Bottom line
- Total investment $83K – $121K including a $45K franchise fee, 80.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100.
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one How To Manage A Small Law Firm unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
-347%
Negative
Overview
About
Franchisees operate as coaches/consultants helping small law firms improve management systems through a membership-based model (Foundation and CXO membership tiers). Day-to-day activities likely include client onboarding, delivering training content, handling member support, and managing the membership administration platform. Revenue depends entirely on recruiting and retaining law firm clients into recurring subscription memberships.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 15 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
This is a pre-revenue or collapsed franchise system with one unit, opaque financials, exploitative royalty rates, and no territorial protection—representing extreme investment risk.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 operating unit despite franchise model suggests system is non-existent or collapsed
- 02MINORExtremely high royalty rate (80% of Foundation dues) leaves minimal franchisee margin on core product
- 03MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure prevents informed investment decision
- 04MINORNo protected territory in service-based franchise creates direct competition risk with franchisor
- 05MINOR5-year term with high $45,000 upfront fee for unproven single-unit model
- 06MINORRoyalty structure heavily favors franchisor over franchisee profitability
- 07MEDNo disclosed growth trajectory or unit expansion plan indicates stagnant or failing system
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
23 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
How To Manage A Small Law Firm · FDD (2024) PDF