Robert M. Einhorn

Robert M. Einhorn is a partner at Zarco Einhorn Salkowski, P.A. For over twenty- five years, Robert has focused on representing franchisees in litigation throughout the United States and internationally. He has represented franchisees from almost every major franchise system in the hotel, restaurant, and service industries. Robert holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he dual-majored in accounting and risk & insurance. He holds a law degree from the University of Miami and is both an attorney and accountant.

After graduation from law school in 1990, Robert worked for a prestigious litigation firm in Florida acquiring vast experience in complex civil and criminal litigation in state and federal courts throughout the nation. Robert is currently admitted to practice before several courts across the country including all State and Federal Courts in Florida, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan, the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits, the United District Court for the Northern Distrcit of Indiana, and he has appeared and represented clients in several other state and federal courts throughout the country and has also conducted various arbitration proceedings across the country.

Robert began working with Robert Zarco in January 1994 and has worked continuously with Mr. Zarco since that time representing franchise clients and preparing and trying franchise cases. Robert regularly devotes his time to franchisee associations seeking fairness in franchising and improved relations between franchisors and franchisees. Robert regularly serves as an author and speaker on franchise related topics. Robert has been an active member of the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (“AAFD”) for over twenty five years and has served on the AAFD’s Fair Franchising Standards Committee. He has also been involved with the American Bar Association’s (“ABA”) Forum on Franchising for numerous years. He has been a frequent speaker at the ABA’s Annual Franchise Forum and has contributed to the Franchise Law Journal as an author and editor. Robert was also a contributing author to the Fourth Edition of the Fundamentals of Franchising book published by the American Bar Association. Robert is presently serving as a Co-Editor of the Franchise Litigation Handbook, Second Edition. Robert is recognized in the Best Lawyers of America in the area of franchise law and is listed among the Very Best U.S. Attorneys in Franchising by the Franchise Times. He maintains the highest peer review rating for legal ability and ethical standards designated by Martindale-Hubbell. Robert also regularly devotes his time to "pro bono" work in connection with the Dade County "Put Something Back" program, an organization serving the legal needs of the underprivileged in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

• Managing Partner

• Franchise, Licensing & Distribution
• Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Business and Corporate Law
• Employment Law
• Intellectual Property

• Best Lawyers in America, Franchise Law and Commercial Litigation, 2009 - Current
• Best Lawyer’s Lawyer of the Year, Franchise Law, 2017 and 2012
• Martindale-Hubbell/Lexis-Nexis “AV Pre-Eminent"- Highest peer review rating for legal ability and ethical standards, since 2005 - Current
• Chambers USA National Ranking in Franchising (mainly Franchisee)
• Super Lawyers, Franchise/Dealership and Business Litigation, Florida, 2021 to the present
• Top 50 Bench Awards in the USA, Therapies 4 Kids Inc. v. Santoro, et al., Top Verdicts, USA, 2023
• “Legal Eagle” by Franchise Times Magazine, 2003 – Current
• "Legal Eagle Hall of Fame" by Franchise Times, since 2013
• Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite, 2016- Current
• Top Lawyer, South Florida Legal Guide, Since 2001 - Current
• South Florida's Top Lawyers by The Miami Herald, 2023
• Very Best U.S. Attorneys in Franchising, 2013
• Who’s Who Legal: Franchise 2015- Current

• “Implementing Systemwide Changes to Maximize Compliance and Minimize Conflict”, 2024 American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, Phoenix, Arizona

• “What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You – A Primer for Franchise Lawyers on Trusts, Estates, and Succession Rights,” 46th Annual ABA Forum on Franchising, 2023

• “W-10 The Truth is Somewhere in Between: The Art of Taking and Defending Depositions in Franchise Disputes,” 45th Annual ABA Forum on Franchising, 2022
  

• Roundtable Moderator on various topics at the AAFD’s 30th Anniversary Franchise Leadership Summit (American Association of Franchisees and Dealers), 2022

• Speaker, AAFD Franchisee Leadership Summit, 2021, 2019, 2017

• “A Sharper Focus on the Shifting Realities for Franchisees in the 2020’s,” ABA Forum on Franchising, 2020

• Panelist, CFA Legal Symposium (Council of Franchisees Association), 2019

• Judicial Update Presenter at the International Franchise Association (IFA) Legal Symposium, 2019

• “Enforcing System Standards – A Franchisor’s Prerogative?,” ABA 41st Forum on Franchising, 2018

• “Top 5 Reasons Why Franchisee Associations Succeed or Fail,” AAFD Franchisee Leadership Summit, 2017

• Miami Dade County 'Put Something Back' Program

• Legal work for Mason’s Voice, a non-profit organization bringing awareness to Spina Bifida

• “Personal Liability for Franchise Sellers,” Co- Author published by the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Franchise Law Journal (Vol. 43, No. 4, Fall 2024)
• Robert is a contributing author of the most recent edition of the Fundamentals of Franchising book published by the American Bar Association (“ABA”) Forum
• Robert served as Co-Editor of the The ‘Franchise Litigation Handbook’ second edition published by the American Bar Association (“ABA”) Forum on Franchising.

• Miami-Dade County Bar Association
• American Bar Association (ABA), Franchise Forum
• International Franchise Association (IFA)
• American Association of Franchisees and Dealers (AAFD)
• Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA)

• University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida
  • J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1990
• University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
  • B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration - 1986
  • Major: Accounting
  • Major: Risk & Insurance

• Florida Supreme Court
• Unites States Tax Court
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Arkansas
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
• U.S. District Court of Colorado
• U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit