
THE BUSINESS SIDE
In addition to his extensive work helping individual
clients, Mike Schwartz has worked with many businesses
during his 27 years of legal practice. He has served
as chief outside counsel to Venture Development Corp.,
a franchise marketing, sales and real estate firm,
and has been a principal and outside general counsel
in the creation, development and operation of The
Venture Group, Inc., a franchise development and
holding company. He has served a wide array of franchise
companies, including:
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City Wide
Franchise Company, Inc. |
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Yachtmaster International |
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Digital Scoring Systems,
Inc. |
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Bates International
Motor Homes, Inc. |
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Victorian Papers Franchise
Company, Inc. |
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Calido Chile Trader’s
Systems, Inc. |
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FCI Franchising, Inc. |
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Nature’s Table
Systems, Inc. |
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Fitti’s Espresso |
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TransTitle Corporation |
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Discovery Zone, Inc. |
During the course of his representation of franchise
companies, Mike has dealt extensively with the Small
Business Association (SBA) and other lenders on behalf
of the franchisees of the various companies. He has
also represented numerous franchisees throughout
his career.
Earlier, Mike was chief outside counsel (then Vice
President and General Counsel) to Discovery Zone,
Inc., All American Indoor Sports, Inc., Preferred
Physicians Mutual Risk Retention Group, and U.S.
Physicians Mutual Risk Retention Group (beginning
in March, 1989). Prior to that, he was a partner
in two Kansas City area law firms.
He began his legal career in 1976 as assistant county
attorney for Jefferson County, Kansas. Mike received
his B.A. in political science from the University
of Kansas in Lawrence (1974), and his J.D. from Washburn
University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas (1977).
He is a member of the Kansas Bar Association, the
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, the Johnson
County Bar Association, the American Arbitration
Association, the American Bar Association, the ABA
Forum on Franchising, the American Association of
Franchisees and Dealers, and other professional organizations.
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