| In today's franchising industry franchisors | | | | fraudsters, incompetent, and wannabes. |
| are forced to have excessive disclosure | | | | (CYA-opinion). Recently when I wrote this |
| documents. Franchise Attorneys will collect | | | | attorney in CA and called him into check, He |
| this data to try to sue you. Every one knows | | | | copied my email into the ABA Forum for other |
| you should never trust an Attorney; that also | | | | attorneys. Many stuck up for his views that |
| goes for any Franchise Attorney also. If you | | | | it is okay to ask dumb questions (not the |
| are in franchising you will of course need a | | | | 12%, they simply kept quite, understood or |
| few of these extorsionists to protect you | | | | agreed with my comments), although the real |
| from other suing franchise lawyers. | | | | issue is that only incompetent people ask |
| Franchising Lawyers; 88% are incompetent, so | | | | questions which are so fundamental that they |
| be careful and do you home work. Many hardly | | | | ought to know by heart if they are to |
| know their rear ends from a hole in the | | | | practice in this area of law.During |
| ground. Be sure to read the study on the | | | | Franchising Week and we are to promote |
| Franchise Attorney, Franchising Lawyer and | | | | franchising, what a better way to promote |
| problems in franchising law.We need a | | | | franchising which delivers 1/3 of every |
| complete overhaul in the industry with | | | | consumer dollar spent then by deleting or |
| regards to franchise attorneys. While | | | | calling into question the parasites the 88% |
| participating on the ABA Forum on Franchising | | | | of attorneys which plague our industry like a |
| for about 4 years, I have been noticing a | | | | virus against humanity that threatens the |
| problem with the aptitude and experience | | | | economic stability of our nation worse than |
| level of those who purport to practicing in | | | | any potential international terrorist. By |
| the area of franchise law. Several quote | | | | threatening to sue, when we should be working |
| "Franchising Attorneys" often ask questions | | | | together to build a stronger unity and |
| of other attorneys of the group which are | | | | building small businesses through franchising |
| things they should inherently know if they | | | | for the betterment of the future of America |
| claim to be "Franchising Attorneys". The ABA | | | | and the laid off individuals which were |
| Forum on franchising, godbless their souls, | | | | forced out of work by lawyers in other fields |
| claims that lawyers from all different | | | | suing and raising costs into oblivion. Today |
| experience levels come to the board and ask | | | | we have our troops being attacked and some |
| questions.Well a recent question was asked by | | | | occasionally killed to restore order in Iraq, |
| a practicing attorney in CA who claims to be | | | | yet in the US we have a worse threat than |
| a Business and Franchising Attorney on his | | | | that, here, we have attorneys causing the |
| web site, business cards and advertising | | | | crumble of America, for personal financial |
| asked the question about what disclosure was | | | | gain, without regard for the well being of |
| needed if any if a franchisor gave a | | | | the American people, these lawyers are the |
| franchisee a commission for sending him a | | | | worst of all Terrorists, they are preventing |
| buyer. Now many out there may not be too | | | | America from getting back to work, they are |
| familiar with this, but then again you are | | | | immune to Patriot's Act know your client |
| not holding yourself out to well versed | | | | rules, they will take a check form anyone. |
| enough to charge $150-300 per hour for advice | | | | They will defend guilty parties, they will |
| on such franchising subjects. This particular | | | | file bogus claims against the hard working |
| question totally infuriates me as a | | | | class of Americans, small business owners and |
| Franchisor, because I am to pay good money | | | | franchisors who have delivered to all |
| for these attorneys who block information | | | | Americans, lower prices, competitive choices |
| from the public domain so they can sell it to | | | | and smooth distribution, not to mention |
| me for the price described above. Yet these | | | | employing 38.44% of all Americans.You want to |
| same people do not know the answer to the | | | | keep America back to work? Hold those Lawyers |
| questions you ask, they instead call on other | | | | responsible and if they cannot be |
| attorneys to answer such questions. Then may | | | | responsible, SHOOT THEM, shovel them and shut |
| I ask why we pay them at all? And if you call | | | | up; stop listening to this rhetoric and |
| them on it, and complain about their lack of | | | | playing with words. It does not take a rocket |
| knowledge they claim you are | | | | scientist to figure out right and wrong, but |
| unprofessional.Well if unprofessional means | | | | all the lawyers in the world could not get |
| calling things the way they are then these | | | | themselves into agreement. The system of law, |
| two-faced attorneys are correct. In my | | | | truth and justice is flawed because the |
| opinion they are thieves, cowards and liars. | | | | lawyers have run a muck, are not held |
| They should shot and Caesar was correct in | | | | accountable, don't care (88% of them), stir |
| his statements as I am here today in this | | | | controversy, avoid intent. It is obvious that |
| period. Entrepreneurs when they make mistakes | | | | the lawyers in the Franchising Field yield a |
| pay for those mistakes in the market place. | | | | huge chokehold on our society; from every |
| Attorneys wing it and hire paralegals to do | | | | aspect of franchise law. When someone asks |
| all their work for peanuts and then bill you | | | | these 88% what type of law they practice, |
| maximum rate. In franchising I would say the | | | | typically they will smile and say, "well what |
| number of attorneys who purport such expert | | | | is your problem?" Then they simply say yes we |
| status to bill such high fees are generally | | | | can help you with that here is the fee |
| morons.Given that some are actually | | | | schedule and then quickly they get online to |
| knowledgeable on their subject matter. Still | | | | find the answer or pay someone else to look |
| the fees are way to high. But there are about | | | | it up. Is that really fair to America. |
| 12% who know their stuff. The others need a | | | | Franchising is a huge system of distribution |
| Jerry Springer T-Shirt or a Jeff Foxworthy | | | | and rivals Wal-Mart in efficiency.If |
| "Here's Your Sign". The answer to the above | | | | franchising were to leave tomorrow, you could |
| question is of course it is required for | | | | not see a ball game, buy a car, eat out, buy |
| disclosure, my answer to this CA moron | | | | gasoline, etc. And because this distribution |
| attorney (opinion) is "No, Keep it a Secret, | | | | system is so powerful America is so powerful. |
| don't disclose it?" DAH? It is a violation in | | | | We have regulators who are lawyers who have |
| my opinion and it is false and misleading to | | | | no experience making a paycheck, little if |
| purport that you are an attorney specializing | | | | any in franchise law, clogging the system. We |
| in some area of law and then not know the | | | | have OSHA, EPA, Workmen's Comp, ADA, etc all |
| answers to fundamental questions in that | | | | areas with more lawyers. Franchises often |
| area. For someone to put on a business card | | | | involve real estate, the average re-finance |
| that they specialize in an area of law and | | | | paper work or real estate listing use to be |
| hold themselves out to the public to be well | | | | 3-5 pages, today sixty. Franchise UFOCs with |
| versed and knowledgeable on the subject | | | | attachments usually 180 plus pages. Use to be |
| matter and to ask stupid questions that they | | | | 13 for UFOC and about 10-15 pages of various |
| should know the answer to is evidence in the | | | | attachments. Lease agreements and Sub lease |
| need for on-going education, testing, and | | | | agreements use to be 5 pages not 55 pages. |
| licensing of that area of law.Attorneys seem | | | | OSHA standards are 47 stories high are |
| to slip out of the categories in which other | | | | stacked on top of each other. Come on people, |
| professionals such as Brokers, Accountants | | | | THINK. Think about it, what is the problem |
| and Medical professionals must play in. | | | | here. It is not that American Companies |
| Attorneys are therefore the most self-serving | | | | cannot compete in free markets; we are the |
| group of people on the Planet. Talk about | | | | ones, which refined them, used them to become |
| calling the kettle black, these people sue | | | | victorious in two World Wars. If anyone knows |
| franchisors and franchisees that are making a | | | | free markets like Milton Friedman it is we, |
| living by producing while these parasites | | | | we practically created the modern free market |
| steal your money and sit behind law books | | | | and folks the biggest single factor and |
| they have never read or use. They hire | | | | driving force of that modern force today is |
| paralegals to do the work, they figure that | | | | franchising. Not bunches of two-bit, fake it |
| if they do not know something they can find | | | | tell you make it, Boilerplate bandits, |
| it, yet hide the information so you cannot | | | | self-serving, three-piece suit parasites. Yet |
| find it, meaning you have to pay them to file | | | | today we have Blood sucking giant mosquitoes, |
| paperwork. These attorneys file complaints | | | | Lawyers, sucking us dry in swarms and then |
| and make up stuff in order to sue you and I | | | | infecting us with the virus they call |
| and people who produce goods and services to | | | | professionalism and law.Societies exist |
| this great nation. They often exaggerate | | | | because the human species is innately social |
| issues and create barriers between parties | | | | by nature, not simply because of law. What we |
| where everyone loses, but alas, they get a | | | | need to do is Genetically modify these |
| G-Damn Fee. Fee for what, they are stupid | | | | lawyers to work for solutions, not create |
| well all but 12%. Now then we have many young | | | | pages of What-ifs and case law based on |
| Americans going back to school to get degrees | | | | arbitrary decision making of other lawyers |
| in law? Oh great add more fuel to the fires | | | | who have graduated as the best ten gallon hat |
| and add more liars (lawyers).The funniest | | | | bull slingers into status as judges (again |
| part of this issue is that these morons | | | | 88%). America can be fixed tomorrow and |
| cannot even argue the point, calling such | | | | everyone can go back to work when the lawyers |
| observations of the system run a muck as | | | | 88% of them get educated, terminate, die or |
| unprofessional. Well when you are | | | | get a life. Then there will be plenty of jobs |
| professional about it they cloud the issues | | | | for all Americans and the Lawyers, can work |
| with rhetoric and these word smiths sit | | | | on the automated garbage trucks so they do |
| around all day trying to figure out how to | | | | not get their hands dirty. The whole world |
| screw us all, so they can get theirs without | | | | laughs at us, and the culprits are laughing |
| working. Without knowledge, without ever | | | | too. But hey; they are very PROFESSIONAL, |
| having to produce one thing for America, | | | | just ask them. I say so what, if someone is |
| except and invoice, which if you do not pay | | | | lying to your face and you are not allowed to |
| they will sue you? Whatever. The problem | | | | call them on it, do you really care if they |
| being that they hide behind a desk, never | | | | are lying professionally? I sure as hell |
| learning to the best of their ability the | | | | don't. The hypocrisy has gone to far.I am |
| subject matter. Next time you are at a party | | | | unconcerned what the Harvard Law School or |
| and someone tells you they are a lawyer; tell | | | | these schools churning out 1000's of lawyers |
| them to go to hell. They deserve no respect, | | | | per year have to say about that, the fact is |
| no professionalism and none of your time. | | | | it is true. They are running the country and |
| Tell them to their face. Whether they are a | | | | we must fight this now before we end up |
| politician, regulator, litigator or | | | | another has been on the list of great |
| judge.They system, regulations, sue happy | | | | civilizations, which inhabited the Earth |
| lawyers are the reason the economy is in | | | | during the short history of modern |
| shambles. These lawyers reward laziness, lead | | | | homosapiens. I would rather not be part of a |
| in that regard by example, perpetually lie to | | | | footnote in the evolutionary chain, which was |
| clients, customers and the public in general | | | | unable to adapt and whose branch went no |
| using false and misleading advertising, could | | | | further. It is time to take control of the |
| care less about right and wrong and should | | | | bull (pun intended) and wrestle this beast to |
| for the most part be hung or burned at the | | | | the ground once and for all. Lets start with |
| stake. You know this true. Look around folks; | | | | franchising, put America back to work, get |
| High insurance, medical, franchise fees, etc. | | | | this economy flying again and then we can |
| Why do you think this is? Guess. Is it | | | | weed out the other areas of law where |
| unprofessional to call an ace and ace and a | | | | parasitic lawyers abound. Care to comment on |
| spade a spade? Not where I come from.I call | | | | my opinion. Afraid too, chicken? Too |
| and demand a complete revamping of franchise | | | | unprofessional for you; Deal with it. Lawyers |
| law, category of law where franchising is its | | | | do not deserve our time, money or common |
| own deal not mixed in with securities law; a | | | | courtesy. The time to stop playing games has |
| crushing of duplication amongst states and | | | | fallen upon us, it is time to act decisively. |
| the federal government. Re-education for all | | | | Fight on Entrepreneurs; do not take anymore |
| franchise attorneys mandatory, if they cannot | | | | of this BS. This country was built on blood, |
| learn what they should already know, they | | | | sweat and tears, we have come to far to turn |
| cannot practice franchise law. No Grandfather | | | | it over rhetoric of bunch of professional |
| clauses, because in this area of law there | | | | Lawyers. In my opinion they are scum of the |
| are too many incompetent folks holding | | | | Earth and you know I am right, why are you so |
| themselves out to be attorneys and do not | | | | afraid to say it? Might get sued? Think about |
| understand the model or the dynamics. They | | | | it.Lance Winslow - Online Think Tank forum |
| (except for the 12%) are scoundrels, crooks, | | | | board. |