Elizabeth Weldon is a Certified Specialist in Franchise and Distribution Law, The State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. She concentrates her practice on business litigation and franchise litigation, at trial, judicial reference, and arbitration. Elizabeth represents both large and small businesses in commercial litigation matters, including breach of contract, tort, unfair competition, class action, commercial real estate, intellectual property disputes, such as patent, trademark, and trade dress claims, as well as other complex matters. Additionally, she represents franchisors in matters including breach of contract, trademark and trade name infringement, business competition torts, vicarious liability and joint employer issues, and franchise law claims. She is licensed to practice in both California and Arizona.
Elizabeth is very active in her community and nationally in the American Bar Association's Forum on Franchising. She is currently the Finance Officer of the governing committee of the Forum on Franchising and served as the co-chair of the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Forum on Franchising. Elizabeth was inducted into the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation in 2020, and the Litigation Counsel of America in 2017. She is a past president of the board of directors of Girls Inc. of Orange County, a non-profit organization serving over 3,500 girls each year, and also is a supporter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach, California.
