Carl F. Schoeppl

Carl F. Schoeppl

Schoeppl Law PA

Appellate Lawyers in Boca Raton, FL in Boca Raton, FL

Boca Raton, FL561-394-8301
AppellateBroker-Dealer EnforcementBusiness Litigation and ArbitrationsCustomer Arbitrations in High Stakes MattersInvestment Adviser EnforcementMediation

About Carl F. Schoeppl

Carl F. Schoeppl is the Managing Shareholder of the Schoeppl Law, P.A. Mr. Schoeppl is a former senior federal prosecutor with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), Division of Enforcement, and prosecuted some of the most notable securities fraud cases on behalf of the SEC in federal courts throughout the Southeastern United States at that time, including SEC v. Chapnick, [1993-1994 Transfer Binder] Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCR) r 98,076 (S.D. Fla. Feb. 11, 1994)(an insider trading and $33 million securities fraud case involving former officers of the failed Commonwealth Savings and Loan Association of Florida); and SEC v. Bradt, [Current Transfer Binder] Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCR), r 98,624 (S.D. Fla. Mar. 7, 1995)(a $27 million "Ponzi" scheme case involving the notorious con-man Thomas R. Mullens and the defunct Omni Capital Group, Ltd.). Mr. Schoeppl also served as Ethics Counsel for the SEC's Southeast Regional Office, and was responsible for rendering ethics opinions and legal advice on ethical issues to a staff of over fifty. Prior to his tenure at the SEC, Mr. Schoeppl was a Special Assistant District Attorney in Atlanta, Georgia with responsibility over trying major felony criminal cases. Mr. Schoeppl has been appointed by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, upon the recommendation of the SEC, as the Receiver for five different corporations in an SEC enforcement action styled SEC v. Schaefer, et al., Case No. 98-343-CIV-ORL-22A (M.D. Fla.)($3.5 million securities fraud/Ponzi scheme case involving the sale of promissory notes). Mr. Schoeppl has also been appointed by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, upon the recommendation of the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), as the Receiver for Transworld Enterprises, Inc. in an FTC enforcement action styled FTC v. Transworld Enterprises, Inc., et al., Case No. 00-8126-CIV-GRARAM (S.D. Fla.)($3 million nationwide franchise fraud case involving the sale of ATM business opportunities). Mr. Schoeppl was appointed by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, upon the recommendation of the SEC, to serve as the Receiver for U.S. Capital Funding, Inc. in a $48 million securities fraud case styled SEC v. First Capital Services, Inc., et al., Case No. 00-8445-CIV-MIDDLEBROOKS (S.D. Fla.). Recently, Mr. Schoeppl was appointed by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, upon the recommendation of the FTC, as Temporary Receiver for America's Shopping Network, Inc. ("ASN"), Consumer Services, Inc., Karen Zagami, Carianne Sica, Louis Gangi, RME, Inc., and John Epstein in an FTC enforcement action styled FTC v. America's Shopping Network, Inc., et al., Case No. 02-80540-CIV-HURLEY (S.D. Fla.). In ASN, the Defendants allegedly conducted a nationwide fraudulent work-at-home scheme. Mr. Schoeppl has also served as an expert witness for the SEC in SEC v. Web Hosting Headquarters Partnership, et al., Case No.: 00-4975-CIV­ RIGRSMITR/GARBER (S.D. Fla.). Mr. Schoeppl is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator. Awards and Honors Honors Service in the Public Interest Award from the FBI Commendation from Securities Board of the Netherlands Appointed as Receiver by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida Appointed as Receiver by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Appointed as Temporary Receiver by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Education

Legal Education

  • Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1990
  • LL.M.
  • Honors: Academic Scholarship
  • Honors: Highest Grade in Class in Voir Dire
  • Honors: Highest Grade in Class in Trial Ethics
  • Major: Litigation, Master of Laws in Litigation
  • Nova University Center for the Study of Law, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1989
  • J.D.
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Honors: Dean's List
  • Honors: Moot Court Society
  • Honors: Highest Grade in Class in Pretrial Practice
  • Honors: Highest Grade in Class in Real Property Workshop
  • Law Review: Nova Law Review
  • Oxford University- St. Edmund Hall, Oxford, England, 1987
  • Honors: Highest Grade in Class in Comparative Corporate Governance

Non Legal Education

  • Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, 1986
  • B.B.A.
  • Honors: Graduated With Honors in Top 5% of Class
  • Honors: President's Honor List
  • Honors: Dean's List
  • Honors: Academic All-American
  • Major: Marketing

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Managing Shareholder

Past Positions

  • District Attorney's Office of Fulton County, Felony Division, Atlanta, Georgia, Special Assistant District Attorney, 1989 - 1990
  • United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement, Miami, Florida, Senior Counsel, 1993 - 1995
  • United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement, Miami, Florida, Staff Attorney, 1990 - 1993
  • United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement, Miami, Florida, Ethics Counsel, 1990 - 1995

Classes and Seminars

  • Speaker, The Conduct of a Civil Trial in Federal Court, Federal Practice Seminar, Florida Bar, February 26, 1997
  • Speaker, Hedging Your Bets: Preserving the Record for Appeal, Litigation Poker Table Seminar, The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Commercial Litigation Section, October 20, 1995
  • Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Nova Southeastern University Law School, 1996 - 2010
  • Instructor, Trial Skills, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), 1994 - 1999
  • Instructor, Deposition Skills, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), 1998 - 1999
  • Instructor, Civil and Criminal Litigation, Rollins College, 1992
  • Guest Lecturer, Violations of Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Insider Trading, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center, March 9, 2015 - Present
  • Guest Lecturer, Violations of Securities Exchange Act of 1934: Ponzi Schemes, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center, March 18, 2013 - Present
  • The Conduct of a Civil Trial in Federal Court, Federal Practice Seminar, February 26, 1997 - Present
  • Hedging Your Bets: Preserving the Record for Appeal, Litigation Poker Table Seminar, October 20, 1995 - Present

Representative Cases

  • Absolute Activist Value Master Fund Ltd. v. Devine
  • Citation: No. 16-13047-AA, 2017 WL 5991848 (11th Cir. Aug. 18, 2017)
  • Year: 2017
  • SEC v. Yun
  • Citation: 130 F.Supp.2d 1348
  • Court: M.D. Fla.
  • Year: 2001
  • Serial Number: 2001114221
  • Citation: No. 99-117-CIV-ORL-22A, 2001 WL 705722
  • Court: M.D. Fla
  • Serial Number: 2001536440
  • Citation: 148 F.Supp. 2d 1287
  • Computerized Thermal Imaging , Inc. v. Bloomberg LP
  • Citation: 2001 WL 670927
  • Court: D.Utah
  • Serial Number: 2001518485
  • Citation: 312 F.3d 1292
  • Court: 10th Cir.
  • Year: 2002
  • Serial Number: 2002743525
  • SEC v. Omnigene Development, Inc.,
  • Citation: 105 F.Supp.2d 1316
  • Court: S.D. Fla.
  • Year: 2000
  • Serial Number: 2000088016
  • Vincelli v. National Home Health Care Corp.,
  • Citation: 112 F.Supp.2d 1309
  • Serial Number: 2000526105
  • Aquamar, S.A. v. Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc.
  • Citation: 179 F.3d 1279
  • Court: 11th Cir.
  • Year: 1999
  • Serial Number: 1999154619
  • Travel Access, Inc. v. System One Direct Access, Inc., (
  • Citation: 696 So. 2d 397
  • Court: Fla. 3d DCA
  • Year: 1997
  • Serial Number: 1997125297
  • Periera v. Florida Power & Light Company
  • Citation: 680 So. 2d 617
  • Court: Fla. 4th DCA
  • Year: 1996
  • Serial Number: 1996227877
  • Williamson v. State
  • Citation: 681 So. 2d 688
  • Court: Fla.
  • Serial Number: 1996212512
  • SEC v. Bradt
  • Citation: 1995 WL 215220
  • Year: 1995
  • Serial Number: 1995087753
  • SEC v. Chapnick
  • Citation: 1994 WL 113040
  • Court: S.D. Fla
  • Year: 1994
  • Serial Number: 1994078368
  • Cadle Co. v. G & G Assoc.
  • Citation: 737 So.2d 1136
  • Serial Number: 1999142731
  • SEC v. Schaefer, et al., Case No. 98-343-CIV-ORL-22A (M.D. Fla.)
  • FTC v. Transworld Enterprises, Inc., et al., Case No. 00-8126-CIV-GRAHAM (S.D. Fla.)
  • SEC v. First Capital Services, Inc., et al., Case No. 00-8445-CIV-MIDDLEBROOKS (S.D. Fla.)
  • FTC v. America’s Shopping Network, Inc., et al., Case No. 02-80540-CIV-HURLEY (S.D. Fla.)
  • FTC v. Fidelity ATM, Inc., et al., Case No. 06-81101-CIV-HURLEY-HOPKINS (S.D. Fla.)

Bar Admissions

  • Florida
  • New York
  • District of Columbia
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
  • U. S. Court of Military Appeals
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court Western District of New York
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court District of Nebraska
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • Specialties and Certifications
  • Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator

Other Affiliations

  • The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Past Member)
  • The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Past Memeber)
  • The American Bar Association (Current Member)
  • The Federal Bar Association (Current Member)
  • The Broward County Bar Association (Past Member)
  • The South Palm Beach County Bar Association (Current Member)
  • The Palm Beach County Bar Association (Past Member)
  • The New York Bar Association (Current Member)
  • Craig S. Barnard American Inn of Court LIV, 1998 - 2001 (Past Member)

Attorney Details

Full NameCarl F. Schoeppl
FirmSchoeppl Law PA
AddressBoca Raton, FL, Schoeppl Law, P.A., 7999 North Federal Highway, Suite 202, Boca Raton, FL
Phone561-394-8301
Phone561-394-3121
Websitewww.schoeppllaw.com
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