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Jim Meaney has joined the Columbus, OH, law firm Zaino & Humphrey. A veteran of nearly 30 years in franchising and commercial law, Meaney said, “I have a franchise practice that I am bringing to Zaino & Humphrey ' that complements their expertise as a small-business law firm.” Much of Meaney's background is in helping small franchisors to complete disclosure documents and to obtain federal and state registrations, and he has been directly involved with franchisors as general counsel and vice president of franchise development for Damon's Grill' and as the CEO-President of webSolve, LLC, an eLearning company focused on franchise systems. Also, Meaney has been section chief of the Ohio Attorney General's Consumer Protection Section (responsible for enforcement of Ohio's Business Opportunity Law), chairman of the Columbus Bar Association's Franchise and Distribution Law Committee, and a member of the Board of Governors, Columbus Bar Association. He wrote the book How to Buy a Franchise.
Jim Meaney has joined the Columbus, OH, law firm Zaino & Humphrey. A veteran of nearly 30 years in franchising and commercial law, Meaney said, “I have a franchise practice that I am bringing to Zaino & Humphrey ' that complements their expertise as a small-business law firm.” Much of Meaney's background is in helping small franchisors to complete disclosure documents and to obtain federal and state registrations, and he has been directly involved with franchisors as general counsel and vice president of franchise development for Damon's Grill' and as the CEO-President of webSolve, LLC, an eLearning company focused on franchise systems. Also, Meaney has been section chief of the Ohio Attorney General's Consumer Protection Section (responsible for enforcement of Ohio's Business Opportunity Law), chairman of the Columbus Bar Association's Franchise and Distribution Law Committee, and a member of the Board of Governors, Columbus Bar Association. He wrote the book How to Buy a Franchise.
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