Legal Team

We have hand-picked the finest franchise industry legal counsel.  Our attorneys specialize in franchise law.  It is critical to choose qualified franchise experts to prepare your Franchise Disclosure Documents to ensure that they are in compliance with current Fedral Trade Commission (FTC) rules.

Michael Katz (bio)

Michael has practiced franchise law for over 20 years.  He works closley with our development team and clients during the initial start-up phases.  He will prepare the Franchise Disclosure Document and Franchise Agreement in accordance with FTC rules for both registration and non-registration states.  Michael also works on a variety of consulting projects

 

Erwin J. Keup, Esquire (bio)

Erwin J. Keup is a practicing attorney with offices in Costa Mesa, California.  For the past 40 years, Mr. Keup has specialized in franchise law, franchise consulting, and general corporate and business law including trademarks and service marks.  He has been an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association specializing in franchisor-franchisee disputes since 1975.

 

David Weinstein (bio)

David A. Weinstein is an intellectual property law attorney in Denver, Colorado.  His practice emphasizes trademark and copyright protection in the United States and other countries throughout the world.
He works with our clients in the area of trademark evaluation and registration with the United States Patent and Trademark office.