Cantrell Schuette is a powerhouse dispute resolution and trial law firm with a practice group of franchisee attorneys dedicated to representing franchisees, dealerships, and franchisee associations nationwide. 

Our franchisee attorneys care deeply about helping their clients achieve their objectives and doing so with fee structures that clients appreciate.

Experience. We have nearly two decades of experience representing franchisees and dealers – especially in high-stakes disputes. We handle virtually every franchisee-franchisor and dealership dispute imaginable, including:

• Mediations and litigation, including in arbitrations and state and federal courts nationwide and internationally.
• Claims relating to termination rights, intellectual property, restrictive covenants, and royalty/fees.
• Claims against franchisors for fraud or mismanagement relating to marketing funds, encroachment, cannibalization, breach of good faith and fair dealing, fraud in the inducement, fraudulent concealment, and breach of contract.
• Claims against franchisors for statutory violations of state and federal franchise laws, including class and mass actions, i.e., representing groups of franchisees against a common franchisor.
• Representing franchisee owners in shareholder and partnership disputes and employment disputes.
• Guidance on FDDs and negotiation of franchise agreements.
• Expansion, contraction, and early terminations.

Franchisee Associations. We also represent franchisee associations and aspiring franchisee associations. We are often retained when franchisee concerns are not being adequately addressed.

Credentials. Our top-tier attorneys have worked at some of the world’s largest law firms, clerked for federal judges, and attended some of the nation’s top law schools. We are very experienced in franchisee representation and complex business dispute resolution. You can see our attorneys at: https://lawcantrell.com