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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)38 years in industry

MICHAEL ALLEN LAWYER

Advisor at STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED

PORTLAND, OR

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Apr 16, 2003 to Sep 14, 2026

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Facts

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Current firm: STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED
Current firm class: national broker-dealer RIAderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Oct 2, 1987earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 38derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 2derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 1
Exams: S65|S63
First exam: Oct 2, 1987
First registration: Apr 16, 2003
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
Other names: MICHAEL LAWYER
IAPD individual key: 1729684

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	National bd RIA	May 29, 2024	n/a	yes	PORTLAND, OR	Current employment
D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.	Independent wealth	Dec 1, 2010	Jun 12, 2024	no	PORTLAND, OR\|LAKE OSWEGO, OR	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY	Wirehouse	Jun 1, 2009	Dec 8, 2010	no	Lake Oswego, OR	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	n/a	Apr 2, 2007	Jun 1, 2009	no	LAKE OSWEGO, OR	Previous registration
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	n/a	Apr 16, 2003	Apr 2, 2007	no	LAKE OSWEGO, OR\|PORTLAND, OR\|PORTLAND, OR	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.	STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	Jun 12, 2024	May 29, 2024	-14	Firm change	RIA to ibd
MORGAN STANLEY	D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.	Dec 8, 2010	Dec 1, 2010	-7	Firm change	Other
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	MORGAN STANLEY	Jun 1, 2009	Jun 1, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.	MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC	Apr 2, 2007	Apr 2, 2007	0	Bulk transfer	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
199:793:OR:2024-06-12	Jun 12, 2024	May 29, 2024	LAKE OSWEGO, OR	Firm change

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
May 29, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV
→ D.A. DAVIDSON & CO.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Dec 1, 2010 to Jun 12, 2024factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEYRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jun 1, 2009 to Dec 8, 2010factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 2, 2007 to Jun 1, 2009factForm ADV
→ MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Apr 16, 2003 to Apr 2, 2007factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jun 12, 2024
Advisor changed firm
Michael Allen Lawyer left D.A. Davidson & Co. for Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (registered 2024-05-29)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago