012
Amicus Award, PIABA
2011
Amicus Award, PIABA
1995 - 1999
Associate, Singer Frumento, LLP
1992 - 1994
Associate, Sirota & Sirota, LLP
1991 - 1992
Associate, Ezra & Howe, LLP
1990 - 1991
Clerk, Magistrate Judge Francis
1990 - 1991
Student Clerk, Ernst & Young
1986 - 1990
Student Clerk, Curtis, Mallet Prevost , Colt & Mosle, LLP
2021 - Present
New York Law SchoolAdjunct Professor
2021 - Present
NYS Bar Association, Federal and Commercial Litigation Section's Securities Arbitration CommitteeCo-chair
Member
Member
Member/Fmr Board/Officer/Secretary
2015 - 2018
FINRA- National Arbitration and Mediation Committee (NAMC)Member
2015 - 2017
The PIABA FoundationVice President
Award of approximately $200,000.
Approximately $4 million
Won approximately $650,000.
Won approximately $650,000.
$2.1 million.
$3.9 million.
Approximately $7.2 million
Award of $630,357.00
$2 million
Award of $805,110 plus interest.
Awarded over $1.2 million.
Award: $467,000 plus interest and including attorneys' fees
1991
JD - Juris Doctor, cum laude
1988
BA - Bachelor of Arts, cum laude
2021
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2020
2020
“New Jersey's Proposed Rule On Fiduciary Standards For Financial Professionals: Understanding The Proposal,”
2019
“Hot Ethical Issues in Securities Arbitration”
2018
2018
2018
2017
“Women in Litigation”
2017
"Ethics and Expungement"
2016
“The Graying of America- Suitability and Supervision for Senior Investors”
2016
“The FINRA Resolution Taskforce Report After Seven Months: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going?”
2016
“Practicum on Experts and Closings”
2015
Recommendation On Improvement and Other Tips On Technique
2015
Arbitration Practicum Examination of the Broker in Product Cases
2014
Recent and Upcoming Rule Changes: Arbitrator Classification, Panel Composition, and Referrals for Disciplinary Action
2014
Representing Whistleblowers
2014
Hot Topics in Arbitration 2014
2014
Whistleblowers
2014
Elder Law Issues
2013
Mock Arbitration
2012
Arbitration Practicum on Prehearing Matters and Securities Arbitration: Recent Developments in the Law and Future Trends
2011
Arbitration Pleading & Practice: Every Case Its Own Way – The Malecki Example: “Affinity Fraud, Non-Securities Related Notes & the Pure Failure to Supervise a Branch
2010
Developments in the FINRA Arbitration Discovery Process
2010
Reg. D and Private Placements - “The Tale of Two Private Placement Arbitrations: ‘Oh, What a Difference a Panel Can Make’”
2009
Sarbanes Oxley: A Brief Primer for the Employee / Notes, Expungement, & Good Faith / Fair Dealing: A Case in Point
2008
BF and Auction Rate Securities: A Case Study
2007
Securities Arbitration and Mediation: 2007
2007
Northeast Regional Panel - Moderator
2007
Pleading Arbitration Claims and Defenses
2006
What Documents to Take to Every Hearing
2005
Advanced Trial Techniques: Borrowing From the Theatre
2005
How to Start Your Own Law Practice or Law-Related Business
2004
Discovery 101 with A Twist: Tips, Timelines, and Tables
2004
Knowing What to Look For: Getting the Documents that Can Win Your Case
2003
Self-Regulatory Organization Practice: Examinations, Interviews, Hearings and Appeals
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