Certifications

  • Mediator Training Certificate, Metropolitan Mediation Services, Brookline, MA

  • Conciliation (Mediation) Training Program, Massachusetts Trial Court

  • Bar Memberships: Massachusetts (active), California (inactive), Michigan (inactive)

Volunteer Activity

  • Mediator: Brockton, MA Court

Recent Publications

  • “Applying the Principles of Getting to Yes to Franchise Mediation,” The Franchise Lawyer (ABA Forum on Franchising), Vol. 27, No. 4 (Fall 2025)

    Originally published in The Franchise Lawyer, a publication of the ABA Forum on Franchising. Reprinted with permission.

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Industry Involvement and Speeches

  • “Navigating Early Stage Franchise Disputes,” Roundtable Discussion, IFA Legal Symposium May 2025

  • “Franchisee Associations: Best Practices and How to Leverage Associations to Strengthen Franchise Relationships,” IFA Legal Symposium May 2025

  • “Building Relationships Between Litigation Counsel and In-House Counsel,” Litigation and Dispute Resolution division of the ABA Forum on Franchising Speaker (October 2024)

  • “Handling Franchise Defaults and Terminations” International Franchise Association (IFA) Legal Symposium Speaker (May 2024)

  • “Mergers and Acquisitions,” IFA Legal Symposium Speaker (May 2019)

  • “The Supply Chain Demystified,” Fast Casual Executive Summit (October 2016)

  • “Franchisor and Supplier Partnerships: Working Together to Build a Better Brand,” Speaker, IFA Annual Convention (February 2016)

  •  Franchise Development Summit, Moderator of Panel Discussion, IFA Annual Convention (February 2015)

Man speaking at a panel discussion during a Casual Executive Summit, seated with a water bottle on the table and an orange backdrop.