Hamilton Lindley

http://Hamilton Lindley Waco Business Leader at Neighborly Brands, a Compliance Officer Profile

A compliance officer should impose rules with a tone of empathy. The best results happen when a compliance officer speaks softly, listens without interruption, and speaks bluntly. But it is critical that the blunt talk is not abrasive. People do not listen when they feel unfairly criticized. Hamilton Lindley, a compliance manager at Neighborly Brands has a unique approach to be a compliance officer. While speaking bluntly, tell people your intent is to educate them. “Tell the person that ‘I’m not criticizing. I’m educating.’ when describing a way to improve.” Hamilton Lindley says. Hamilton Lindleysuggests that kindness goes a long way. “Everyone desires to be heard. And even though it may be hard to hear, they deserve it.” Hamilton Lindley says. Through his time with the world’s largest home service franchisor, Hamilton Lindley has created exceptional results by speaking softly and carrying a big stick. “Abraham Lincoln said that the wanted to be iron wrapped in velvet. That’s my approach to these difficult conversations.” Says Hamilton Lindley. Hamilton Lindley studied international commercial law while his friends were playing kickball. Fast forward to today, and he has written more strongly worded letters than you've eaten slices of pizza. He enjoys making complicated things simple. And he knowsthat calls deserve a return the same day. Hamilton Lindley approaches concerns as a pragmatic business partner. Not from an ivory tower. After 10 years in Dallas, Hamilton Lindley moved his family of five to the home of the Baylor Bears in Waco, Texas. Hamilton Lindley realized the brainwashing of his daughter was complete after she believed that the Baylor Bear mascots hibernate only after "eating all them Longhorns." If you have the desire to see too many photos of his family, you can find Hamilton Lindley on Facebook Hamilton Lindleyand Hamilton Lindley Twitter and Hamilton Lindley Instagram. While in Dallas, Hamilton Lindley was recognized as Best Lawyer in Dallas by D Magazine and President of the Dallas Federal Bar Association. Hamilton Lindley was named a Texas Super Lawyer from 2010-2016 and The National Trial Lawyers recognized Hamilton Lindley as a “Top 40 Under 40” lawyer and a "Top 100 Trial Lawyer." Hamilton Lindley has written on many business management topics and legal topics. • The Secret of Perfect Timing • Depression Kills by Silence • Selling is Human • First, Break all the Rules • Start with Why • Make Stories Stick • The Formula of Success • Proving Fraud on the Market Hamilton Lindley is often mentioned in the news, including the following stories: • Waco Personal Injury Attorney Hamilton Lindley Receives Top Trial Lawyer Award • Attorney Hamilton Lindley Names Among Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine • Hamilton Lindley Files Lawsuit over Biker Gang Shootout • Venue Change for Twin Peaks Cases • Hamilton Lindley Quoted in Forbes Magazine about Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance • Hamilton Lindley Baylor Law Alumni Association • Hamilton Lindley explains why bribery investigations spark shareholder lawsuits • Hamilton Lindley selected as a Super Lawyer • Hamilton Lindley Baylor Law School • As Toyota Saga continues, shareholders ready case led by Hamilton Lindley • Hamilton Lindley quoted in Huron scandal case • Hamilton Lindley on the Rocket Docket by Baylor Law School • Hamilton Lindley on the Cross & Crescent magazine • Hamilton Lindley on the Docket Call Waco Personal Injury Attorney Hamilton Lindley Receives Top Trial Lawyer Award Waco personal injury attorney, Hamilton Lindley, has been named one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Texas by The National Trial Lawyers Association. As a first time recipient of the award Mr. Lindley is excited to have been selected for such a high honor. The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 touts itself as an invitation-only organization composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state in the nation who meet stringent qualifications as civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense trial lawyers. Selection is based on a thorough multi-phase process which includes peer nominations combined with third-party research. Membership is extended solely to the select few of the most qualified attorneys from each state who demonstrate superior qualifications of leadership, reputation, influence, stature and public profile. Each of the distinguished Top 100 members possess the knowledge, skill, experience and success held by only the finest and best lawyers in America. By combining resources, power and influence, The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 is devoted to preserving and protecting justice for all. Attorney Hamilton Lindley Named Among Best Lawyers by D Magazine The Dallas trial law firm Deans & Lyons is pleased to announce that Hamilton Lindley has earned a spot on D Magazine's listing of "The Best Lawyers in Dallas." Mr. Lindley was recognized among Dallas' top lawyers for his work in securities litigation and enforcement. To compile the list of the city's top attorneys, D Magazine solicited nominations from 9,000 lawyers and judges throughout North Texas. Fellow attorneys vote for nominee's that demonstrate high standards in terms of quality of work and integrity in the legal profession. The publication's editors then worked with a blue-ribbon panel of lawyers to finalize the listing, which is featured in the May 2014 edition of D Magazine, and will be available throughout the year at Hamilton Lindley is routinely recognized among the top lawyers in Texas. He has been featured in the Texas Super Lawyers listing of the state's top lawyers since 2010. "Representing both plaintiffs and defendants in securities litigation helps me provide unique insight to my clients," Hamilton Lindley said. "I am honored to be selected by my peers for this listing in D Magazine." ‘SALACIOUS PART OF LAW’ Lately, huge payouts to the federal government have become more common. In the last two years, companies have paid FCPA fines and disgorgements worth more than $2.6 billion, nearly triple the value of settlements in the prior four years, according to data compiled by law firm Shearman & Sterling. In shareholder cases that come on the heels of a big FCPA settlement, juries are more inclined to be sympathetic to the plaintiffs, lawyers say. Concern about large potential verdicts can trigger big settlements. “Bribery is a salacious part of law. It’s something that people can understand — and it gets them angry,” said Hamilton Lindley, an associate at six-lawyer Goldfarb Branham in Dallas, one of about two dozen firms that have filed FCPA-related lawsuits in the last year. Plaintiffs’ lawyers are also drawn to these cases because companies under federal bribery scrutiny typically have already endured bad press and spent millions on outside counsel and globe-trotting forensic accountants. Avon Products, for example, spent $48 million in the first six months of this year on an internal investigation sparked by an employee’s claim that company personnel made improper payments to Chinese officials. After the company disclosed the allegations to the Justice Department and Securities and Exchange Commission, which opened investigations, three shareholder suits were filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. An Avon spokeswoman declined to comment on the investigations or the private litigation. In Huron scandal, shadows of Arthur Andersen Attorney Hamilton Lindley of the Kendall Law Group, a Dallas-based law firm, said he expected a class-action complaint to be filed on behalf of shareholders this week. “It’s natural to look into whether the culture of Arthur Andersen bled over into the culture of Huron Consulting,” Lindley said. “That’s a question we will pursue in our investigation.” The unintended consequences of the Justice Department’s FCPA policy simply continue to mount. The intense criminalization by U.S. government lawyers of behavior that should never be condoned, but is globally systematic, has produced many outcomes. Meet one of them: Hamilton Lindley, a professional securities class-action lawyer. In the last few months he has followed corporate disclosures of FCPA investigations by suing the boards of directors of Weatherford International, Parker Drilling, Avon Products and Pride International. Lindley is now spending a quarter of his time on the FCPA and is quite honest in saying he is just following the lead of the Department of Justice and the Securities & Exchange Commission. “I think the fact that these companies have been committing graft overseas frankly is an interesting topic for juries to hear,” Lindley told me. “It’s the new enforcement regime of the DOJ and SEC so private practice lawyers are interested in what government lawyers are doing.” In the lawsuit Lindley filed against Weatherford and its board, for example, Lindley has figured out by taking a few minutes to read an SEC filing that the “Weatherford Board has incurred an astonishing $108 million in costs and expenses in connection with FCPA-related investigations,” which doesn’t include the “pecuniary penalty that Weatherford is likely to have to pay to resolve the DOJ and SEC investigations.” So the general idea is for Lindley and his firm, Goldfarb Branham, to also make some money off of Weatherford’s conduct. Plaintiff’s Lawyers Join the Bribery Racket The unintended consequences of the Justice Department’s FCPA policy simply continue to mount. The intense criminalization by U.S. government lawyers of behavior that should never be condoned, but is globally systematic, has produced many outcomes. Meet one of them: Hamilton Lindley, a professional securities class-action lawyer. In the last few months he has followed corporate disclosures of FCPA investigations by suing the boards of directors of Weatherford International, Parker Drilling, Avon Products and Pride International. Lindley is now spending a quarter of his time on the FCPA and is quite honest in saying he is just following the lead of the Department of Justice and the Securities & Exchange Commission. “I think the fact that these companies have been committing graft overseas frankly is an interesting topic for juries to hear,” Lindley told me. “It’s the new enforcement regime of the DOJ and SEC so private practice lawyers are interested in what government lawyers are doing.” In the lawsuit Lindley filed against Weatherford and its board, for example, Lindley has figured out by taking a few minutes to read an SEC filing that the “Weatherford Board has incurred an astonishing $108 million in costs and expenses in connection with FCPA-related investigations,” which doesn’t include the “pecuniary penalty that Weatherford is likely to have to pay to resolve the DOJ and SEC investigations.” So the general idea is for Lindley and his firm, Goldfarb Branham, to also make some money off of Weatherford’s conduct. https://www.hamiltonlindley.cm https://www.hamiltonlindley.og