I talked to Schwab today and was stonewalled by the Trading Supervisor who confirmed (as you indicated) that Schwab's position is that the company was only reacting (the short position buy-in) to an action by the DTC (creating a CTBG short in Schwab's customers accounts) and that customer complaints should be filed against the DTC...
I will be discussing this situation with a friend who is a lawyer to determine my next steps...
Is the attorney who you retained working on a purely contingency basis or for money upfront?
Thanks and I will be in touch with you again in the near future...