Industry Expert Joins Capital Forensics, Securities Litigation Firm

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Forensics, Inc. (CFI) introduces Quinton Ellis as a new member of their securities industry expert staff supporting arbitration cases.  Quinton has more than three decades of experience in the securities industry both in sales and management.  His industry career includes serving as a registered representative as well as management at the branch, district, regional and divisional levels of the retail sector, all amassed during his 32-year career at Merrill Lynch.

"Quinton's experience in the securities industry is extensive, as he has supervised directly hundreds of Financial Consultants in four different branch offices across the country.  He has sales management experience at positions up to the divisional level involving thousands of Financial Consultants.  His management responsibilities included hiring and training new Financial Consultants, recruiting established Financial Consultants from competitors, compliance oversight, revenue performance, and profitability.  Quinton has also supervised a non-resident client office of 20 Financial Consultants doing business primarily in Mexico as part of his duties as San Diego Managing Director.  Ellis' significant industry knowledge will accentuate our team's dynamic securities litigation expertise," said Vadim Khavinson, president of Capital Forensics.

During his career, Quinton carried both representative and management licenses, including the General Securities (Series 7), NYSE Branch Manager (Series 8), and NASD Principal (Series 24) as well as the Investment Advisory license (Series 65).  Quinton earned a Certified Financial Planner designation and has held life insurance and real estate licenses.  He served for three years on the Kansas City District Business Conduct Committee of the NASD adjudicating instances of alleged wrongdoing by industry members.  He holds both a BS and MBA from Drake University. 

About Capital Forensics, Inc.

Capital Forensics, Inc. (CFI) provides expert testimony and litigation support, compliance consulting and data solutions for securities and ERISA-related matters. CFI's seasoned experts have experience in all venues, ranging from mediations and arbitrations to state and federal court. For more than a decade, parties in legal matters have retained CFI for successful resolution of thousands of cases as well as regulatory issues and data mining and analysis. Every case has a story to be told through testimony, supported by analysis and exhibits. This is where CFI excels. www.capitalforensics.com

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