Godfrey Legal: Orlando Business, Franchise, and Commercial Real Estate Counsel From a Former In-House Lawyer for Zale, TGI Fridays, and Darden Who Has Belonged to the ABA Forum on Franchising Since 1992

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Godfrey Legal is an Orlando business-law firm led by a lawyer who spent years as in-house counsel for national restaurant and retail companies before opening this office. B.F. "Biff" Godfrey has more than 40 years of experience counseling companies on business, corporate, and commercial real estate matters throughout Orlando and Central Florida. Admitted to the Texas Bar in 1974 and the Florida Bar in 1994, he served as in-house counsel for Zale Corporation, TGI Fridays Inc., and Darden Restaurants, Inc., handling leasing, real estate, domestic and international franchising, licensing, trademarks, and purchasing. The firm was established in 2009. Clients work directly with him, and he focuses on efficient, cost-effective resolutions. He lectures across Florida on easement law and real estate development and has been a member of the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising since 1992.

The practice covers business start-ups, contracts, asset and stock purchases, mergers and acquisitions, franchising, non-compete agreements, commercial real estate, retail and commercial leasing, easements and zoning, liquor licensing, and trademarks. A franchise or leasing file, a later easement or zoning issue, and a business purchase or non-compete agreement can all stay with the same lawyer who already handled those issues in-house at Zale, TGI Fridays, and Darden.

The office is at 1000 Legion Place, 10th Floor, Orlando, Florida 32801, and serves clients throughout Orlando and Central Florida. The firm's Google rating is 5.0 from 12 reviews.

A 1974 Texas Bar admission, a 1994 Florida Bar admission, and continuous membership in the ABA Forum on Franchising since 1992 are the facts behind this Legion Place practice. That in-house path is the design of the office, not a generic Orlando corporate listing. Liquor licensing and trademark work sit on the same docket as the franchise and commercial-leasing files he previously handled in-house, so those later filings can stay with the same lawyer. Clients can reach the Legion Place office at 407-890-0023.

Godfrey Legal
1000 Legion Place, 10th Floor, Orlando, Florida 32801
407-890-0023
https://www.godfreylegal.com/