ABA Connect
This is a space for you to connect with other Franchise Law members and committees through interactive discussions, content sharing, and much more.
Forum on Franchising
The mission of the Forum on Franchising is to be the preeminent forum for the study and discussion of the legal aspects of franchising.
Get Involved
The Forum actively solicits your involvement in and contribution to its activities. These activities are not only a pathway to leadership in the Forum, but collegial endeavors that permit Forum members from all over the country—and the world—to get to know one another and work together in ways that build professional relationships and friendships. The following links contain the names of current members of the Governing Committee and Leadership of the Forum, the pathways to leadership in the Forum, and the various programs available to Forum members in 2019-2020.
Leadership Corner
Chair
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WIll K. Woods
Baker McKenzie
Dallas, TX
Immediate Past Chair
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Eric H. Karp
Witmer, Karp, Warner & Ryan LLP
Boston, MA
Governing Committee
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Bethany Appleby
Franchise World Headquarters, LLC
Milford, CT
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Ronald Coleman
Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs, LLP
Atlanta, GA
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Peter C. Lagarias
Lagarias & Napell LLP
San Rafael, CA
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Gerald Carlyle Wells
Rita’s Franchise Company, LLC
Trevose, PA
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Gary R. Batenhorst
Cline Williams et al
Omaha, NE
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Elizabeth Weldon
Snell & Wilmer, LLP
Los Angeles, CA
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Michael R. Gray
Gray Plant Mooty
Minneapolis, MN
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Dawn Newton
Donahue Fitzgerald LLP
Oakland, CA
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Julianne C. Lusthaus
Lusthaus Law P.C.
Harrison, NY
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Beata Katarina Krakus
Greensfelder Hemker & Gale
Chicago, IL
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K. Whitner
Paul Hastings
Atlanta, GA
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Robert Lauer
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Austin, TX
Calendar
2019 Program and Membership Calendar
Contact Us
Contact Forum staff using this online form.