Recently a gentleman wanted a good referral for a franchise attorney and I was contacted because I am a Co-Author of; Franchising 101; own Franchising.org and am the retired Founder of a Franchising Company. Certainly I have met a few franchise attorneys in my day? Could I recommend one? The better question would I recommend a Good Franchise Attorney?

What an oxy-moron. Good Franchise Attorney? Maybe a wealthy franchise attorney, but good; Ha? Whose team are they on; their own team; making a buck. That is what good franchise attorneys do. Make a buck. That is why they are in business as attorneys in the first place. Yet every buck made by a franchise attorney must either come from the franchisor or the franchisee. That is money that a franchisor could use to promote goodwill, brand name recognition, advertising, training, R & D, or acquisitions, which helps franchisees? Or in the case of a franchisee, that money could be used for college tuition, additional units, retirement fund or home renovations.

An attorney that cares about the needs of franchisees; very few although I have met a few; let