Mr. Franck has spent his entire career advocating for employees and has obtained consistent
results on behalf of his clients. He has extensive trial experience, which includes being lead
counsel in more than ten jury trials. He has won multiple trials and arbitrations and has achieved
numerous favorable settlements. Mr. Franck represents employees in all areas of litigation
including trials, appeals, arbitrations and mediations.
Mr. Franck has a proven track record of success. Mr. Franck has won multiple trials, including
three verdicts of over one million dollars. In addition, Mr. Franck has obtained numerous
favorable settlements on behalf of his clients. Recent significant settlements were for $1.9
million, $1.4 million, $1.35 million and $1.25 million.
Mr. Franck has also helped expand the legal protections of employees in California. He has
three published Court of Appeals decisions to his credit (Blum v. Superior Court, B189560,
Franklin v. Mondanock Company et. al., B191267 and Cook v. USC, B330640). Blum and
Franklin are both cited by legal treatises for their expansion of the law. In fact, Mr. Franck’s
representation of an employee in the Franklin case was the first to establish a cause of action for
wrongful termination in violation of public policy under OSHA when an employee complains
about death threats and attacks in the workplace. Mr. Franck’s latest published case, Cook v.
USC, invalidated USC arbitration agreement as being unconscionable.
Because of that, Mr. Franck was selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers – Rising Stars Edition,
for 2013-2015, an honor given to no more than 2.5% of the lawyers in California. Then, from
2016 – 2026 he has been rated as a SuperLawyer, each year, which is an honor given to no more
than 5% of the lawyers in California.
Prior to becoming a licensed attorney, Mr. Franck excelled in law school, receiving his J.D. from
the University of Southern California (U.S.C.) where he graduated in the top 10 percent of his
class (Order of the Coif). During his time at U.S.C. Mr. Franck was a member of the school’s
Law Review and his student note entitled “The cost to older workers: How the ADEA has been
interpreted to allow employers to fire older employees based on cost concerns” was published in
the seventy-sixth volume of the U.S.C. Law Review. In law school, he assisted non-profit
employees on legal matters through the school’s Employer Legal Advice Clinic.
Mr. Franck grew up in Utah and graduated from the University of Utah with an Honor’s degree.
Mr. Franck graduated with a double major in Political Science and Economics and minor in
Philosophy. His honor’s thesis on international relations was published by the Honors
Committee and is held at the University of Utah Marriott library.
Personally, Mr. Franck is the proud father of two boys and his wife formally worked for KCET.
