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Practice Areas: Franchise Law
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Mr. McGaughey can help with all legal aspects of your Franchise business in Atlanta, whether you are a Franchisor or Franchisee. If you are looking to start a Franchise, you should think about getting legal representation for transactional work such as including drafting your UFOC, reviewing the UFOC and drafting contracts that protect your interests and liability. Mr. McGaughey has extensive experience helping franchisors such as J. Christopher's (breakfast restaurant chain), Steak-out (fast food chain) and Computer Troubleshooters. He can guide you on many fronts. As you probably know, Franchises comprise a tremendous portion of the Unites States's economy. Franchise relationships can be mutually rewarding on both sides. But, a well-developed franchise system requires capable legal representation with knowledge of the state and federal legal requirements for both franchise systems and business realities. A Franchise attorney can bring great value to a franchise system by assisting the Franchisor not only on meeting the basic legal requirements but also in advising them on business development issues.
Apart from helping Franchisors with a franchise, Mr. McGaughey also advises Franchisees on the pros and cons of getting into a franchise and in legal Franchisee Representation. He has helped Franchisees with franchises such as Mailboxes, etc, Quizno's and EmbroidMe. This help can include reviewing contracts, and any litigation work including breach of contract, resolution and release issues. If you are thinking about a Franchising opportunity, you should be thinking about the following:
- Review the UFOC for anticipated costs, background and financial strength of the Franchisor.
- Research the Franchisor's way of doing business by talking to current and former Franchisees.
- Get an accountant's opinion on the audited financials of the Franchisor
- Get a legal opinion from an experienced Franchise Attorney such as Mr McGaughey to assess the risks and advantges of a franchise, and forming a proper legal entity as well as other aspects of your business which may include:
- Your Company standing
- Your Trademark status
- Getting a thorough review of the Franchise Agreement, UFOC, Security Agreeemnt, Legal Agreement etc
- Your Indemnification rights
- Getting clarity of obligation at both ends
You can get advice from Mr McGaughey on any and all aspects of a franchise business. Mr. McGaughey can also assist with all transactional and litigation aspects of Business Law, small company M&A work and Business Torts. You can contact Mr McGaughey at tmcgaughey@tjmlaw.net.
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This website provides information about Timothy J. McGaughey. This website does not provide legal advice. None of the information on this website nor any of the links may be construed as legal advice regarding any particular matter.
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