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Francorp Attorneys Walk Out Over Illegal Practice Of Law

September 15th, 2008 | Author: Jack

According to undisclosed sources, two of three Francorp attorneys have resigned from their positions, leaving a gaping hole in the legal division of franchising’s most renown, yet controversial, consulting firm. Frank Johns and Layne Marino are now practicing law in Illinois under the banner of Johns Marino LLP. The two attorneys submitted their letters of resignation at the end of August, detailing specific reasons why they left, namely over issues related to the “unauthorized practice of law.” Now, BlueMauMau has anonymously obtained copies of the two resignation letters, which we learned, were circulated among certain of Francorp’s employees.

The resignations come on the heels of reports on Blue MauMau and Franchise Times magazine, stating that Donald Boroian’s Francorp had been sued by a client’s franchisees when it crossed the boundaries of being a “consulting firm” by stepping into the arena of “practicing law.” The lawsuit, scheduled for trial in October, was filed against South Beach Franchising, Boroian and Francorp, alleging that they not only made misrepresentations when selling franchises to prospects, but also that Francorp participated in the unauthorized practice of law in providing legal advice to his client, when neither Boroian nor Francorp was admitted to practice law in any jurisdiction.

Letters Point to Francorp’s Disrespect for Attorneys and Law… read on.

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