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MYERS & FULLER, P.A. PARTNERS WITH GMMDA TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO MEMBERS
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SOUTHFIELD, MI - December 3, 2008 / -- DiversityBusiness.com /- The General Motors Minority Dealers Association (GMMDA) has partnered with Myers & Fuller, P.A., a well-respected law firm that specializes in franchise law, franchise disputes, transfers of ownership, changes of management, turndowns, dealership successions, terminations, add points, audits and general litigation, to provide free legal services to its members. The GMMDA Legal Assistance Program is a six-month pilot program that entitles all GMMDA members in good standing to receive up to one hour of free legal services each month on any topic of a legal nature related to their dealership or dealership operations. The program will run through April 30, 2009.
"We are delighted to establish this partnership with such a reputable firm like Myers & Fuller. Known as the "dealers' lawyers", this new program was established with the focus of assisting our members with legal issues and concerns affecting their dealerships and dealership operations. This new member benefit goes above and beyond our current menu of services and we are delighted to provide this critical service to our members, while decreasing their legal expenses," said GMMDA executive director Marjorie Staten.
Since its inception in 1987, the firm's practice has focused primarily on motor vehicle franchise law and the representation of motor vehicle dealers throughout the country. Myers & Fuller has experience in all aspects of manufacturer/dealer relations, having represented clients in over 40 states in disputes concerning termination, malallocation, addition or relocation of competing dealerships, transfer turndowns, Project 2000, internet sales, ownership, site control, exclusively, warranty and incentive charge backs and other commercial disputes arising between a dealer and its supplier. Myers & Fuller, P.A. maintains offices in Tallahassee, Florida and Raleigh, North Carolina and has. To learn more about Myers & Fuller, P.A., log on to www.dealerlawyer.com
"Myers & Fuller has been leveling the playing field between automobile dealers and manufactures for over 20 years. We welcome the opportunity to share our legal expertise, experience and knowledge with the GMMDA members by assisting them in resolving and handling legal disputes within their dealerships," commented Robert C. Byerts, lead attorney at Myers & Fuller, P.A. for the GMMDA Legal Assistance Program.
The GMMDA is a non-profit 501(c)(6) organization that represents the interest of over two hundred minority-owned General Motors dealerships across the country. The mission of the GMMDA is to promote, protect and encourage the viability and profitability of all existing General Motors dealers, and to encourage, through cooperative efforts with General Motors, the installation of new minority dealers in viable and profitable opportunities. In August 2007, the GMMDA celebrated 20 years of serving the GM minority dealer community. To read more about the GMMDA log on to www.gmmda.org.
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