Our firm handles legal matters in the following practice areas: Franchise Law, Start-Up Franchisors and Franchisees, Leasing, Licensing, Trademarks, Trademark Information, Copyrights, Breach of Contract, Corporate Law, Business Formations, Business Transactions, Litigation, Arbitration.
Practice Areas: Franchises and Franchising; Franchise Agreements; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Trademarks; Copyrights; Business Formation; Contracts; Litigation; Arbitration.
Admitted: 1981, Louisiana; 1986, Illinois
Law School: Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1981
College: Tulane University, B.A., 1975
Member: Louisiana State Bar Association.
Biography: Licensed Real Estate Broker, Illinois, 1994. Corporate Counsel, Chart House, Inc. (Diversifoods, Inc.) and Entre Computer Centers, Inc., 1981-1985. Speaker and Co-Author: "Avoiding and Addressing Wrongful Termination of Your Franchise," and "Don't Give Away The Store-The Purchase and Sale of a Franchise," American Franchise Association Legal Symposium, 2001. Co-Author: "To Litigate, Arbitrate or Mediate...That is the Question!" American Franchise Association Quarterly (Volume 1, Issue 3, Autumn, 1993; "The Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing," November 1994 VIEWS-Periodical for the National Association of 7-Eleven Franchises. Author: "The Franchise Transfer from Hell," American Franchise Association Blast Fax, March 2002; "Subway's Train Stopped, A Case Study," American Franchise Association Blast Fax, April 2003. Founding Affiliate Member, American Franchise Association.
Reported Cases: Collier v. Murphy, 2002 U.S. Dist. Lexis 23632; Genin, Trudeau & Co., Limited v. Integra Development International and Zak Designs, Inc. 845 F. Supp. 611 (N.D. IL. 1994); Hengel vs. Hot 'n Now, Inc. et al, 825 F.Supp. 1311 N.D. IL (1993); Jensen v. Quik, 213 Ill. 2d 119 (2004); Kissinger Inc. v. Singh, 2003 U.S. Dist. Lexis 23265 (W.D. Mich. 2003); Aprile v. Global, 2005 U.S. Dist. Lexis 327 (N.D. Ill. 2005)
Born: Brooklyn, New York, December 13, 1953
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