W. Michael Garner to Be Honored with the AAFD’s 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award
April, 2017: SAN DIEGO, CA — The American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD) has announced W. Michael Garner of Garner & Ginsburg, P.A. as this year’s recipient of the AAFD’s Total Quality Franchising Award for Lifetime Achievement. Garner will receive the AAFD’s highest individual recognition in acknowledgement for a lifetime of embracing collaborative relationships in franchising.
Garner will be honored at the AAFD’s Total Quality Franchising Awards banquet and gala on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Indian Wells, CA.
“Michael Garner is a leader in the crusade for Total Quality Franchising,” said Robert Purvin, Chairman of the AAFD. “We are proud to recognize and honor his more than thirty years of service representing the rights of franchisees. Over the years, the AAFD has benefited greatly from Michael’s expertise and guidance. We are fortunate to have collaborated with him on many of our most important initiatives.”
Garner is a nationally recognized attorney at Garner & Ginsburg, P.A. His legal career spans over 30 years, during which he authored the leading treatise on franchise law, Franchise and Distribution Law and Practice, and edited the Franchise Desk Book, a standard reference work in the field. He has received many awards and recognitions for his contribution to the field of franchising, including the AAFD Chairman’s Award for Distinguished Service to the Franchising Community and the ABA’s Lewis Rudnick Award for Lifetime Achievement in Franchise Law.
Garner reacted to news of the AAFD honor with gratitude and humility. “I am deeply honored to receive the AAFD’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Over the years, it has been a pleasure to work in concert with the AAFD and with Bob Purvin, specifically, to help franchisees strengthen their voice through the formation of franchisee associations,” said Garner.
Garner is considered a top trial lawyer in franchising and has won several multi-million dollar awards for franchisees. He has also established multiple legal precedents in the franchising field, including the right for franchisees to sue franchisors under New York law, the right of franchisee associations to sue franchisors on behalf of their members, and the right of franchisees to enforce their franchise agreement despite the franchisor’s efforts to change their rights.
Garner is one of many franchise industry luminaries who will be honored at the AAFD’s Total Quality Franchising Awards Ceremony. The awards ceremony is part of the AAFD’s 25th Anniversary Franchisee Leadership Summit and Annual Meeting, taking place April 30 to May 3 at the Renaissance Indian Wells Resort and Spa in Indian Wells, California. For more information on the conference or awards ceremony, visit www.AAFD.org/conference.
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The AAFD seeks to improve the franchising climate by providing resources to franchise associations, franchisees, franchise owners and prospective Franchise Buyers.