Arthur L. Pressman has practiced franchise law and assisted franchise industry clients for more than 35 years. He is a partner at Nixon Peabody LLP, a global law firm, in its Boston offices. Arthur actively tries, arbitrates, and mediates franchise cases throughout the country. From 2004 to 2007, Arthur was an adjunct member of the Babson College faculty co-teaching an MBA level course entitled “Franchising: Pathway to Wealth Creation.” Since 2012, Arthur has been an adjunct faculty member at Boston University School of Law, teaching multiple courses in the L.L.M. and J.D. programs.
For many years, Arthur has been named one of the top 100 franchise lawyers in the United States by Franchise Times magazine, and was selected as “Lawyer of the Year” among Boston franchise lawyers in 2011 and 2016 by The Best Lawyers in America. Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has selected Arthur as one of the top 10 franchise lawyers in the United States each year from 2010 to 2016, calling him “a tremendous litigator and a fantastic counselor and adviser—his results speak for themselves.” (2010 ed.). From 2009 to 2016, Arthur was the Board chair of South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc. which provides free civil legal services to over 4,000 elderly, working poor or poverty level clients a year throughout Cape Cod, the Islands and southeastern Massachusetts.
Arthur will work with Catie’s Closet for his fellowship project. Catie’s Closet provides an in-school resource for clothing and basic necessities to students (pre-K to 12) living in poverty. The organization provides critical resources that help students build confidence, stay in school, and succeed. Catie’s Closet serves 16,000 students in 31 schools in the Merrimack Valley and its services have resulted in a drop in absenteeism of 30% to 50% in the schools served. Arthur will provide legal advice and operational assistance to Catie’s Closet as the organization seeks to expand to serve more school-aged children in need.