Featured Clients
Garner, Ginsburg & Johnsen, P.A. is proud to serve franchisee clients in a variety of franchise systems and industries. Below are some examples of the results we can provide for our clients.
Fantastic Sam’s Regional Owners Association: Paving the Way to a Long-Term Future
This association of franchisees asked for our help in resolving issues affecting the long-term future of the franchise. We initially had the association bring suit against the franchisor, and won a major victory in the federal appeals court in 2012. That suit paved the way for the franchisor and association to negotiate issues that led to contract amendments ensuring the franchisees’ security for the coming decades.
We represent numerous franchisee associations, including those for ServiceMaster, Wendy’s, Griswold International, BNI Global, and Little Caesar’s.
Wireless Services Group Gets Compensated for Franchisor’s Unfair Trade Practices
A group of dealers of cell phone equipment and wireless services turned to us when their franchisor shorted them on commissions, raised prices on phones and engaged in other unfair practices. We brought suit, and after a year in litigation, the franchisor agreed to a settlement reimbursing our clients and ending the unfair practices.
Groups of franchisees come to us for solutions! Even without a formal association, we have helped groups of franchisees from SlumberLand, Aloette Cosmetics, Maid-Rite, Pinkberry, Keller-Williams and many other systems achieve their goals.
T&T Sheroski v. Little Caesar Enterprises: Stopping Termination
This 20-unit franchisee of Little Caesar was faced with a termination notice of a business it had operated for 40 years. We brought suit and stopped the termination, enabling the franchisee to continue in business.
We have a long history of representing multi-unit franchisees in fraud, encroachment, termination, refresh-and-rebuild, and other cases, and in negotiating and re-negotiating their rights.
Getting Out of a Bad Deal: Exiting the Franchise
Our franchisee of a pest-control service was unhappy that the franchisor had misrepresented the business and was failing to deliver on promised services. We served the franchisor with a demand letter and negotiated a deal for our client to get its money back and to be free of the non-compete so that it could operate independently.
We have helped countless franchisees end their relationships with their franchisors, often on terms that left them free to continue their businesses under their own name, and often with a refund of fees.
Clients
The attorneys at Garner, Ginsburg & Johnsen, P.A. have personally helped franchisees and dealers in these systems resolve their problems.
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A
Ace Cash Express
Ace Hardware
Alamo Car Rental
All Tune And Lube
Alphagraphics
American Express Financial
Advisors
Amoco
Anheuser-Busch
Any Lab Test Now
Anytime Fitness
Applebee’s
Arby’s
Arctic Cat
Astral Health & Beauty, Inc. (Aloette Cosmetics)
Atlantic Richfield Co.
Atc Health Care Services, Inc.
Auntie Ann’s Pretzels
Aussie Pet Mobile, Inc.
Axel’s Bonfire
B
Baja Fresh
Bandag (Tire Retreads)
Barbizon School Of Modeling
Baskin-Robbins
Bellini Furniture
Bennigan’s
Best Western
Big Apple Bagels
Big O Tires
Blimpie’s
Bni International
Boardwalk Buyers
Bridgestone/Firestone
Brightstar
British Petroleum
Bruegger’s Bagels
Brunswick
Buffalo Wild Wings
Burger King
C
Carl Zeiss Surgical, Inc.
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Cartex
Carvel (Ice Cream)
Car-X
Case IH
Cedarapids
Cendant Corp.
Cena To Go
Century 21
Champps
Chico’s
Chesapeake Bagels
Chiron Pharmaceuticals
Choice Hotels
Chrysler Corp.
Cici’s Pizza
CNH
Coca-Cola
Cold Stone Cremery
Coldwell Banker (Real Estate)
College-Pro Painters
Color-Tyme
Comfort Inn
Commercial Property Consultants
Contours Express
Cottman Transmissions
Country Inn And Suites
Country Kitchen
Curves
D
Dad’s Root Beer
Daimlerchrysler Corporation
Dale Carnegie Associates
Data Doctors
Days Inn
Deck The Walls
Deere & Company
Denny’s
Decorating Den Interiors
Disc Go Round
Doctor’s Associates, Inc.
Dolly’s Pizza
Domino’s Pizza
Dropshop, Inc.
Drug Emporium (Deep Discount Drug Stores)
Dry Cleaning Station
Dunkin’ Donuts
E
Eagle Snacks
Eagle Transmission
Ecomaids
Econo-Wash
E.Nopi Learing Center
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
ERA Realtors
Europcar
Evian Waters Of France
Expense Reduction Analysts
F
Fabrion Southwest
Fantastic Sam’s
Fiducial Franchises, Inc.
Fiesta Insurance
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Credit Corporation
Fresh Healthy Vending
Fuddruckers, Inc.
G
Galaxsea Cruises (Cruise Travel Agencies)
Garlic Jim’s
The Gap
General Motors
Georgia Carpet Outlets (GCO)
Glamour Secrets
Goodfellas Pizza
Great American Cookie Company
Great Clips
Griswold Home Care
Grow Biz
Guardian Interlock Systems
H
HBH (Honeybaked Ham)
H&R Block
Hallmark (Greeting Cards)
Hampton Inns
Hardee’s
Hawthorne Suites
HCM, Inc. (Hair Club For Men And Women)
Healthcare Recruiters Int.
Heineken Beer
Highway Equipment Co.
Home Care Assistance
Home Video Studio
Holiday Companies
Holiday Inn
Homeowners Marketing Services
House Doctors
Huntington Learning Centers
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I
IHOP (International House Of Pancakes)
Insty-Prints
Intercontinental Hotels
It’s Just Lunch
J
Jackson-Hewitt Tax
Java Detour
JCB Equipment
Jumping Extreme
Just Between Friends
K
Keller-Williams
Kiddie Academy
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
Knight’s Inn
Krispy Kreme
Kumon Learning Centers
L
LE Meridien
Liberty Tax Service
Little Caesars
Lincoln Mercury
Long John Silver
Lull (Forklifts)
Lund Boat Company
M
MAACO Auto Body
Macy’s
Maid-Rite Corporation
Mail Boxes, Etc.
Marriott
Math-U-See
Maytag Corporation
Mcdonald’s
Medicine Shoppe
Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt
Meineke Car Care
Michelin Tires
Minuteman Press
Miracle-Ear, Inc.
Mitsubishi
Molly Maids
Monarch Co., Inc.
Mona Spa & Laser
Mr. Electric
Mr. Rooter
Mr. Sign Franchising Corp.
Mrs. Field’s Cookies
Murphy Business & Financial Corp.
N
National Car Rental
Natural Awakenings Publishing Corp.
New York Bagels, Inc.
Nextel Communications
Neogard
Novus Windshield Repair
Nursefinders
Nutri-System
O
O’charley’s
Office Evolution
Oil Can Henry’s
Olympus Corporation
One Hour Moto Photo
One-Two-Three Fit!
Onsight Solutions International, Llc
Orange Theory Fitness
Our365 Newborn Photography
P
Painting With A Twist
Papa Murphy’s
Party City
Pepperidge Farm
Pepsi Bottling Group, LLC
Perkins Restaurants
Phenix Salon Suites
Pillar To Post
Pilot Air Freight
Pizza Hut
Play It Again Sports
Popeye’s
Postal Annex Plus
Pro Energy Consultants
Pro-Home
Promus Hotels
Prudential Real Estate
Q
Quality Dining
Quizno’s
R - Z
R
Ramada
Realogy Franchise Group
Red Bull
Re/Max Realtors
Regis (Hair Care Salons)
Rexair Llc
Rita’s Water Ice
Rsvp Publications
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.
S
Sbarro
Sea Tow
Schlotzky’s
Sears
Servicemaster
Shakey’s Pizza
Sheraton
Shoney’s
Shred-It
Site For Sore Eyes
Signal 88 Security
Slumberland
Sona Med Spas
Sotheby’s International Realty
Spherion Personnel Services
Stained Glass Overlay
State Farm Insurance Company
Sterling Optical
Sterling Trucks
Subway
Successories
Super 8 Motels
Supercuts
Super Shuttle
Sven & Ole’s, Inc.
Synergy Homecare
T
Taco Bell
Taco Cabana
Taco Del Mar
Taco Mayo
Terex Corporation
The Coffee Beanery, Ltd
The Dwyer Group
Til We Meet Again
Tires Plus
Toshiba America Consumer Products
Toyota
Two Men And A Truck
U
U-Bake
Ultimate Franchise Systems, Inc.
Union Carbide Marble Care
United Check Cashing
U.S. Medical Care (The Cookie Diet)
V
Verizon
Video Update
Vision World
Visiting Angels
Vito’s Franchising, Llc
Volvo (Construction Equipment)
W
Welcyon
We The People
Weight Watchers
Wendy’s International
Window World
Woody’s
Wyndham
Y
Yoforia
Yum! Brands
Z
Zippy Shell
Zounds Hearing