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