Jason A. Richardson - Edison, McDowell & Hetherington LLP

Jason Richardson maintains a general civil litigation practice focused on financial services litigation and securities arbitration. Jason has represented both claimants and respondents nationwide in NASD/FINRA arbitration proceedings involving claims against brokerage firms and financial advisors for violations of state and federal securities laws, fraud, breach of contract, violations of industry regulations, misrepresentations, unsuitability, churning and negligent supervision. Jason is also a qualified FINRA dispute resolution arbitrator.

Prior to joining the firm, Jason practiced at Shepherd, Smith, Edwards & Kantas, LLP, in Houston, Texas. While in law school, Jason served as Chief Recent Developments Editor for the Environmental & Energy Law & Policy Journal. Before beginning the practice of law, he worked in the land-surveying industry, where he managed survey crews on major land development and oil pipeline projects and established boundary lines for governmental, commercial and residential properties.

United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas

“Is a Variable Annuity a ‘Security’?: Making Sense of Inconsistent State and Federal Statutes,” PIABA Bar Journal, Vol. 14, No. 4, Winter 2007 (republished in Securities Arbitration 2008: Evolving and Improving 399-419 (PLI Corporate Law and Practice Course, Handbook Series No. B-1686, 2008))

“’We Were Never Told These Things Could Fail’: An Overview of the Auction Rate Securities Market,” PIABA Bar Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1, Spring 2008

“Increased Scrutiny on Conservation Easement Donations: How a Crackdown on Tax Fraud by the IRS Could Impact Environmental Protection,” Environmental & Energy Law & Policy Journal, No. 1, 2005