You should have an attorney review the agreement you signed with the mall and advise you. The answers to all your questions lies within the...

I work for a franchised company. My owner has 2 separate franchises. A general manager from the franchise I do not work for has

Company owned equipment may be monitored by an employer at any time. You should not have any expectation of privacy when using company computers,...

Most franchise attorneys that review franchise agreements routinely charge a flat fee for the review. When deciding on an attorney, please make...

What are my legal options?

You should retain counsel right away to protect your rights. It sounds like you will have sue the buyer to collect the fees, but an attorney will...

My question is the contract says "reasonable attorney fees", what is considered reasonable? If I fight this, could/would i win?

If this was in PA speak to the PA Disciplinary Board and discuss this situation. They have a fee dispute resolution department for this type of...

Buy a business instead of create one?

If this is a franchise, under federal law, the franchisor is required to provide you with a Franchise Disclosure Document ("FDD") at least 14 days...

Is it possible to provide me an appropriate wording of this situation (sentence or two) to be included in our shared services ag

As you note in your question, this is complicated and not something that is easily answered in this type of forum. I strongly suggest you consult...

Can I obtain my name back? Do I have the legal right?

If the name of the program has your actual first and last name in it, or you have copyrighted the materials with your program's name (giving you...

What specific parts of the FDD should be further inspected? What do I need to know that I may not currently? Any warnings?

The advice of my colleagues is excellent. You should definitely speak with an experienced franchisee attorney. There are many of us on this site...

How to find the best Lawyer. Is it Ok to interview them?. Can this be done over the phone? Pricing for this?

You should definitely interview franchise attorneys. You should only retain an experienced franchise attorney to handle this review. You should...