Franchise Mediator and Expert Witness.
As a nationally recognized franchise attorney with over 45 years of experience, Chuck has been retained by both franchisors and franchisees to serve as an independent mediator of franchise disputes and as an expert witness at trials and in arbitrations. This site shares some of his expertise. It is designed to help you understand how the use of a franchise mediator can help you resolve franchise disputes without going through a lengthy adversary proceeding, and, when a dispute must be resolved through litigation or arbitration, this site will discuss how the use of a franchise expert witness can help your case.
Chuck is Here When You Need Someone Who Understands the Business and Law of Franchising
Throughout his career as a franchise attorney, Chuck has worked with a variety of clients from small start-ups to some of the nation’s top international franchise companies. In addition to his practice, Chuck served for 11 years as a member of the Industry Advisory Committee to the NASAA Franchise Project Group. In this capacity, he acted as one of twelve attorneys who worked closely with franchise regulators to write commentaries interpreting and supplementing franchise disclosure laws. Attorneys on this committee also trained state franchise examiners on the interpretation of the disclosure requirements.
Lewis G Rudnick Award - 2017
Considered one of the most distinguished recognitions in franchise law, The Rudnick Award honors franchise lawyers who have made substantial contributions to the development of the ABA Forum and to franchise law as a discipline and are recognized as accomplished practitioners of franchise law. Recipients of this lifetime achievement award are esteemed for comporting themselves in accordance with Lew Rudnick’s high standards of professionalism, decency and collegiality. Only twelve people have ever received this lifetime achievement award.
