A Look at Broker Kevin Lawrence Kelly's 9 Customer Complaints

April 8th, 2025, 9:51 AM

A Look at Broker Kevin Lawrence Kelly's 9 Customer Complaints

According to BrokerCheck, Broker Kevin Lawrence Kelly (CRD# 2293119) is currently registered at Avantax Advisory Services and Avantax Advisory Services, Inc, in Atlanta, Georgia and was previously registered at LPL Financial, LLC, in Atlanta, Georgia. Kelly has nine customer disputes.

For example, one customer dispute alleges unsuitable investment in structured notes. The alleged damages were $900,000 and the dispute was settled for $625,000. Another settled customer dispute alleged unsuitable/unauthorized investment in structured notes with alleged damages of $735,000.45. The case settled for $700,000. A dispute from 2023 alleged unsuitable investment in structured notes resulting in damages of $585,000. The dispute was settled for $284,000.

In a pending dispute the client alleges unsuitable investment of REIT's (Real Estate Investment Trusts) with damages of $52,000. Another dispute alleges unsuitable investment in structured notes and ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds). The alleged damages are $750,000 and this dispute is pending. 

One customer dispute alleges unsuitable investments resulting in alleged damages of $999,000. This dispute is pending. Another customer dispute alleges unsuitable investments in real estate security.

We are a Chicago-based law firm with a national practice, representing investors nationwide in seeking to recover their investment losses. The firm continues to investigate brokerage firms and brokers who have placed elderly investors, retirees and other conservative investors in unsuitable investments.

We receive the highest rankings as attorneys for quality work and ethics.  We successfully have filed numerous cases against brokerage firms that sold high-risk investments, recovering more than $50 million on behalf of victimized investors. In those cases, we allege that the investment recommendations were unsuitable for our clients based on their financial situation, needs, and investment objectives.

We offer free case evaluations and handle matters on a contingency fee basis-meaning you pay no attorney's fees unless we recover compensation for you. If you have incurred investment losses with Kevin L. Kelly and would like a securities attorney to evaluate your case, please contact us.  

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