What I am writing about in this column is applicable not only to franchise lawyers but to lawyers in general. The topic came to mind recently when an Australian franchisor’s CEO asked me: “When you ‘bring in the lawyer,’ does it mean it is too late to repair whatever damage exists in a franchise relationship?”
I generally hate lawyer jokes (except when they are told by a lawyer), but before I answer the question above, let me tell two. The first is, “Why do 95 percent of the lawyers have to ruin it for the rest of us?”
