Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Corporate

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1994
• Georgia, 1987

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, 1992 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association Forum Committee on Franchising, 1992 - Present (Member)
• International Franchise Association, 1994 - Present (Member, Supplier Forum)
• International Franchise Association, 2001 - Present (Franchise Relations Committee)
• Association for Corporate Growth, Minnesota Chapter, 1994 - Present (Member)
• International Franchise Association, 2004 - Present (Executive Committee, Supplier Forum Advisory Board)
• International Franchise Association, 1996 - Present (Member, Legal/Legislative Committee)

Honors and Awards

• "Twenty to Watch" by Franchise Times Magazine, 2008
• International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers, 2006 - 2009
• Super Lawyer, Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine, 2003 - 2007
• "Hot Shot Lawyers Under 40" Franchise Times Magazine, 2001

Classes and Seminars

• Transfers and Succession Issues, International Franchise Association Annual Meeting, 2004
• Other People's Money, American Bar Association's Forum on Franchising, 2003
• Five Methods to Expand Your Franchise System", Nova Southeastern University H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship's "Secrets to Dynamic Franchise Expansion Conference", 2002
• Franchise Sales Law Compliance Roundtable, International Franchise Association Annual Meeting, 2002
• Ask the Experts, University of St. Thomas, 2001
• Mergers and Acquisitions of Franchise Companies, International Franchise Association Legal Symposium, Washington, D.C., 2001
• Dealing With the Underperforming Franchisee, International Franchise Association Annual Meeting, 2001
• Franchise Sales Compliance Basics, co-presented with Joseph J. Fittante, Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren Franchise Seminar, Minneapolis, MN, 1999
• Legal Update, The University of St. Thomas Emerging Franchisor Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1999
• Advance Registration Disclosure, American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1998
• Dealing with the Difficult or Underperforming Franchisee, International Franchise Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1998
• Legal Update; Dealing with Franchisees, University of St. Thomas Emerging Franchisor Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1998

Education

• The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1987
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
• Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1984
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Published Works

• Franchise Disclosure: The Breakdown in Uniformity, The Franchise Lawyer, Winter, 2004
• Enforcement of Franchise Releases: What Franchisors Ought to Know, LJN's Franchising Business & Law Alert, December, 2003
• Award of Attorney Fees Under Franchise Agreements: Specific Language is Important, LJN's Franchise Business & Law Alert, March, 2002
• Hottest Legal Topics: Summary of Mergers and Acquisitions of Franchise Companies, Franchising World, July/August, 2001
• "What it Takes to Franchise Your Business", Co-Authored with Charles S. Modell, Minnesota Business and Opportunities, June 1995 at 24

Address

1500 Wells Fargo Plaza
7900 Xerxes Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55431

Phones

(952) 896-3394

Faxes

(952) 842-1706

Emails

Contact Us

Websites

http://www.larkinhoffman.com