Join Ray Pillar, CEO of Molly Maid Aurora-Naperville and his co-host Fred McMurray as they discuss the pillars of running a successful franchise. Ray has built one of the top Molly Maid franchises in the USA. He brings his knowledge of what it takes to grow a successful franchise. Fred brings his many years of asking annoying questions about marketing and business to franchise and business owners and his obsession for marketing.

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Today’s topic: What legal issues exist when buying or selling a franchise?

Today’s guest is Michael R. Liss, FRANLAW: Liss & Lamar, P.C.

Michael Liss is a Franchise, Business and Real Estate Attorney. He advises business owners and those individuals who want to own their own businesses.

Michael has represented over a thousand franchisees, franchisors and other clients.

He has served as in-house General Counsel for nationally known franchisors and is a member of the State of Illinois Attorney General’s Franchise Advisory Board.

Michael is the Co-Founder and Past President of MBBI, the Midwest Business Brokers & Intermediaries Association. He is a member of the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, the International Franchise Association, the American Franchisee Association and the American Association of Franchisees & Dealers. He has particular expertise in Business Start-Ups, Buying and Selling Businesses, Real Estate Leasing and all aspects of Franchising.


Michael’s law firm, FRANLAW: Liss & Lamar, P.C.,  is a full service corporate law firm working with businesses and those individuals who want to own their own businesses.  They have particular expertise in Buying and Selling Businesses and Real Estate, Shopping Center Lease Negotiations and all aspects of Franchising.

Sponsored in part by Molly Maid Aurora-Naperville and Westvyne Marketing