Elliot Reed Ginsburg

Elliot Ginsburg practices in the area of franchise and distribution law. On behalf of his clients, Elliot has dealt with a variety of legal issues including fraud, breach of contract, statutory violations, and violations of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. He has resolved numerous disputes between franchisees and franchisors and distributors and suppliers. He has helped clients recover damages, get out of franchise agreements, obtain releases from covenants not to compete, and cure alleged defaults.  Attorney Elliot Ginsburg is an editor of the Franchise Law Journal, has written several articles on franchising and distribution, presented at the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, and was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine in 2013, 2014 and 2015 (limited to 2.5 percent of eligible attorneys in Minnesota).

In his work with franchisees and distributors across various industries, Elliot has gained experience within, among others, the hotel, food, energy, automobile, and medical industries.  Elliot also provides representation to craft and micro-brewers, beer distributors and others in allied fields. He has published articles on the legal aspects of the beer industry.

At the University of Minnesota Law School, Elliot received his degree magna cum laudeand was elected to Order of the Coif, a national honor society limited to the top ten percent of the law school class. In law school, Elliot was an Articles Editor of the Minnesota Journal of International Law and received the Best Brief award in his legal writing section.  Elliot graduated from Carleton College magna cum laude where he participated in numerous intramural sports, including intramural inner-tube water polo.  After graduating, he earned a Masters of Science with honors in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science. After returning to Minnesota, Elliot worked as a lobbyist for a non-profit organization, helping to reform Minnesota's mortgage lending laws.  While working at Garner & Ginsburg, P.A, he has developed a broad range of experience helping clients achieve their goals.