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also known as Niel Prosser
Niel Prosser has over 35 years of experience in securities arbitration and commercial litigation. In that span, he has seen the law from several perspectives, including as a partner in a large law firm and as Head of Litigation for a large securities firm.
Niel graduated from the University of Memphis School of Law with honors in 1985. For the next year he clerked for the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Niel then went into private practice at the second largest firm in Memphis, Armstrong Allen, where for 13 years he handled various types of business litigation in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi (including non-competition/confidentiality agreements, contracts, corporate disputes, products liability and securities), as well as some business practice.
In 1999, Niel was hired as Deputy General Counsel and Head of Litigation for Morgan Keegan and Company, a position he held for 15 years. Morgan Keegan, which was acquired by Raymond James in 2012, was a large regional broker-dealer with revenues exceeding $1 billion and offices throughout the southeastern United States, parts of the Midwest, New York and California. Niel’s position at Morgan Keegan gave him a wealth of securities arbitration experience. In addition to handling numerous cases personally, Niel directed the defense of approximately 1,750 arbitration cases, including many cases filed beginning in 2007 regarding Morgan Keegan’s proprietary “RMK High-Yield Bond Funds”. These Funds, which had previously been top performers, crashed at the outset of the Financial Crisis, generating arbitrations, state/federal lawsuits and class actions collectively seeking billions of dollars in damages. In 2012, Niel and his legal team at Morgan Keegan were recognized as “In-House Team of the Year” at the Benchmark Litigation Annual Awards South. Niel left Raymond James and started the Prosser Law Firm in 2014. In 2022, he added two Partners – Rob Clapper and Kyle Johnson – and renamed the firm Prosser, Clapper & Johnson, PLC.
Niel’s wealth of experience includes many other broker/dealer issues, including regulatory investigations, broker recruiting, promissory note collection, employment issues, U-4/U-5 reporting/expungement and firm supervisory and compliance procedures.
Niel has taught Legal Research and Writing as an adjunct professor at The University of Memphis School of Law, served as President of the Memphis Mid-South Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, earned the designation Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional through the NASD’s certification program at the Wharton School of Business and has held the Series 7 and Series 24 securities licenses. He is licensed to practice law in Tennessee and is a member of the Memphis and Tennessee Bar Associations.
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Acquired: 1985
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5865 Ridgeway Center Parkway, Memphis, TN, 38120
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Posted by Matt | May 8, 2023 | Hired Attorney
I hired Niel and his team to represent me for expungement of a baseless claim on my advisor record. Kyle Johnson was my main attorney, and he did an absolutely fantastic job! Thorough, diligent, persistent -- with great knowledge of the most optimal steps to take for expungement. Got it done swiftly,...
Posted by Jamie | May 2, 2022 | Hired Attorney
Niel represented us in a FINRA arbitration to pursue our securities claims against one of the largest financial firms in the world. The claims made in the case were for unauthorized trading, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, negligence, elder exploitation, fraud, unsuitability, failure t...
Posted by Ron | April 25, 2022 | Hired Attorney
I hired Niel and his associates to represent me in a FINRA arbitration against an $8 trillion dollar investment firm that accused me of breaking my non-solicit agreement after I was terminated. After a year and a half of preparation, we entered into a 3 week arbitration last summer. The panel found ...
Posted by Mike and Nita | April 21, 2022 | Hired Attorney
Neil and his team worked tirelessly for months to help us get our financial life back on track. Without going into detail about our case and the resulting award, I can say that Neil took a case that other attorneys viewed as having little chance of substantial recovery and returned a result that exce...
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2011
In-House Team of the Year, South, Benchmark Litigation
2014 - Present
Partner, The Prosser Law Firm
2012 - 2014
Deputy General Counsel / Head of Litigation -Morgan Keegan, Raymond James Financial, Inc.
1999 - 2012
Deputy General Counsel / Head of Litigation, Morgan Keegan & Company
1986 - 1999
Partner, Armstrong Allen, PLLC
1985 - 1986
Federal Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, W.D. Tn
2010 - Present
Tennessee Bar AssociationMember
2010 - 2010
Memphis Bar AssociationBusiness Law Section Board of Directors
1995 - 1996
Federal Bar Association -Memphis Midsouth ChapterPresident
$6.8 Million Settlement
$1,488,753
1985
JD - Juris Doctor
1982
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2014
Settlement of Securities Arbitration Cases
2014
Spotting Red Flags When Viewing A Client's Brokerage Account
1989
Adjunct Professor - Legal Research and Writting
English