Brian N. McMahon

Brian is a member of our Board of Directors (four years) and represented the Company prior to that time. I have found Brian to be very knowledgeable on franchise and related commercial legal issues, and very effective in communicating his thoughts and strategies to our other directors and management team. It is safe to say that Brian has earned the highest respect from our Board and Officers, and is a highly-valued member of our team.

James Saalfeld (Meritage Hospitality Group Inc.)

Grand Rapids, MI

Many will comment on Brian's ease of communication - I believe this to be an expectation that Brian has consistently met. Brian has always taken the time to explain legal issues and topics in a manner that I can understand. Most importantly, he has kept me aware of related business topics, pitfalls relative to our company vision, and/or company policies. More importantly, Brian has always proven to be a tremendous upward resource with insightful direction. For example, I can distinctly remember going into an important negotiation meeting and had literally only a few minutes to discuss with Brian prior to walking into the meeting. During my brief conversation with Brian, he laid out exactly (as if he had a crystal ball) who would say what, what my response should be and how I should respond, along with their counter offer, what their posturing response would be, and, finally, what the net result of the meeting would be. I was amazed at how accurate he was and, during the meeting, I was thinking how this meeting was replaying our phone conversation in real time. I believe Brian to be a trusted business ally who takes the time to ensure I understand cause and affect of business issues. He has tremendous patience to ensure I have grasped the information he has provided correctly. Furthermore, it's nice to have someone who is knowledgeable in both business and law.

Dan Sackett (AccessEast, LLC)

Perrysburg, OH