Legal Opinions Brenda Hamilton
Submitted 2014-01-05 18:24:59 In the penny stock markets it has become almost common practice for restricted stockholders to attorney shop for legal opinion writers so that they can receive unrestricted or free trading securities. Sometimes these shareholders shop until they can get even a second legal opinion as backup in the event that the tradability of their shares is ever questioned. Many shareholders foolishly believe that an opinion letter from a securities lawyer (even if baseless) will protect them. In the case of the SEC v. CMKM over 450 opinion letters written by one lawyer covering at least 233.7 billion shares of stock
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